What does בְּהֵמָה · κτῆνος mean in the Bible?
בְּהֵמָה · κτῆνος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "domestic animal or livestock".
Hebrew · H929, G2934
בְּהֶמְתּוֹ
Properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) · animal
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בְּהֵמָה H929 properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
Pronunciation bĕhēmāh
Designates non-rational livestock or animals, emphasizing muteness and instinctual nature contrasting with human rational speech and moral agency.
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κτῆνος G2934 animal
Pronunciation ktēnos
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What does בְּהֶמְתּוֹ (behemto) mean in the Bible?
בְּהֵמָה · κτῆνος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "domestic animal or livestock".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H929, G2934?
H929, G2934 is connected to 190 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. domestic animal or livestock
Strong's H929, G2934
Lexical occurrences 190 verses Source Gloss
domestic animal or livestock
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