# hoof

## Related Ideas:

tracks


## Definitions:

These terms refer to the hard material covering the bottom of the feet of certain animals such as camels, cattle, deer, horses, donkeys, pigs, oxen, sheep, and goats.

* An animal's hooves protect its feet when walking.
* Some animals have hooves that are split into two parts and others do not.
* God told the Israelites that animals which had split hooves and chewed a cud were considered clean to eat. This included cattle, sheep, deer, and oxen.
* "Tracks" are the marks that animals' hooves make on the ground.

(See also: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-unknown]])

(See also: [camel](../other/camel.md), [cow, ox](../other/cow.md), [donkey](../other/donkey.md), [goat](../other/goat.md), [pig](../other/pig.md), [sheep](../other/sheep.md))

## Bible References:

* [Deuteronomy 14:06](rc://en/tn/help/deu/14/06)
* [Ezekiel 26:9-11](rc://en/tn/help/ezk/26/09)
* [Leviticus 11:04](rc://en/tn/help/lev/11/04)
* [Psalms 069:31](rc://en/tn/help/psa/069/31)

## Word Data:

* Strong's: H6119, H6471, H6536, H6541, H7272

## Forms Found in the English ULB:

hoof, hoofs, hooves, tracks


