refuse
pig.gul denotes what is treated as unacceptable or defiling, especially meat eaten on the third day.
The noun chiefly marks sacrificial flesh eaten on the third day as unacceptable; its other occurrences place it among defiling or objectionable food and food practices.
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Unacceptable sacrificial flesh · dominant
In Leviticus 19:7, the singular noun occurs in the condition that food is eaten on the third day; the APB renders the clause "it is refuse; it shall not be accepted." Leviticus 7:18 likewise places the singular form with flesh of a peace offering eaten on the third day, followed by nonacceptance and guilt for the eater.
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Defiling or objectionable food · common
In Isaiah 65:4, the plural noun occurs in a description of people eating swine flesh and having "broth of refuse" in their vessels. In Ezekiel 4:14, the singular form occurs in the speaker's denial that his soul has been defiled through what he has eaten; the APB renders the surrounding food prohibitions as avoiding animals found dead or torn and "unclean meat."
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "refuse" explicitly in Leviticus 19:7, Leviticus 7:18, and Isaiah 65:4. In Ezekiel 4:14 it presents the surrounding concern as defilement and avoidance of unclean food; Its exact rendering of the noun there is unclear.