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Claw
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(פִּרְסָה, parsah', cleft, i.e. cloven foot), prop. a hoof (as usually rendered) of a bifurcated animal (Exodus 10:26; Micah 4:13; Ezekiel 32:11), or of a solid-footed quadruped (e.g. a horse, Isaiah 5:28; Jeremiah 47:3); hence for the distinctive mark of a clean (q.v.) creature ("claw," Deuteronomy 14:16), or the sharp weapons of a beast of prey ("claw," Zechariah 11:16), or the talons of a predatory bird ("claw," Daniel 4:33). In one passage (Psalms 10:10) the powerful, clawed paw of a lion (q.v.) is poetically denoted by the term עֲציּמים, "strong ones,"
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Claw'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/claw.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Claw'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/claw.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
