צֹאן
tsonNounH6629
flock
From: or צאוֹן; (Psalm 144:13), from an unused root meaning to migrate;
Short Definition
a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
Full Lexicon Entry
- small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks 1a) small cattle (usually of sheep and goats) 1b) of multitude (simile) 1c) of multitude (metaphor)
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun
Morphology H:N
DescriptionHebrew Noun
Occurrences
230 timesAppears 230 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Genesis
50
Ezk
19
1 Samuel
18
Jeremiah
18
Deuteronomy
16
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 17:7
- 2 Samuel 7:8
- Ezk 36:37
- Genesis 4:2
- Leviticus 1:2
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