רְאֵם
re.em (H7214)
wild ox
AI Word Study
The Hebrew word ''re.em'' (H7214) specifically refers to a "wild ox." This term appears 9 times in the Bible, indicating its importance in ancient Hebrew culture and the natural world. As a wild animal, the ''re.em'' likely represented power and strength in the ancient Hebrew world. The occurrences of this word suggest that it is used in various contexts, such as describing a fierce animal or perhaps a powerful human leader. Its significance lies in the imagery it conveys of untamed force and unbridled power. This term provides a glimpse into the ancient Hebrew's appreciation for the natural world and their understanding of the characteristics associated with certain animals. The fact that the ''re.em'' is consistently referred to as a "wild ox" rather than a domesticated one implies that the Hebrews valued its untamed nature. This may have been seen as a representation of a free, untamed spirit or a force that cannot be controlled.
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God brings them out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of the wild ox.
God brings him out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of the wild ox. He shall consume the nations his adversaries, shall break their bones in pieces, and pierce them with his arrows.
Majesty belongs to the firstborn of his herd. His horns are the horns of the wild ox. With them he will push all the peoples to the ends of the earth. They are the ten thousands of Ephraim. They are the thousands of Manasseh.”
“Will the wild ox be content to serve you? Or will he stay by your feeding trough?
Can you hold the wild ox in the furrow with his harness? Or will he till the valleys after you?
Save me from the lion’s mouth! Yes, you have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen.
He makes them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young, wild ox.
But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox. I am anointed with fresh oil.
The wild oxen will come down with them, and the young bulls with the mighty bulls; and their land will be drunken with blood, and their dust made greasy with fat.