The meaning of “שׁוֹר”
Understanding shôwr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
bull(-ock), cow, ox, wall (by mistake for שׁוּר). - a bullock (as a traveller) 1) ox, bull, a head of cattle 1a) for plo...
שׁוֹר
bull(-ock), cow, ox, wall (by mistake for שׁוּר). - a bullock (as a traveller) 1) ox, bull, a head of cattle 1a) for plowing, for food, as sacrifice
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 49:6 | “O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.” Word: שׁוֹר (shôwr) | |
| 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.” Word: שׁוֹר (shôwr) | |
| Judges 6:25 | “And it came to pass the same night, that the Lord said unto him, Take thy father’s young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it:” Word: שׁוֹר (shôwr) | |
| 1 Kings 1:25 | “For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king’s sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.” Word: שׁוֹר (shôwr) | |
| Psalms 106:20 | “Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.” Word: שׁוֹר (shôwr) |
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