Original Language Studio
Isaiah 63:14
“As a beast goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of the Lord caused him to rest: so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
בְּהֵמָהbᵉhêmâh · be-hay-maw'
H929 · Hebrew
H929 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
- Derivation
- from an unused root (probably meaning to be mute);
- KJV renderings
- beast, cattle.
- Grammar
- כַּ — preposition with definite article
- בְּהֵמָה֙ — common noun, feminine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 190 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 1:24Genesis 1:25Genesis 1:26Genesis 2:20Genesis 3:14
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read בְּהֵמָה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.