The meaning of “בְּהֵמָה”
Understanding bᵉhêmâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
beast, cattle. - properly, a dumb beast - especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) 1) beast, cattle, ...
בְּהֵמָה
beast, cattle. - properly, a dumb beast - especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) 1) beast, cattle, animal 1a) beasts (coll of all animals) 1b) cattle, livestock (of domestic animals) 1c) wild beasts
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 7:14 | “They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.” Word: בְּהֵמָה (bᵉhêmâh) | |
| Joshua 11:14 | “And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe.” Word: בְּהֵמָה (bᵉhêmâh) | |
| 2 Chronicles 32:28 | “Storehouses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes for flocks.” Word: בְּהֵמָה (bᵉhêmâh) | |
| Proverbs 30:30 | “A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;” Word: בְּהֵמָה (bᵉhêmâh) | |
| Joel 1:20 | “The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness. ” Word: בְּהֵמָה (bᵉhêmâh) |
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