בֵּית־עֵ֫קֶד הָרֹעִים

bet-e.qed ha.ro.imNounH7462

House of Shepherds

From: a primitive root;

Short Definition

to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)

Full Lexicon Entry

Ra'ah = "pasturing" perh. "binding-house of the shepherds"

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology N:N--L

DescriptionN:N--L

Occurrences

140 times

Appears 140 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Jeremiah
22
Genesis
20
Ezk
16
Isaiah
16
Zechariah
12

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 11:2
  • Ezk 34:9
  • Genesis 47:3
  • Jeremiah 23:1
  • Proverbs 28:7

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