ro.i identifies herdsmen in livestock disputes and shepherd figures connected with a flock, a tent, or a named person.

The participial forms most often identify herdsmen connected with livestock or a shepherd’s tent; other occurrences use a singular shepherd designation for Cyrus and for figures whose flock is abandoned or scattered. In 1 Samuel 21:8, the supplied translation does not isolate the term’s contribution.

1. Herdsmen and a shepherd's tent · dominant

   In Genesis 13:7, Genesis 13:8, and Genesis 26:20, plural active participles occur in clauses about herdsmen on opposing sides of disputes over livestock and water. Isaiah 38:12 uses the singular construct form in the comparison “like a shepherd's tent,” linking the form with the tent in that image.

   Genesis 13:7Genesis 13:8Genesis 26:20Isaiah 38:12
2. A designated shepherd figure · common

   Isaiah 44:28 applies the singular construct form to Cyrus in the clause the APB renders “My shepherd,” followed by his carrying out what is said concerning Jerusalem and the temple. In Zechariah 11:17 and Zechariah 13:7, the same singular form identifies a shepherd in relation to a flock: one abandons it, while the other is struck and the flock scatters.

   Isaiah 44:28Zechariah 11:17Zechariah 13:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB renders the plural forms in the Genesis disputes as “herdsmen” and renders the singular forms in Isaiah and Zechariah as “shepherd” or “shepherd's tent.” 1 Samuel 21:8 does not show an identifiable English rendering for the supplied form.