Hebrew Interlinear

Leviticus 11:41 Interlinear

And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination it shall not be eaten

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְכָלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
2הַשֶּׁ֖רֶץH8318And every creepinga swarm, i.e., active mass of minute animals
3הַשֹּׁרֵ֣ץH8317thing that creepethto wriggle, i.e., (by implication) swarm or abound
4עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
5הָאָ֑רֶץH776upon the earththe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
6שֶׁ֥קֶץH8263shall be an abominationfilth, i.e., (figuratively and specifically) an idolatrous object
7ה֖וּאH1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
8לֹ֥אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
9יֵֽאָכֵֽל׃H398it shall not be eatento eat (literally or figuratively)

Verse Context

Leviticus 11:40And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes and be unclean ...
Leviticus 11:41 (current) And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination it shall not be eaten
Leviticus 11:42 Whatsoever goeth upon the belly Whatsoever goeth...

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