שָׁסַע shâçaʻ

Hebrew · Strong's H8156 · pronounced shaw-sah' · used 9 times in 8 verses

Meaning

to split or tear; figuratively, to upbraid

In the King James Version: cleave, (be) cloven (footed), rend, stay.

Derivation: a primitive root;

Leviticus 1:17 He shall tear it open by its wings, without dividing the bird completely. And the priest is to burn it on the altar atop the burning wood. It is a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
Leviticus 11:3 You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud.
Leviticus 11:7 And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.
Leviticus 11:26 Every animal with hooves not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. Whoever touches any of them will be unclean.
Deuteronomy 14:6 You may eat any animal that has a split hoof divided in two and that chews the cud.
Deuteronomy 14:7 But of those that chew the cud or have a completely divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: the camel, the rabbit, or the rock badger. Although they chew the cud, they do not have a divided hoof. They are unclean for you,
Judges 14:6 and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him, and he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as one would tear a young goat. But he did not tell his father or mother what he had done.
1 Samuel 24:7 With these words David restrained his men, and he did not let them rise up against Saul. Then Saul left the cave and went on his way.