Hebrew Interlinear

Leviticus 11:21 Interlinear

Yet these may ye eat creeping of every flying thing that goeth upon all four which have legs above their feet to leap withal upon the earth

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1אַ֤ךְH389a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only
2אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
3זֶה֙H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
4תֹּֽאכְל֔וּH398Yet these may ye eatto eat (literally or figuratively)
5מִכֹּל֙H3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
6שֶׁ֣רֶץH8318creepinga swarm, i.e., active mass of minute animals
7הָע֔וֹףH5775of every flyinga bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
8הַֽהֹלֵ֖ךְH1980thing that goethto walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
9עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
10אַרְבַּ֑עH702upon all fourfour
11אֲשֶׁרH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
12לֹאH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
13כְרָעַ֙יִם֙H3767which have legsthe leg (from the knee to the ankle) of men or locusts (only in the dual)
14מִמַּ֣עַלH4605aboveproperly,the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc
15לְרַגְלָ֔יוH7272their feeta foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
16לְנַתֵּ֥רH5425to leapto jump, i.e., be violently agitated; causatively, to terrify, shake off, untie
17בָּהֵ֖ןH2004withalthey (only used when emphatic)
18עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
19הָאָֽרֶץ׃H776upon the earththe earth (at large, or partitively a land)

Verse Context

Leviticus 11:20 that creep All fowls going upon all four...
Leviticus 11:21 (current) Yet these may ye eat creeping of every flying thing that goeth upon all four which have legs above their feet to leap withal upon the earth
Leviticus 11:22 Even these of them ye may eat the locust...

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