spotted
ba.rod describes marked animals, applied to goats and horses in the supplied verses.
The term describes animals distinguished by visible markings: goats in Genesis 31:10 and Genesis 31:12, and horses in Zechariah 6:3 and Zechariah 6:6.
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Marked animals · dominant
All four occurrences use the masculine plural absolute adjective for animals. In Genesis 31:10 and Genesis 31:12, the APB renders the goats rising upon the flock as “striped, speckled, and spotted”; in Zechariah 6:3 and Zechariah 6:6, it renders the horses as “spotted” within the chariot scene.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the animal markings with “striped, speckled, and spotted” for the goats and “spotted” for the horses. These phrases confirm the verses' depiction without isolating a precise English equivalent in every clause.