What does כֶּבֶשׂ · ἀμνός mean in the Bible?
כֶּבֶשׂ · ἀμνός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a young sheep used in sacrificial offerings".
Hebrew · H3532, G286
כֶּבֶשׂ
A ram (just old enough to butt) · a lamb
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כֶּבֶשׂ H3532 a ram (just old enough to butt)
Pronunciation kebeś
A young ram at the aggressive phase of development, emphasizing virile strength rather than mere age or size
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ἀμνός G286 a lamb
Pronunciation amnós
Lamb symbolizing Christ as the sacrifice for sin in John's Gospel and early Christian theology
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What does כֶּבֶשׂ (keves) mean in the Bible?
כֶּבֶשׂ · ἀμνός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a young sheep used in sacrificial offerings".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3532, G286?
H3532, G286 is connected to 107 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a young sheep used in sacrificial offerings
Strong's H3532, G286
Lexical occurrences 107 verses Source Gloss
a young sheep used in sacrificial offerings
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain