Hebrew · H3532, G286 · unreviewed

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 word meaning "a young sheep used in sacrificial offerings".

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Meaning

a young sheep used in sacrificial offerings
Grammatical Forms

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Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

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