Quick Definition
wild donkey
Strong's Definition
the onager
Derivation: or פֶּרֶה; (Jeremiah 2:24), from H6500 (פָּרָא) in the secondary sense of running wild;
KJV Usage: wild (ass).
TWOT Reference: 1805a
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
פֶּ֫רֶא (pe.re) — wild donkey. wild ass
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m
Wild Animals | ≈ עָרֹוד · שֹׁור
wild donkey, onager = wild donkey of a relatively large size but with relatively small ears; it has a fawn color with a whitish chest and belly; ◄ Persian Wild Ass or Onager, Equus hemonius; ≈ associated with both untameable wildness and sexual desire
GEN 16:12 · JOB 6:5 · JOB 11:12 · JOB 24:5 · JOB 39:5 · PSA 104:11 · ISA 32:14 · JER 2:24 · JER 14:6 · HOS 8:9
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
פֶּ֫רֶא n.m. wild ass base