צֹאן
tson
“flock”
Definition
a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
or צאוֹן; (Psalm 144:13), from an unused root meaning to migrate;
- small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks 1a) small cattle (usually of sheep and goats) 1b) of multitude (simile) 1c) of multitude (metaphor)
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun
H:N
Hebrew Noun
Occurrences
צֹאן appears 230 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.
Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.
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Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel.Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil.
“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When any of you brings an offering to the LORD, you may bring as your offering an animal from the herd or the flock.
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