Cud

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Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature by John McClintock & James Strong (1880)

(גֵּרָה, gerah’, rumination), the pellet of halfchewed food brought up from- the first stomach of ruminant animals to be thoroughly masticated (Lev 11:3-7; Lev 11:26; Deu 14:6-8). SEE CLEAN (ANIMALS).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia by James Orr (ed.) (1915) ↑

See CHEW.

Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types by Walter L. Wilson (1957) ↑

Lev 11:4-6 (c) The act of chewing the cud is probably a method of describing a good conversation such as should characterize true Christians. A true Christian will talk right (chewing the cud), and will walk right (dividing the hoof). Those animals that did both of these were called clean animals, and could be eaten. (See Deu 14:6-8).

Chewing the cud and dividing the hoof go together in the Scriptures. Both of these must characterize the animal that GOD calls "clean," and which might be eaten by the people.

Chewing the cud refers to meditating on the Scriptures, and talking about the things of GOD and the things that are pleasing in GOD’s sight. It refers to godly meditations as in Psa 1:2; Psa 63:6; Psa 143:5; 1Ti 4:15. GOD told Joshua to meditate on the Word of GOD.

Jos 1:8. The right talk, however, must be accompanied by the right walk. Enoch walked with GOD. Demas walked with the world. GOD calls on us to separate the precious from the vile.

Jer 15:19. We are to live a separated life as in 2Co 6:17. If we walk with the Lord, and talk about the things of GOD, then we are "clean" Christians, and acceptable in GOD’s sight.

Easy-To-Read Word List by Various (1990) ↑

The food that is brought up from the

stomach of some animals (like cattle)

and chewed again. See Lev. 11.