se.nap.pir denotes the bodily feature paired with scales as a criterion for water creatures that may or may not be eaten.

The term consistently denotes a physical feature of water creatures, paired with scales in rules distinguishing what may be eaten from what is forbidden or detestable.

1. Feature paired with scales in water-food rules · dominant

   In Deuteronomy 14:9 and Leviticus 11:9, the singular absolute noun occurs in the condition for water creatures that may be eaten; the APB renders the clause with “fin and scale.” In Deuteronomy 14:10, Leviticus 11:10, and Leviticus 11:12, its absence alongside scales marks water creatures as not to be eaten or as detestable.

   Deuteronomy 14:9Leviticus 11:9Deuteronomy 14:10Leviticus 11:10Leviticus 11:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited verses, the APB presents the term in the repeated pairing “fin and scale,” either as a feature possessed or lacking. This reflects the clause-level presentation rather than a separate lexical rendering.