What does שֶׂה (šeh) mean in the Bible?
שֶׂה (šeh): Collective flock member (sheep or goat); foundational sacrificial animal in covenant worship and atonement theology.
Hebrew · H7716
שֶׂה
A member of a flock, i.e. a sheep or goat
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שֶׂה H7716
Pronunciation šeh
What does שֶׂה (šeh) mean in the Bible?
שֶׂה (šeh): Collective flock member (sheep or goat); foundational sacrificial animal in covenant worship and atonement theology.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7716?
The BSB source-word alignment has 47 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include sheep (10), a sheep (6), a lamb (5), . . . (2), and another (2).
Where does שֶׂה (šeh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 22:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (13), Ezekiel (7), Deuteronomy (5), Leviticus (5).
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 sheep 10× Genesis 30:32, Exodus 22:1, Exodus 22:4, Deuteronomy 22:1
a sheep 6× Exodus 22:1, Exodus 22:9, Exodus 22:10, Leviticus 22:28
a lamb 5× Exodus 12:3, Leviticus 5:7, Leviticus 12:8, 1 Samuel 17:34
. . . 2× Deuteronomy 14:4
and another 2× Ezekiel 34:17, Ezekiel 34:22
and sheep 2× 1 Samuel 22:19, Isaiah 7:25
lamb 2× Exodus 12:5, Numbers 15:11
one sheep 2× Ezekiel 34:17, Ezekiel 34:22
or sheep 2× Exodus 34:19, Leviticus 22:23
the lamb 2× Genesis 22:8, Exodus 12:4
with a lamb 2× Exodus 13:13, Exodus 34:20
flock 1× Jeremiah 50:17
for a whole lamb 1× Exodus 12:4
is the lamb 1× Genesis 22:7
like a lamb 1× Isaiah 53:7
neither sheep 1× Judges 6:4
one 1× Exodus 12:3
or a sheep 1× Deuteronomy 17:1
or his sheep 1× 1 Samuel 14:34
sheep shall be given 1× Ezekiel 45:15
vvv 1× Genesis 30:32
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 22:7 הַשֶּׂ֖ה to is the lamb Article | Noun - masculine singular Genesis 22:8 הַשֶּׂ֛ה to the lamb Article | Noun - masculine singular Genesis 30:32 שֶׂ֣ה׀ to sheep Noun - masculine singular Genesis 30:32 שֶׂה־ to vvv Noun - masculine singular Exodus 12:3 שֶׂ֥ה to a lamb Noun - masculine singular Exodus 12:3 שֶׂ֥ה to one Noun - masculine singular Exodus 12:4 מִשֶּׂה֒ to for a whole lamb Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 12:4 הַשֶּֽׂה׃ to the lamb Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 12:5 שֶׂ֥ה to lamb Noun - masculine singular Exodus 13:13 בְשֶׂ֔ה to with a lamb Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 22:7
Aligned rows 47
Books represented 12
Genesis 4 Exodus 13 Leviticus 5 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 5 Joshua 1 Judges 1 1 Samuel 4 Psalms 1 Isaiah 4 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 7
Source forms
שֶׂ֖ה 4x śeh Exodus 22:4, 1 Samuel 17:34, Ezekiel 34:20, Ezekiel 34:22
שֶׂ֥ה 3x śeh Exodus 12:3, Exodus 12:5
שֶׂ֔ה 3x śeh Exodus 22:1, Leviticus 27:26, 1 Samuel 15:3
בְשֶׂ֔ה 2x ḇə·śeh Exodus 13:13, Exodus 34:20
הַשֶּֽׂה׃ 2x haś·śeh Exodus 12:4, Exodus 22:1
וָשֶׂ֖ה 2x wā·śeh Leviticus 22:23, 1 Samuel 22:19
שֶׂה֒ 2x śeh Leviticus 5:7, Leviticus 12:8
שֶׂ֑ה 2x śeh Leviticus 22:28, Deuteronomy 18:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 22x Genesis 30:32, Exodus 12:3, Exodus 12:5, Exodus 22:1
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 7x Exodus 34:19, Leviticus 22:23, Deuteronomy 17:1, Joshua 6:21
Article | Noun - masculine singular 5x Genesis 22:7, Genesis 22:8, Exodus 12:4, Exodus 22:1
Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Deuteronomy 14:4, Isaiah 43:23
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x Deuteronomy 22:1, 1 Samuel 14:34
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 2x Exodus 13:13, Exodus 34:20
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 2x Ezekiel 34:17, Ezekiel 34:22
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Deuteronomy 14:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Collective flock member (sheep or goat); foundational sacrificial animal in covenant worship and atonement theology.
Source Gloss
a member of a flock, i.e. a sheep or goat
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Collective flock member (sheep or goat); foundational sacrificial animal in covenant worship and atonement theology.
a member of a flock, i.e. a sheep or goat BDB: one of a flock Usage: (lesser, small) cattle, ewe, goat, lamb, sheep. Compare 2089.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
A sacrificial animal led to slaughter, symbolizing innocent suffering and submission
A sacrificial offering for sin, used in temple worship and atonement rituals
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 47 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
שֶׂה is built from this root:
שָׁאָה H7582
Part of These Phrases
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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