Word Study · Strong's H1625 · Hebrew
גֵּרָה
gerah
gay-raw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: gêrâh
“the cud (as scraping the throat)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
the cud (as scraping the throat)
Rendered in the KJV as
cud.
- 11occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 9inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 11 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 9
- גֵּרָ֖ה2
- הַגֵּרָ֔ה2
- גֵרָ֜ה1
- גֵרָה֙1
- גֵרָ֣ה1
- גֵרָ֔ה1
- גֵּרָה֙1
- גֵּרָ֣ה1
- וְגֵרָה֙1
How it is rendered · 4
- of cud5
- cud3
- of the cud2
- and cud1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · feminine singular8
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsa · 8
- HTd/Ncfsa · 2
- HC/Ncfsa · 1
All 11, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Leviticus7 occurrences
- Leviticus 11:3גֵּרָ֖הgerahnoun · feminine singularYou may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud.here: cud
- Leviticus 11:4הַגֵּרָ֔הhagerahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularBut of those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.here: of the cud
- Leviticus 11:4גֵרָ֜הgerahnoun · feminine singularBut of those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.here: of cud
- Leviticus 11:5גֵרָה֙gerahnoun · feminine singularThe rock badger, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.here: of cud
- Leviticus 11:6גֵּרָה֙gerahnoun · feminine singularThe rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.here: of cud
- Leviticus 11:7גֵּרָ֣הgerahnoun · feminine singularAnd the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.here: cud
- Leviticus 11:26וְגֵרָה֙vegerahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularEvery animal with hooves not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. Whoever touches any of them will be unclean.here: and cud
Deuteronomy4 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 14:6גֵּרָ֖הgerahnoun · feminine singularYou may eat any animal that has a split hoof divided in two and that chews the cud.here: of cud
- Deuteronomy 14:7הַגֵּרָ֔הhagerahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularBut of those that chew the cud or have a completely divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: the camel, the rabbit, or the rock badger.here: of the cud
- Deuteronomy 14:7גֵרָ֣הgerahnoun · feminine singularBut of those that chew the cud or have a completely divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: the camel, the rabbit, or the rock badger.here: of cud
- Deuteronomy 14:8גֵרָ֔הgerahnoun · feminine singularAlthough they chew the cud, they do not have a divided hoof. They are unclean for you, as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass.here: cud
Same headword in Strong's