The Sinew of the Thigh (גִיד הַנָּשֶׁה)
The Sinew of the Thigh (גִיד הַנָּשֶׁה)

The Sinew of the Thigh

The central sinew of the thigh of an animal that is forbidden to be eaten according to Jewish dietary law.

("Therefore, the children of Israel shall not eat the sinew of the thigh which is upon the hollow of the thigh to this day, because he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh in the sinew of the thigh." - Genesis 32:32)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

גִיד הַנָּשֶׁה

Definition (Hebrew)

הַגִּיד הַמֶּרְכָּזִי בֵּרֵךְ הַבְּהֵמָה הָאָסוּר עַל פִּי הַהֲלָכָה בַּאֲכִילָה.

("עַל כֵּן לֹא יֹאכְלוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת גִּיד הַנָּשֶׁה אֲשֶׁר עַל כַּף הַיָּרֵךְ עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה כִּי נָגַע בְּכַף יֶרֶךְ יַעֲקֹב בְּגִיד הַנָּשֶׁה"- בְּרֵאשִׁית לֵב לג)

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