בְּהֵמָה

be.he.mahNoun (Feminine)H0929

animal

From: from an unused root (probably meaning to be mute);

Short Definition

properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. beast, cattle, animal 1a) beasts (coll of all animals) 1b) cattle, livestock (of domestic animals) 1c) wild beasts

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)

Morphology H:N-F

DescriptionH:N-F

Occurrences

158 times

Appears 158 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Leviticus
25
Genesis
19
Deuteronomy
16
Jeremiah
16
Exodus
14

Key Passages

  • 1 Kings 18:5
  • Exodus 19:13
  • Genesis 7:8
  • Job 12:7
  • Leviticus 27:26

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.