Quick Definition
sheep
Strong's Definition
a member of a flock, i.e. a sheep or goat
Derivation: or שֵׂי; probably from H7582 (שָׁאָה) through the idea of pushing out to graze;
KJV Usage: (lesser, small) cattle, ewe, goat, lamb, sheep. Compare H2089 (זֶה).
TWOT Reference: 2237
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
שֶׂה (seh) — sheep. 1) one of a flock, lamb, sheep, goat, young sheep, young goat 1a) sheep, goat 1b) flock (collective) Also means: zeh (זֶה "lamb" H2089)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun c
Domestic Animals
sheep or goat = an individual member of a group of sheep and goats traveling and feeding together
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שֶׂה n.m. and (less oft.) f. one of a flock, sheep (or goat) base