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Proverbs 27:26
“The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
כֶּבֶשׂkebes · keh-bes'
H3532 · Hebrew
H3532 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a ram (just old enough to butt)
- Derivation
- from an unused root meaning to dominate;
- KJV renderings
- lamb, sheep.
- Grammar
- כְּבָשִׂ֥ים — common noun, masculine, plural, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 107 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 12:5Exodus 29:38Exodus 29:39Exodus 29:39Exodus 29:40
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 כֶּבֶשׂ 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.