Lexicon
פִּגּוּל
pig.gul
H6292
H:N-M Hebrew

refuse

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Occurrences
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Books
Hebrew
Language

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.

Senses in use

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

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