What does צֹאן · בָּקָר mean in the Bible?
צֹאן · בָּקָר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "flocks and herds".
Hebrew · H6629, H1241
בְּצֹאנֵנוּ וּבִבְקָרֵנוּ
A collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men) · a beeve or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing ); collectively, a herd
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צֹאן H6629 a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
Pronunciation ṣōʾn
Collective term for livestock herds; metaphorically denotes God's people as vulnerable dependents needing shepherding.
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בָּקָר H1241 a beeve or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing ); collectively, a herd
Pronunciation bāqār
Cattle valued primarily for agricultural labor and sacrifice; collective term for herds as economic wealth and covenant offering.
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What does בְּצֹאנֵנוּ וּבִבְקָרֵנוּ (betsonenu uvivqarenu) mean in the Bible?
צֹאן · בָּקָר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "flocks and herds".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6629, H1241?
H6629, H1241 is connected to 457 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. flocks and herds
Strong's H6629, H1241
Lexical occurrences 457 verses Source Gloss
flocks and herds
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