Lexicon
כֶּ֫שֶׂב
ke.sev
H3775
H:N-M Hebrew

sheep

13
Occurrences
4
Books
Hebrew
Language

ke.sev names sheep in flock, food, and offering contexts in the supplied biblical verses.

The term denotes sheep in practical flock settings and in regulations concerning food and offerings. Plural forms occur among flocks and lists of animals, while singular forms identify an individual animal in slaughter, offering, fat, and firstborn regulations.

Senses in use

  1. Sheep in flock and offering contexts · dominant

    Plural forms occur in flock management: in Genesis 30:32 the APB renders the clause about removing speckled, spotted, and dark animals among the flock, and Genesis 30:35 describes their removal and transfer to the sons. The same animal is included in lists for food and offerings in Deuteronomy 14:4 and Leviticus 1:10; singular forms identify an animal presented before the LORD in Leviticus 3:7 and a firstborn whose blood and fat are offered in Numbers 18:17.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the animal as “sheep,” while several Genesis flock clauses use “lambs.” Because the English is a whole-verse translation, this variation does not establish separate senses.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture