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Hoof

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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A cleft hoof as of neat cattle (Exodus 10:26; Ezekiel 32:13 ); hence also of the horse, though not cloven (Isaiah 5:28 ). The "parting of the hoof" is one of the distinctions between clean and unclean animals (Leviticus 11:3; Deuteronomy 14:7 ).

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Hoof'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​h/hoof.html. 1897.
 
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