עֵגֶל בֶּן־בָּקָר
A (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer ) · a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) · a beeve or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing ); collectively, a herd
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עֵגֶל H5695 a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer )
בֵּן H1121 a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
בָּקָר H1241 a beeve or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing ); collectively, a herd
What does עֵגֶל בֶּן־בָּקָר (ʿēḡel ben-bāqār) mean in the Bible?
עֵגֶל · בֵּן · בָּקָר is a Hebrew word meaning "a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer )". a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.
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