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Hoof

Easton, 1897

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).

Dictionary: M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1897, public domain).