The meaning of “כֶּבֶשׂ”
Understanding kebes reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
lamb, sheep. - a ram (just old enough to butt) 1) lamb, sheep, young ram
כֶּבֶשׂ
lamb, sheep. - a ram (just old enough to butt) 1) lamb, sheep, young ram
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 29:39 | “The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even:” Word: כֶּבֶשׂ (kebes) | |
| Numbers 28:4 | “The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at even;” Word: כֶּבֶשׂ (kebes) | |
| 2 Chronicles 29:32 | “And the number of the burnt offerings, which the congregation brought, was threescore and ten bullocks, an hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt offering to the Lord.” Word: כֶּבֶשׂ (kebes) | |
| Job 31:20 | “If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;” Word: כֶּבֶשׂ (kebes) | |
| Isaiah 5:17 | “Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.” Word: כֶּבֶשׂ (kebes) |
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Theological Word Study: Lamb
Old Testament Usage
Meaning: Lamb, young sheep
The Hebrew seh (שֶׂה) denotes a lamb—central to Israel's sacrificial system. The Passover lamb's blood protected Israel from judgment (Exodus 12), and Isaiah prophesied the Servant would be 'brought as a lamb to the slaughter' (Isaiah 53:7).
New Testament Usage
Meaning: Lamb
The Greek amnos (ἀμνός) means lamb. John declared Jesus 'the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world' (John 1:29). In Revelation, Christ is the slain Lamb (arnion) who alone is worthy to open the scroll.