כֶּ֫שֶׂב
ke.sev (H3775)
sheep
AI Word Study
The Hebrew word כֶּ֫שֶׂב (H3775) has a simple yet specific meaning: it represents "sheep". In its 13 occurrences in the Bible, this word consistently refers to these domesticated mammals, often used in a pastoral or agricultural context. The significance of this term lies in its association with sheep-herding societies, who relied on these animals for milk, wool, and meat. As a result, sheep represented a vital source of sustenance and livelihood for ancient Israelites. Furthermore, the word carries connotations of innocence, gentleness, and a close relationship with God, often utilized in metaphorical or allegorical expressions. The prevalence of this word in the Bible underscores its importance in ancient Hebrew culture, reflecting the significance of sheep in their daily lives and spiritual symbolism.
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I will pass through all your flock today, removing from there every speckled and spotted one, and every black one among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats. This will be my hire.
So my righteousness will answer for me hereafter, when you come concerning my hire that is before you. Every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and black among the sheep, that might be with me, will be considered stolen.”
That day, he removed the male goats that were streaked and spotted, and all the female goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had white in it, and all the black ones among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.
Jacob separated the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the streaked and all the black in Laban’s flock. He put his own droves apart, and didn’t put them into Laban’s flock.
“ ‘If his offering is from the flock, from the sheep or from the goats, for a burnt offering, he shall offer a male without defect.
If he offers a lamb for his offering, then he shall offer it before Yahweh;
He shall remove all its fat, like the fat of the lamb is removed from the sacrifice of peace offerings. The priest shall burn them on the altar, on the offerings of Yahweh made by fire. The priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin that he has sinned, and he will be forgiven.
“Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘You shall eat no fat, of bull, or sheep, or goat.
Whatever man there is of the house of Israel who kills a bull, or lamb, or goat in the camp, or who kills it outside the camp,
that you may be accepted, you shall offer a male without defect, of the bulls, of the sheep, or of the goats.
“When a bull, a sheep, or a goat is born, it shall remain seven days with its mother. From the eighth day on it shall be accepted for the offering of an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
“But you shall not redeem the firstborn of a cow, or the firstborn of a sheep, or the firstborn of a goat. They are holy. You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar, and shall burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.
These are the animals which you may eat: the ox, the sheep, the goat,