סְנַפִּירçᵉnappîyr
fin (Leviticus 11:9; Leviticus 11:10; Leviticus 11:12; Deuteronomy 14:9; Deuteronomy 14:10)
Pronunciation: sen-ap-peer' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5579
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Leviticus 11:9 “Of all the marine animals, these are ones you may use for food. You may eat anything from the water if it has both fins and scales, whether taken from salt water or from streams.
- Leviticus 11:10 But you must never eat animals from the sea or from rivers that do not have both fins and scales. They are detestable to you. This applies both to little creatures that live in shallow water and to all creatures that live in deep water.
- Leviticus 11:12 Any marine animal that does not have both fins and scales is detestable to you.
- Deuteronomy 14:9 “Of all the marine animals, you may eat whatever has both fins and scales.
- Deuteronomy 14:10 You may not, however, eat marine animals that do not have both fins and scales. They are ceremonially unclean for you.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).