ewe-lamb
kiv.sah denotes a female lamb, whether kept as a poor man's cherished animal, set apart in a group, or specified for an offering.
The term denotes a female lamb in the supplied passages: most often a singular animal in the poor man's possession or among animals prescribed for an offering, and also a plural group of seven animals set apart in connection with a well.
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A female lamb as an individual animal · dominant
In 2 Samuel 12:3 the singular absolute form identifies the poor man's sole animal, which eats, drinks, and lies with him; the APB renders the verse with “one small ewe-lamb.” In 2 Samuel 12:4 and 2 Samuel 12:6, the same singular animal is taken and then required to be restored; Leviticus 14:10 and Numbers 6:14 likewise name a singular female animal among specified offerings.
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Female lambs set apart as a group · common
Genesis 21:28 uses the feminine plural construct form for seven animals Abraham set apart. Genesis 21:29 and Genesis 21:30 use plural absolute forms as Abimelech asks about the seven animals and Abraham gives them as a witness concerning the well; the APB renders them “seven ewe lambs.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB consistently presents the animal as “ewe-lamb” or “ewe lamb,” including singular and plural contexts. These renderings confirm the verse contexts rather than isolate each token's English equivalent.