Leviticus 11:10
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:”
נֶפֶשׁ
Life, soul, living being. Nephesh. The animating breath God places in every living creature. In animals it is the life force. In humanity it is the seat of emotion, will and identity. Every nephesh belongs to God — from the creatures in the sea to the deepest cry of the human heart.
שֶׁקֶץ
are detestable things
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שֶׁקֶץ
filth, i.e. (figuratively and specifically) an idolatrous object
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שֶׁרֶץ
the swarming thing of
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שֶׁרֶץ
a swarm, i.e. active mass of minute animals
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סְנַפִּיר
fin
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סְנַפִּיר
a fin (collectively)
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