כֶּבֶשׂ (kebes) — Lamb

Hebrew word study: כֶּבֶשׂ (kebes), Strong's H3532. a ram (just old enough to butt)

HebrewStrong's H3532
Quick definition
Hebrew word
כֶּבֶשׂ (kebes)
Pronounced: keh-bes'

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

a ram (just old enough to butt)

Word study
Derivation: from an unused root meaning to dominate;

KJV translation words: lamb, sheep.

Where this word appears

Strong's H3532 is tagged on 107 words in 100 verses across 12 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Exodus 12:5 and last appears in Hosea 4:16.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

lambs ×39a lamb ×14and for the lambs ×10for the lamb ×10the lamb ×7the lambs ×6a male lamb ×4male lambs ×4and lambs ×2the male lamb ×2the male lamb of ×2and a male lamb ×1

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

כְּבָשִׂים ×35כֶּבֶשׂ ×21וְלַכְּבָשִׂים ×10לַכֶּבֶשׂ ×10הַכֶּבֶשׂ ×9כְבָשִׂים ×7הַכְּבָשִׂים ×6וּכְבָשִׂים ×2כְּכֶבֶשׂ ×2וָכֶבֶשׂ ×1

Books where it appears most

Numbers ×68Leviticus ×13Ezekiel ×7Exodus ×62 Chronicles ×4Isaiah ×31 Chronicles ×1Ezra ×1

Verses (first 25 of 100)

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Related entries

Entries whose derivation names this word: H3535 כִּבְשָׂה (kibsâh), H3775 כֶּשֶׂב (keseb).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does kebes (H3532) mean?

A ram (just old enough to butt).

How is H3532 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates H3532 as: lamb, sheep..

How often does כֶּבֶשׂ (kebes) appear?

Strong's H3532 is tagged on 107 words in 100 verses across 12 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Exodus 12:5 and last appears in Hosea 4:16.