פַּרְסָה parsah
Hebrew word for “hoof” · Strong’s H6541 · used 21 times in 16 verses
Meaning
1) hoof; 1a) of ruminants; 1b) of horses (undivided hooves)
How it is translated
Glosses given for parsah in context, with how often each is used:
- hoof 13
- hooves 8
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leviticus | 9 | 0.8 | |
| Deuteronomy | 5 | 0.3 | |
| Ezekiel | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Exodus | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Isaiah | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Jeremiah | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Micah | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Zechariah | 1 | 0.3 |
Chapters where it is used most
Leviticus 11 (6), Deuteronomy 14 (3), Exodus 10 (1), Isaiah 5 (1), Jeremiah 47 (1), Ezekiel 26 (1), Ezekiel 32 (1), Micah 4 (1), Zechariah 11 (1)
Forms
- פרסה 7
- ופרסה 4
- פרסות 3
- הפרסה 2
- פרסת 1
- בפרסות 1
- ופרסות 1
- ופרסתיך 1
- ופרסיהן 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with parsah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- גֵּרָה gerah “cud” 9
- פָּרַס paras “to divide” 9
- שָׁסַע shasa “to cleave” 5
- טָמֵא tame “unclean” 7
- שֶׁסַע shesa “cleft” 4
- כֶם khem “you” 7
- עָלָה alah “to ascend” 7
- אָכַל akhal “to eat” 6
- בְּהֵמָה behemah “animal” 4
- אַרְנֶבֶת arnevet “hare” 2
- חֲזִיר chazir “swine” 2
- גַּלְגַּל galgal “wheel” 2
Key verses
The verses using parsah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Exodus 10:26 — Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to serve the LORD our God; and we know not with what we must…
- Leviticus 11:3 — Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
- Leviticus 11:5 — And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
- Leviticus 11:7 — And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.
- Deuteronomy 14:7 — Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew…
- Deuteronomy 14:8 — And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.
- Isaiah 5:28 — Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses’ hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:
- Jeremiah 47:3 — At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses, at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look…
- Ezekiel 26:11 — With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground.
- Ezekiel 32:13 — I will destroy also all the beasts thereof from beside the great waters; neither shall the foot of man trouble them any more, nor the hoofs of beasts trouble…
- Micah 4:13 — Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will…
- Zechariah 11:16 — For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken,…
See all 16 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.