goring
nag.gach describes an ox known for repeated goring in the legal cases of Exodus.
The term describes an ox characterized by goring: in both occurrences, the animal's known pattern of goring frames the owner's responsibility when it kills a person or when it harms another ox.
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An ox known for goring · dominant
Both occurrences use the masculine singular absolute form in clauses identifying an ox by its established goring behavior. In Exodus 21:29 the APB renders the situation as an ox “accustomed to gore,” while in Exodus 21:36 it calls the animal “a goring ox”; each clause concerns an owner who did not keep the ox confined.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the animal's behavior as being “accustomed to gore” in Exodus 21:29 and as “a goring ox” in Exodus 21:36. These phrases confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolate a precise English equivalent.