What does שֶׁסַע mean in the Bible?
שֶׁסַע is a Hebrew word meaning "a fissure".
Hebrew · H8157
שֶׁסַע
A fissure
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שֶׁסַעH8157
What does שֶׁסַע mean in the Bible?
שֶׁסַע is a Hebrew word meaning "a fissure".
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How does the BSB render H8157?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [that has] a split (1), a split (1), that has a split (1), vvv (1).
Where does שֶׁסַע appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 11:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (3), Deuteronomy (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It[that has] a split1×Leviticus 11:3
a split1×Leviticus 11:7
that has a split1×Deuteronomy 14:6
vvv1×Leviticus 11:26
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Usage map
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First aligned rowLeviticus 11:3
Aligned rows4
Books represented2
Leviticus3Deuteronomy1
Source forms
שֶׁ֙סַע֙3xše·sa‘Leviticus 11:3, Leviticus 11:7, Deuteronomy 14:6
וְשֶׁ֣סַע׀1xwə·še·sa‘Leviticus 11:26
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct2xLeviticus 11:3, Leviticus 11:7
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1xLeviticus 11:26
Noun - masculine singular1xDeuteronomy 14:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a fissure
Source Gloss
a fissure
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a fissure BDB: cleft Usage: cleft, clovenfooted.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
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Form groups1Aligned forms4
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense1×
Participle activeLev 11:261×
Word Origins
שֶׁסַע is built from this root:
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