hoof
part of speech
noun (a hoof, hooves or hoofs)
meaning for a pupil
A hoof is the hard part of the foot of animals like horses, cows, deer, goats, sheep and pigs. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The hoof is the sign used to sort animals. Only those that part the hoof and chew the cud may be eaten. Interpretation: Tradition counts split hooves and chewing the cud as the two signs of a kosher land animal. Animals with only one sign, such as the camel and the pig, are forbidden. In the primary lessons: In science lessons, hooves are an example of animal adaptation: they are made of keratin, like our fingernails, and help animals run on hard ground. A farrier trims horses' hooves and fits horseshoes. Animals with hooves are called hoofed animals or ungulates. In stories, the sound of hooves tells that horses are coming. Phrases: the clatter of hooves, cloven hooves (split in two, like a cow's).
examples
- And the rock-badger, because he cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, he is unclean unto you. (Torah LEV.11.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the hare, because she cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, she is unclean unto you. (Torah LEV.11.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is wholly cloven-footed, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that may ye eat. (Torah LEV.11.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- And it shall please the LORD better than a bullock that hath horns and hoofs. (Writings PSA.69.32, JPS 1917) tree →
- Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent; their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind; (Prophets ISA.5.28, JPS 1917) tree →
- I will destroy also all the beasts thereof from beside many waters; neither shall the foot of man trouble them any more, nor the hoofs of beasts trouble them. (Prophets EZK.32.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- The horse's hooves clattered on the road. tree →
- A farrier puts metal shoes on a horse's hooves. tree →
- Cows and sheep have cloven hooves, split into two parts. tree →
- Hooves are made of the same stuff as your fingernails. tree →
- We heard hooves coming up the lane. tree →
- The deer's hoof left a print in the mud. tree →
- A Bull trampled him with his heavy hoofs. tree →
note
Plural: hooves (more common) or hoofs. Like «leaf, leaves» and «wolf, wolves». Trimming a hoof does not hurt the animal, just like cutting nails.
In the corpora
- And the rock-badger, because he cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, he is unclean unto you.
- And the hare, because she cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, she is unclean unto you.
- And it shall please the LORD better than a bullock that hath horns and hoofs.
- Over a hundred years ago a horse called Clever Hans seemed to do sums by tapping his hoof.
- A horse has 4 legs, and each leg ends in a hoof, so a horse has 4 hooves.
Trees and pragmatics
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