What does שׁוֹר (šwōr) mean in the Bible?
שׁוֹר (šwōr): Cattle beast distinguished by strength and labor capacity; represents wealth, sacrifice, and covenantal obligation in Israel's economy.
Hebrew · H7794
שׁוֹר
A bullock (as a traveller )
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שׁוֹר H7794
Pronunciation šwōr
What does שׁוֹר (šwōr) mean in the Bible?
שׁוֹר (šwōr): Cattle beast distinguished by strength and labor capacity; represents wealth, sacrifice, and covenantal obligation in Israel's economy.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7794?
The BSB source-word alignment has 79 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include an ox (17), ox (12), the ox (8), oxen (5), of an ox (3).
Where does שׁוֹר (šwōr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 32:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (24), Deuteronomy (12), Leviticus (10), 1 Samuel (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 an ox 17× Exodus 21:28, Exodus 22:1, Exodus 22:9, Exodus 22:10
ox 12× Exodus 21:35, Exodus 21:36, Exodus 23:4, Deuteronomy 22:1
the ox 8× Exodus 21:28, Exodus 21:29, Exodus 21:32, Exodus 21:36
oxen 5× Genesis 32:5, Genesis 49:6, Joshua 6:21, 1 Samuel 15:3
of an ox 3× Leviticus 7:23, Numbers 18:17, Ezekiel 1:10
bull 2× Numbers 15:11, Deuteronomy 33:17
his ox 2× 1 Samuel 14:34
of oxen 2× 1 Kings 1:19, 1 Kings 1:25
of the ox 2× Exodus 21:28, Proverbs 14:4
or his ox 2× Exodus 20:17, Deuteronomy 5:21
your ox 2× Exodus 23:12, Deuteronomy 28:31
. . . 1× Judges 6:25
[one] 1× Exodus 21:35
[places] for oxen 1× Isaiah 7:25
[whether] cattle 1× Exodus 34:19
a bull 1× Deuteronomy 18:3
and an ox 1× Exodus 21:33
and the ox 1× Exodus 21:32
as an ox 1× Numbers 22:4
bulls 1× Hosea 12:11
from the ox 1× Leviticus 4:10
his oxen 1× Joshua 7:24
like an ox 1× Proverbs 7:22
more than an ox 1× Psalms 69:31
nor oxen 1× Judges 6:4
nor your ox 1× Deuteronomy 5:14
of your oxen 1× Deuteronomy 15:19
Their bulls 1× Job 21:10
then the ox 1× Exodus 21:29
whether ox 1× Exodus 22:4
who let the ox 1× Isaiah 32:20
with an ox 1× Deuteronomy 22:10
with your cattle 1× Exodus 22:30
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 32:5 שׁ֣וֹר to oxen Noun - masculine singular Genesis 49:6 שֽׁוֹר׃ to oxen Noun - masculine singular Exodus 20:17 וְשׁוֹר֣וֹ to or his ox Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 21:28 שׁ֥וֹר to an ox Noun - masculine singular Exodus 21:28 הַשּׁ֗וֹר to the ox Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 21:28 הַשּׁ֖וֹר to of the ox Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 21:29 שׁוֹר֩ to the ox Noun - masculine singular Exodus 21:29 הַשּׁוֹר֙ to then the ox Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 21:32 הַשּׁ֖וֹר to the ox Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 21:32 וְהַשּׁ֖וֹר to and the ox Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 32:5
Aligned rows 79
Books represented 17
Genesis 2 Exodus 24 Leviticus 10 Numbers 4 Deuteronomy 12 Joshua 2 Judges 2 1 Samuel 5 2 Samuel 1 1 Kings 2 Nehemiah 1 Job 3 Psalms 2 Proverbs 3 Isaiah 4 Ezekiel 1 Hosea 1
Source forms
שׁ֥וֹר 11x šō·wr Exodus 21:28, Exodus 21:35, Exodus 22:10, Exodus 34:19
שׁ֣וֹר 9x šō·wr Genesis 32:5, Exodus 21:36, Exodus 22:1, Leviticus 22:27
הַשּׁ֖וֹר 3x haš·šō·wr Exodus 21:28, Exodus 21:32, Isaiah 32:20
הַשּׁוֹר֙ 3x haš·šō·wr Exodus 21:29, Leviticus 9:18, Judges 6:25
הַשּׁ֔וֹר 3x haš·šō·wr Exodus 21:36, Exodus 22:1, Numbers 22:4
מִשּׁ֥וֹר 2x miš·šō·wr Psalms 69:31, Proverbs 15:17
שׁוֹר֙ 2x šō·wr Exodus 21:36, Isaiah 1:3
שׁ֡וֹר 2x šō·wr Exodus 22:9, Numbers 18:17
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 31x Genesis 32:5, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 21:28, Exodus 21:29
Article | Noun - masculine singular 13x Exodus 21:28, Exodus 21:29, Exodus 21:32, Exodus 21:35
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 7x Deuteronomy 5:21, Deuteronomy 22:4, Deuteronomy 33:17, Joshua 7:24
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 6x Leviticus 9:4, Leviticus 22:23, Leviticus 22:28, Numbers 7:3
Noun - masculine singular construct 6x Exodus 21:35, Exodus 23:4, Deuteronomy 22:1, 1 Samuel 12:3
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular 4x Exodus 22:4, 1 Samuel 15:3, Psalms 69:31, Proverbs 15:17
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 3x Exodus 23:12, Deuteronomy 15:19, Deuteronomy 28:31
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 5:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Cattle beast distinguished by strength and labor capacity; represents wealth, sacrifice, and covenantal obligation in Israel's economy.
Source Gloss
a bullock (as a traveller )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Cattle beast distinguished by strength and labor capacity; represents wealth, sacrifice, and covenantal obligation in Israel's economy.
a bullock (as a traveller) BDB: a head of cattle Usage: bull(-ock), cow, ox, wall (by mistake for 7791).
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
Working animal necessary for productive labor and increase of crops
Livestock representing material wealth, contrasted with spiritual goods
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 79 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
שׁוֹר is built from this root:
שׁוּר H7788
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