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# swine

noun (swine, plural swine)

«swine» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition and Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A swine is a pig. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swine/#m1)
2. (insult) A swine is a cruel or nasty person; this use is rude. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swine/#m2)

### In the lessons

in farm settings and old tales, swine are pigs kept for food; the insult is used in tales against a rude person

### Examples

- The farmer fed the swine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swine/#x1)
- Athene found him feeding swine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swine/#x2)
- You swine, you took my sweets! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swine/#x3)

### Note

the plural is also «swine», so counting pigs gives the same word: 3 swine

## In Jewish tradition

The pig is named as an unclean animal. It has split hooves but does not chew its cud, so it may not be eaten.

**Interpretation.** The pig is the classic example in Jewish law of a forbidden food, in the rules of kashrut. Tradition says an animal must have both signs to be kosher.

### Examples

- And the swine, because he parteth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you. (Torah LEV.11.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/swine/#x1)
- and the swine, because he parteth the hoof but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you; of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcasses ye shall not touch. (Torah DEU.14.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/swine/#x2)
- As a ring of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman that turneth aside from discretion. (Writings PRO.11.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/swine/#x3)
- That sit among the graves, and lodge in the vaults; that eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels; (Prophets ISA.65.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/swine/#x4)
- They that sanctify themselves and purify themselves to go unto the gardens, behind one in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the detestable thing, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD. (Prophets ISA.66.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/swine/#x5)

### Note

the plural is also «swine», so counting pigs gives the same word: 3 swine

## Early Modern English

### Meaning

Animals of the pig family. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/S/swine/#m1)

### Then and now

No longer used in everyday speech; today we say pigs. "Swine" can also be an insult for a rude person.

### Examples

- And the swine, because he parteth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you. (Torah LEV.11.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/S/swine/#x1)
- "Is it thou, O prince, who art feeding swine? (Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/S/swine/#x2)
- and the swine, because he parteth the hoof but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you; of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcasses ye shall not touch. (Torah DEU.14.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/S/swine/#x3)

### Note

Today: pigs.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «swine» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swine/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«swine» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swine.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «swine» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/swine/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«swine» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/swine.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «swine» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/S/swine/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«swine» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/swine.html) on Mova free.