What does כֶּבֶשׂ · נְקֵבָה mean in the Bible?
כֶּבֶשׂ · נְקֵבָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a ram (just old enough to butt)".
Hebrew · H3532, H5347
כֶּבֶשׂ נְקֵבָה
A ram (just old enough to butt) · female (from the sexual form)
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כֶּבֶשׂ H3532 a ram (just old enough to butt)
Pronunciation kebeś
A young ram at the aggressive phase of development, emphasizing virile strength rather than mere age or size
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נְקֵבָה H5347 female (from the sexual form)
Pronunciation nĕqēbāh
Designates biological females; primarily used for animals and humans in reproductive/physical distinction contexts
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What does כֶּבֶשׂ נְקֵבָה (keḇeś nĕqēḇāh) mean in the Bible?
כֶּבֶשׂ · נְקֵבָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a ram (just old enough to butt)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3532, H5347?
H3532, H5347 is connected to 129 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a ram (just old enough to butt)
Strong's H3532, H5347
Lexical occurrences 129 verses Source Gloss
a ram (just old enough to butt)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain