Hebrew · H3535

כִּבְשָׂה

A ewe

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כִּבְשָׂהH3535

What does כִּבְשָׂה mean in the Bible?

כִּבְשָׂה is a Hebrew word meaning "a ewe".

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Questions this entry answers

What does כִּבְשָׂה mean in the Bible?

כִּבְשָׂה is a Hebrew word meaning "a ewe".

How does the BSB render H3535?

The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include ewe lambs (3), ewe lamb (2), female lamb (1), for the lamb (1), lamb (1).

Where does כִּבְשָׂה appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 21:28. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Samuel (3), Genesis (3), Leviticus (1), Numbers (1).

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
ewe lambsGenesis 21:28, Genesis 21:29, Genesis 21:30
ewe lambLeviticus 14:10, 2 Samuel 12:3
female lambNumbers 6:14
for the lamb2 Samuel 12:6
lamb2 Samuel 12:4
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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 21:28
Aligned rows8
Books represented4
Genesis3Leviticus1Numbers12 Samuel3
Source forms
הַכִּבְשָׂ֖ה1xhak·kiḇ·śāh2 Samuel 12:6
וְכַבְשָׂ֥ה1xwə·ḵaḇ·śāhLeviticus 14:10
וְכַבְשָׂ֨ה1xwə·ḵaḇ·śāhNumbers 6:14
כִּבְשָׂ֨ה1xkiḇ·śāh2 Samuel 12:3
כְּבָשֹׂת֙1xkə·ḇā·śōṯGenesis 21:29
כְּבָשֹׂ֔ת1xkə·ḇā·śōṯGenesis 21:30
כִּבְשַׂת֙1xkiḇ·śaṯ2 Samuel 12:4
כִּבְשֹׂ֥ת1xkiḇ·śōṯGenesis 21:28
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular2xLeviticus 14:10, Numbers 6:14
Noun - feminine plural2xGenesis 21:29, Genesis 21:30
Article | Noun - feminine singular1x2 Samuel 12:6
Noun - feminine plural construct1xGenesis 21:28
Noun - feminine singular1x2 Samuel 12:3
Noun - feminine singular construct1x2 Samuel 12:4
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