What does כֶּשֶׂב mean in the Bible?
כֶּשֶׂב is a Hebrew word meaning "a young sheep".
Hebrew · H3775
כֶּשֶׂב
A young sheep
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כֶּשֶׂבH3775
What does כֶּשֶׂב mean in the Bible?
כֶּשֶׂב is a Hebrew word meaning "a young sheep".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3775?
The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a sheep (3), a lamb (2), lamb (2), the sheep (2), of the lamb (1).
Where does כֶּשֶׂב appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 30:32. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (7), Genesis (4), Deuteronomy (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 Ita sheep3×Leviticus 7:23, Leviticus 22:27, Numbers 18:17
a lamb2×Leviticus 3:7, Leviticus 17:3
lamb2×Genesis 30:32, Genesis 30:35
the sheep2×Leviticus 1:10, Deuteronomy 14:4
of the lamb1×Leviticus 4:35
or any lambs1×Genesis 30:33
sheep1×Leviticus 22:19
the young1×Genesis 30:40
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 30:32בַּכְּשָׂבִ֔יםtolambPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralGenesis 30:33בַּכְּשָׂבִ֔יםtoor any lambsPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralGenesis 30:35בַּכְּשָׂבִ֑יםtolambPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralGenesis 30:40וְהַכְּשָׂבִים֮tothe youngConjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine pluralLeviticus 1:10הַכְּשָׂבִ֛יםtothe sheepArticle | Noun - masculine pluralLeviticus 3:7כֶּ֥שֶׂבtoa lambNoun - masculine singularLeviticus 4:35הַכֶּשֶׂב֮toof the lambArticle | Noun - masculine singularLeviticus 7:23וְכֶ֛שֶׂבtoa sheepConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularLeviticus 17:3כֶ֛שֶׂבtoa lambNoun - masculine singularLeviticus 22:19בַּכְּשָׂבִ֖יםtosheepPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 30:32
Aligned rows13
Books represented4
Genesis4Leviticus7Numbers1Deuteronomy1
Source forms
בַּכְּשָׂבִ֔ים2xbak·kə·śā·ḇîmGenesis 30:32, Genesis 30:33
בַּכְּשָׂבִ֑ים1xbak·kə·śā·ḇîmGenesis 30:35
בַּכְּשָׂבִ֖ים1xbak·kə·śā·ḇîmLeviticus 22:19
הַכֶּשֶׂב֮1xhak·ke·śeḇLeviticus 4:35
הַכְּשָׂבִ֛ים1xhak·kə·śā·ḇîmLeviticus 1:10
וְהַכְּשָׂבִים֮1xwə·hak·kə·śā·ḇîmGenesis 30:40
וְכֶ֛שֶׂב1xwə·ḵe·śeḇLeviticus 7:23
כֶ֛שֶׂב1xḵe·śeḇLeviticus 17:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular4xLeviticus 3:7, Leviticus 17:3, Leviticus 22:27, Numbers 18:17
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural4xGenesis 30:32, Genesis 30:33, Genesis 30:35, Leviticus 22:19
Article | Noun - masculine plural1xLeviticus 1:10
Article | Noun - masculine singular1xLeviticus 4:35
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1xLeviticus 7:23
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural1xGenesis 30:40
Noun - masculine plural1xDeuteronomy 14:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a young sheep
Source Gloss
a young sheep
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a young sheep BDB: lamb Usage: lamb.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
כֶּשֶׂב is built from this root: