Gerah גֵּרָה

Gerah (Hebrew גֵּרָה, Strong's H1625) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “cud”. It occurs 11 times in 9 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Gerah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Leviticus

• Leviticus 11:3
  Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud.
• Leviticus 11:4
  Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.But of those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
• Leviticus 11:5
  And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.The rock badger, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
• Leviticus 11:6
  And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
• Leviticus 11:7
  And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.
• Leviticus 11:26
  The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.Every animal with hooves not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. Whoever touches any of them will be unclean.

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 14:6
  And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat.You may eat any animal that has a split hoof divided in two and that chews the cud.
• 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, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you.But of those that chew the cud or have a completely divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: the camel, the rabbit, or the rock badger.
• Deuteronomy 14:8
  And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.Although they chew the cud, they do not have a divided hoof. They are unclean for you, as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).