Commentary for Deuteronomy 14:6
וְכָל־בְּהֵמָ֞ה מַפְרֶ֣סֶת פַּרְסָ֗ה וְשֹׁסַ֤עַת שֶׁ֙סַע֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י פְרָס֔וֹת מַעֲלַ֥ת גֵּרָ֖ה בַּבְּהֵמָ֑ה אֹתָ֖הּ תֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃
And every beast that parteth the hoof, and hath the hoof wholly cloven in two, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that ye may eat.
Rashi on Deuteronomy
מפרסת means split, as the Targum has it.
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Siftei Chakhamim
Split. The word מפרסת is not related to the word פרסה (hoof). Otherwise, the verse regarding the camel (Vayikra 11:4) ופרסה איננו מפריס, would mean, “It does not have a hoof with which to step on the ground.” But this is not so! Therefore Rashi explains that the word מפרסת denotes being “split.” In other words, the hoof is split.
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Rav Hirsch on Torah
VV. 6 — 8 (siehe zu Wajikra Kap. 11, 3 — 8). השסועה ist nach Chulin 60 b ein Tier mit doppeltem Rückgrat, und wird Nidda 24 a darüber verhandelt, ob ein solches Tier nur als Missgeburt oder als wirklich existierend vorkommt.
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