Definition
a primitive root; to split or tear; figuratively, to upbraid
Traditional renderings: cleave, (be) cloven (footed), rend, stay.
Traditional renderings: cleave, (be) cloven (footed), rend, stay.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שָׁסַע:
- συντρίβωsuntribō“to break”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
9 total
- Leviticus 1:17וְשִׁסַּ֨ע · He shall tear it openHe shall tear it open by its wings, without dividing the bird completely. And the priest is to burn it on the altar atop the burning wood. It is a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
- Leviticus 11:3וְשֹׁסַ֤עַת · completely dividedYou may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud.
- Leviticus 11:7וְשֹׁסַ֥עAnd the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.
- Leviticus 11:26שֹׁסַ֗עַתEvery 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.
- Deuteronomy 14:6וְשֹׁסַ֤עַת · dividedYou may eat any animal that has a split hoof divided in two and that chews the cud.
- Deuteronomy 14:7הַשְּׁסוּעָ֑הBut 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. Although they chew the cud, they do not have a divided hoof. They are unclean for you,
- Judges 14:6וַֽיְשַׁסְּעֵ֙הוּ֙ · and he tore the lion apart; כְּשַׁסַּ֣ע · as one would tear…and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him, and he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as one would tear a young goat. But he did not tell his father or mother what he had done.
- 1 Samuel 24:7וַיְשַׁסַּ֨ע · restrainedWith these words David restrained his men, and he did not let them rise up against Saul. Then Saul left the cave and went on his way.