What does כֶּבֶשׂ (kebeś) mean in the Bible?
כֶּבֶשׂ (kebeś): A young ram at the aggressive phase of development, emphasizing virile strength rather than mere age or size
Hebrew · H3532
כֶּבֶשׂ
A ram (just old enough to butt)
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כֶּבֶשׂ H3532
Pronunciation kebeś
What does כֶּבֶשׂ (kebeś) mean in the Bible?
כֶּבֶשׂ (kebeś): A young ram at the aggressive phase of development, emphasizing virile strength rather than mere age or size
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3532?
The BSB source-word alignment has 107 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include male lambs (34), male lamb (15), lambs (13), lamb (12), and lambs (8).
Where does כֶּבֶשׂ (kebeś) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 12:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (68), Leviticus (13), Ezekiel (7), Exodus (6).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It male lambs 34× Leviticus 14:10, Leviticus 23:18, Leviticus 23:19, Numbers 7:17
male lamb 15× Leviticus 14:21, Numbers 6:12, Numbers 6:14, Numbers 7:15
lambs 13× Exodus 29:38, Leviticus 23:20, Numbers 28:21, Numbers 28:29
lamb 12× Exodus 29:39, Exodus 29:40, Exodus 29:41, Leviticus 12:6
and lambs 8× Numbers 29:18, Numbers 29:21, Numbers 29:24, Numbers 29:27
. . . 6× Numbers 15:11, Numbers 28:21, Numbers 28:29, Numbers 29:4
the lamb 5× Leviticus 14:13, Leviticus 14:24, Leviticus 14:25, Isaiah 11:6
with the lambs 3× Ezekiel 46:5, Ezekiel 46:7, Ezekiel 46:11
- 2× Exodus 29:39, Numbers 28:4
the lambs 2× 2 Chronicles 29:22, Proverbs 27:26
a lamb 1× Leviticus 4:32
and a lamb 1× Leviticus 9:3
like lambs 1× Hosea 4:16
of my sheep 1× Job 31:20
of the male lambs 1× Leviticus 14:12
the sheep 1× Exodus 12:5
with each lamb 1× Numbers 28:14
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 12:5 הַכְּבָשִׂ֥ים to the sheep Article | Noun - masculine plural Exodus 29:38 כְּבָשִׂ֧ים to lambs Noun - masculine plural Exodus 29:39 הַכֶּ֥בֶשׂ to lamb Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 29:39 הַכֶּ֣בֶשׂ to - Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 29:40 לַכֶּ֖בֶשׂ to lamb Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 29:41 הַכֶּ֣בֶשׂ to lamb Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 4:32 כֶּ֛בֶשׂ to a lamb Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 9:3 וָכֶ֧בֶשׂ to and a lamb Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 12:6 כֶּ֤בֶשׂ to lamb Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 14:10 כְבָשִׂים֙ to male lambs Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 12:5
Aligned rows 107
Books represented 12
Exodus 6 Leviticus 13 Numbers 68 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 4 Ezra 1 Job 1 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 7 Hosea 1
Source forms
כְּבָשִׂ֥ים 15x kə·ḇā·śîm Numbers 7:17, Numbers 7:23, Numbers 7:29, Numbers 7:35
כֶּֽבֶשׂ־ 12x ke·ḇeś- Numbers 7:15, Numbers 7:21, Numbers 7:27, Numbers 7:33
כְּבָשִׂ֧ים 12x kə·ḇā·śîm Exodus 29:38, Numbers 7:87, Numbers 28:11, Numbers 29:2
לַכֶּ֖בֶשׂ 10x lak·ke·ḇeś Exodus 29:40, Numbers 15:5, Numbers 28:7, Numbers 28:13
וְלַכְּבָשִׂ֛ים 7x wə·lak·kə·ḇā·śîm Numbers 29:18, Numbers 29:21, Numbers 29:24, Numbers 29:27
הַכֶּ֣בֶשׂ 5x hak·ke·ḇeś Exodus 29:39, Exodus 29:41, Leviticus 14:12, Numbers 28:4
הַכְּבָשִֽׂים׃ 4x hak·kə·ḇā·śîm Numbers 28:21, Numbers 28:29, Numbers 29:4, Numbers 29:10
כֶּ֣בֶשׂ 3x ke·ḇeś Leviticus 14:21, Leviticus 14:25, Leviticus 23:12
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 43x Exodus 29:38, Leviticus 14:10, Leviticus 23:18, Leviticus 23:19
Noun - masculine singular 19x Leviticus 4:32, Leviticus 12:6, Leviticus 14:21, Leviticus 23:12
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural 10x Numbers 29:18, Numbers 29:21, Numbers 29:24, Numbers 29:27
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular 10x Exodus 29:40, Numbers 15:5, Numbers 28:7, Numbers 28:13
Article | Noun - masculine singular 9x Exodus 29:39, Exodus 29:41, Leviticus 14:12, Leviticus 14:13
Article | Noun - masculine plural 6x Exodus 12:5, Numbers 28:21, Numbers 28:29, Numbers 29:4
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 2x 2 Chronicles 29:21, Isaiah 1:11
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2x Leviticus 9:3, Ezekiel 46:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. A young ram at the aggressive phase of development, emphasizing virile strength rather than mere age or size
Source Gloss
a ram (just old enough to butt)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
A young ram at the aggressive phase of development, emphasizing virile strength rather than mere age or size
a ram (just old enough to butt) BDB: lamb Usage: lamb, sheep.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
Offering required for purification after childbirth, prescribed sacrificial animal
Component of guilt offering for cleansing from skin disease, ceremonial sacrifice
Metaphorical comparison of the prophet to an innocent, unsuspecting sacrificial animal
Reference to wool-bearing animals in context of household wealth and economic value
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 107 lexical occurrence verses.
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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