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פִּגּוּלpiggul meaning in Biblical Hebrew

sacrificial meat gone foul · noun, masculine

Also spelled in English: pigul

Illustration for the Biblical Hebrew word piggul

Yesterday it was a holy meal from the altar. Today it is the third day, and the same lamb is piggul, fit only for the fire.

וְאִם הֵאָכֹל יֵאָכֵל בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי פִּגּוּל הוּא לֹא יֵרָצֶה׃

“And if it is eaten at all on the third day, it is piggul; it will not be accepted. (Leviticus 19:7)”

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