What does כֶּבֶשׂ · אַלּוּף mean in the Bible?
כֶּבֶשׂ · אַלּוּף is a Hebrew phrase meaning "lamb, gentle animal".
Hebrew · H3532, H441
כֶּבֶשׂ / אַלּוּף
A ram (just old enough to butt) · familiar ; a friend , also gentle ; hence, a bullock (as being tame; applied, although masculine, to a cow ); and so, a chieftain (as notable, like neat cattle)
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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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אַלּוּף H441 familiar ; a friend , also gentle ; hence, a bullock (as being tame; applied, although masculine, to a cow ); and so, a chieftain (as notable, like neat cattle)
Pronunciation ʾalûp
Semantic range moves from tame/familiar intimacy to leadership authority, underlying both meanings is prominence or notability.
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What does כֶּבֶשׂ / אַלּוּף (keves / alluph) mean in the Bible?
כֶּבֶשׂ · אַלּוּף is a Hebrew phrase meaning "lamb, gentle animal".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3532, H441?
H3532, H441 is connected to 176 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. lamb, gentle animal
Strong's H3532, H441
Lexical occurrences 176 verses Source Gloss
lamb, gentle animal
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