בֵּית־עֵ֫קֶד הָרֹעִים
bet-e.qed ha.ro.im
“House of Shepherds”
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)
a primitive root;
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
בֵּית־עֵ֫קֶד הָרֹעִים appears 140 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Even in times past, while Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And the LORD your God said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”
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“What is your occupation?” Pharaoh asked Joseph’s brothers.“Your servants are shepherds,” they replied, “both we and our fathers.”
“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” declares the LORD.
A discerning son keeps the law,but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
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