What does רְאֵם mean in the Bible?
רְאֵם is a Hebrew word meaning "a wild bull (from its conspicuousness)".
Hebrew · H7214
רְאֵם
A wild bull (from its conspicuousness)
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רְאֵם H7214
What does רְאֵם mean in the Bible?
רְאֵם is a Hebrew word meaning "a wild bull (from its conspicuousness)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7214?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include like a wild ox (2), [him] (1), And the wild oxen (1), like that of a wild ox (1), of a wild ox (1).
Where does רְאֵם appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 23:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (3), Job (2), Numbers (2), Deuteronomy (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 like a wild ox 2× Numbers 23:22, Numbers 24:8
[him] 1× Job 39:10
And the wild oxen 1× Isaiah 34:7
like that of a wild ox 1× Psalms 92:10
of a wild ox 1× Deuteronomy 33:17
of the wild oxen 1× Psalms 22:21
wild ox 1× Psalms 29:6
Will the wild ox 1× Job 39:9
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 23:22 רְאֵ֖ם to like a wild ox Noun - masculine singular Numbers 24:8 רְאֵ֖ם to like a wild ox Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 33:17 רְאֵם֙ to of a wild ox Noun - masculine singular Job 39:9 רֵּ֣ים to Will the wild ox Noun - masculine singular Job 39:10 רֵ֭ים to [him] Noun - masculine singular Psalms 22:21 רֵמִ֣ים to of the wild oxen Noun - masculine plural Psalms 29:6 רְאֵמִֽים׃ to wild ox Noun - masculine plural Psalms 92:10 כִּרְאֵ֣ים to like that of a wild ox Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 34:7 רְאֵמִים֙ to And the wild oxen Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Numbers 23:22
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 5
Numbers 2 Deuteronomy 1 Job 2 Psalms 3 Isaiah 1
Source forms
רְאֵ֖ם 2x rə·’êm Numbers 23:22, Numbers 24:8
כִּרְאֵ֣ים 1x kir·’êm Psalms 92:10
רְאֵם֙ 1x rə·’êm Deuteronomy 33:17
רְאֵמִים֙ 1x rə·’ê·mîm Isaiah 34:7
רְאֵמִֽים׃ 1x rə·’ê·mîm Psalms 29:6
רֵ֭ים 1x rêm Job 39:10
רֵּ֣ים 1x rēm Job 39:9
רֵמִ֣ים 1x rê·mîm Psalms 22:21
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 5x Numbers 23:22, Numbers 24:8, Deuteronomy 33:17, Job 39:9
Noun - masculine plural 3x Psalms 22:21, Psalms 29:6, Isaiah 34:7
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular 1x Psalms 92:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a wild bull (from its conspicuousness)
Source Gloss
a wild bull (from its conspicuousness)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a wild bull (from its conspicuousness) BDB: wild ox Usage: unicorn.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
רְאֵם is built from this root:
רָאַם H7213
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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