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sheep

Meaning of “sheep”

Sense 1: Flock animals kept for wool, food, and sacrifice. Sense 2: Figuratively, people pictured as a flock or as needing a shepherd.

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187 occurrences178 verses33 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:2

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Numbers 18:17
But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 18:17 · retained source text

But the firstling of a cowe, or the firstling of a sheepe, or the firstling of a goat thou shalt not redeeme, they are holy: thou shalt sprinckle their blood vpon the Altar, and shalt burne their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet sauour vnto the LORD.

Numbers 22:40
And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 22:40 · retained source text

And Balak offered oxen, and sheepe, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.

Numbers 27:17
Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the Lord be not as sheep which have no shepherd.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 27:17 · retained source text

Which may goe out before them, and which may goe in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in, that the Congregation of the LORD bee not as sheepe which haue no shepheard.

Numbers 31:28
And levy a tribute unto the Lord of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 31:28 · retained source text

And leuie a tribute vnto the LORD of the men of warre which went out to battell: one soule of fiue hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeues, and of the asses, and of the sheepe.

Numbers 31:32
And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 31:32 · retained source text

And the bootie being the rest of the pray which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand, and seuenty thousand, and fiue thousand sheepe,

Numbers 31:36
And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 31:36 · retained source text

And the halfe which was the portion of them that went out to warre, was in number three hundred thousand, and seuen and thirtie thousand, and fiue hundred sheepe.

Numbers 31:43
(Now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 31:43 · retained source text

(Now the halfe that perteined vnto the Congregation, was three hundred thousand, and thirtie thousand, and seuen thousand, and fiue hundred sheepe:

Numbers 32:24
Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 32:24 · retained source text

Build ye cities for your litle ones, and folds for your sheepe, and doe that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.

Numbers 32:36
And Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran, fenced cities: and folds for sheep.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 32:36 · retained source text

And Bethnimrah, and Bethharan, fenced cities: and foldes for sheepe.

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