ʼarnebeth — H768

Definition

feminine noun

the hare

1. hare
1. probably an extinct animal because no known hare chews its cud, exact meaning is unknown, and best left untranslated as "arnebeth"

Usually translated as

hare

Origin

of uncertain derivation

Occurrences

ʼarnebeth occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Leviticus (1), Deuteronomy (1)

• Leviticus 11:6 — And the hare (הָאַרְנֶ֗בֶת), because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
• Deuteronomy 14:7 — Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare (הָאַרְנֶ֨בֶת), and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you.