ruminant
noun
In Jewish tradition
Interpretation: A commentator guesses the four odd body parts in Sefer Yetzirah stand for the four stomachs of ruminants.
Meaning
A ruminant is an animal such as a cow, sheep or goat that chews its cud and has a stomach in several parts. tree →
Examples
- It’s possible that these four are meant to signify the four stomachs of ruminants, the functions of which were not wholly understood in the past and may have been believed to be present in humans. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
Note
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