she.sa denotes the split or cleft of an animal’s hoof in dietary descriptions.

The occurrences describe the division or split associated with an animal’s hoof, used in criteria that distinguish animals described as edible or unclean.

1. Split within an animal’s hoof · dominant

   In Deuteronomy 14:6 and Leviticus 11:3, the noun occurs in clauses describing an animal that divides the hoof and has the relevant split; the APB renders these clauses with “cleaves the cleft.” Leviticus 11:7 applies the same hoof description to the swine, while Leviticus 11:26 uses the participial form in the contrasting clause “does not cleave the cleft.”

   Deuteronomy 14:6Leviticus 11:3Leviticus 11:7Leviticus 11:26

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited verses, the APB presents the relevant hoof clause with “cleaves the cleft,” including its negation in Leviticus 11:26. This wording confirms the clause’s overall description rather than isolating a precise English equivalent for each form.