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שָׁסַע H8156
H8156 is the Hebrew word שָׁסַע, transliterated shâçaʻ and said shaw-sah'. The King James Version most often renders it clovenfooted.
What it means
to split or tear; figuratively, to upbraid.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: cleave, (be) cloven (footed), rend, stay.
Verses using שָׁסַע
All 8 verses, quoted in full.
Leviticus 1:17 · KJV
And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Leviticus 11:3 · KJV
Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
Leviticus 11:7 · KJV
And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.
Leviticus 11:26 · KJV
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.
Deuteronomy 14:6 · KJV
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.
Deuteronomy 14:7 · KJV
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.
Judges 14:6 · KJV
And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.
1 Samuel 24:7 · KJV
So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.
Common questions
What does Strong's H8156 mean?
H8156 is the Hebrew word שָׁסַע (shâçaʻ), meaning to split or tear; figuratively, to upbraid.
How is H8156 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it clovenfooted (3 times), rent (2 times), cleave (1 time), cleft (1 time), cloven (1 time), among others.
How many times does H8156 appear in the Bible?
שָׁסַע (shâçaʻ) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H8156 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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