Lexical Definition

‎שָׁסַע‎ shâçaʻ (shaw-sah') to cleave ^H:V
a primitive root

cleave, (be) cloven (footed), rend, stay.

• to split or tear
• figuratively, to upbraid

1) to divide, cleave, part, split
1a) (Qal) cleaving, cleft (participle)
1b) (Piel) to tear in two, cleave in two

See Greek: διασπάω · ἐκκλάω · πείθω · συντρίβω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎שָׁסַע‎] verb divide, cleave (Late Hebrew Pi`el tear spart; ᵑ7<sup>Jer</sup> Pa`el Lam 3:11 tear in pieces (for HCT ‎פִּשֵּׁחַ‎)); —

Qal Participle (with accusative of congnate meaning with verb ‎שֶׁ֫סַע‎): masculine singular ‎וְשֹׁסַע‎ ‎שֶׁסַע פַּרְסָה‎ Lev 11:7 (P; on ‎׳‎‎שֹׁ‎ compare Lag^{BN 84}) cleaving the cleft of the hoof, i.e. having cloven hoof, so feminine singular ‎שֹׁסַ֫עַת‎ vLev 11:3, compare Deut 14:6 ‎שֶׁסַע אֵינֶנָּה שֹׁסַ֫עַת‎ Lev 11:26 (P); passive ‎הַפַּרְסָה הַשְּׁסוּעָה‎ Deut 14:7. Pi`el tear in two, a lion, kid, Imperfect, Infinitive construct ‎וַיְשַׁסְּעֵהוּ כְּשַׁסַּע‎ ‎הַגְּדִי‎ Judg 14:6 a bird (by, or at, its wings), Perfect 3 masculine singular consecutive ‎וְשִׁסַּע אֹתוֺ‎ Lev 1:17 (P); imperfect 3 masculine singular (‎אֶתאֲֿנָשָׁיו בַּדְּבָרִים‎) ‎וַיְשַׁסַּע‎ 1Sam 24:8* gives too violent a meaning; probably corrupt for word = restrain, or the like Dr HPS, compare Bu Now (hesitantly).

‎שֶׁ֫סַע‎ noun [masculine] cleft; — as accusative of congnate meaning with verb with [ ‎שָׁסַע‎], q. v.; absolute Lev 11:26, construct vLev 11:3 vLev 11:7; Deut 14:6.

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