שֶׂה
seh
“sheep”
Definition
a member of a flock, i.e. a sheep or goat
or שֵׂי; probably from H7582 (שָׁאָה) through the idea of pushing out to graze;
- one of a flock, lamb, sheep, goat, young sheep, young goat 1a) sheep, goat 1b) flock (collective) Also means: zeh (*זֶה *"lamb" H2089)
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
שֶׂה appears 35 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then he said, “Go among the troops and tell them, ‘Each man must bring me his ox or his sheep, slaughter them in this place, and then eat. Do not sin against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.’”So that night everyone brought his ox and slaughtered it there.
If you see your brother’s ox or sheep straying, you must not ignore it; be sure to return it to your brother.
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You have not brought Me sheep for burnt offerings,nor honored Me with your sacrifices.I have not burdened you with offerings,nor wearied you with frankincense.
But if she cannot afford a lamb, she shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. Then the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.’”
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