Quick Definition
sheep
Strong's Definition
a flock
Derivation: or צֹנֶה; for H6629 (צֹאן);
KJV Usage: sheep.
TWOT Reference: 1864a,1933
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
צֹנֶה (tso.neh) — sheep. flock, sheep
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · צֹאן
Domestic Animals
flock, small cattle, sheep and goats = quantity of small domestic animals traveling and feeding together; ◄ consisting of sheep and goats; ► hair or wool shorn for weaving into cloth; female milked for food; may be killed and eaten for meat; used as sacrificial animal; ≈ associated with large quantities and also with God's people, who are often seen as a flock with God as their shepherd
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
צֹנֶה, [צֹנֶא] [n.m.] flocks base
