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Hoof

Agriculture & Daily Life • Old Testament
The hard covering of an animal’s foot. The division of the hoof was one of the distinctions used in Israel’s law to identify clean and unclean animals.
Biblical Usage
The division or parting of the hoof was one of the distinctions used in Israel’s laws to identify clean and unclean animals.
Scripture References
Exodus 10:26 Ezekiel 32:13 Isaiah 5:28 Leviticus 11:3 Deuteronomy 14:7