3532. kebes

Lexicon

kebes: Lamb

Original Word: כֶּבֶשׂ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: kebes
Pronunciation: keh-bes
Phonetic Spelling: (keh-bes')
Definition: Lamb
Meaning: a ram

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

lamb, sheep

From an unused root meaning to dominate; a ram (just old enough to butt) -- lamb, sheep.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a lamb
NASB Translation
lamb (21), lambs (28), male (1), male lamb (18), male lambs (32), sheep (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

כֶּ֫בֶשׂ₁₀₇ noun masculine^{Exodus 29:38} lamb (√ dubious: Late Hebrew id., battering-ram; Assyrian kabšu, lamb according to COT^Gloss; Arabic is ram, leader; Syriac lamb, with anom. , is very rare, and probably loan-word; Nö in Frä¹⁰⁹) — ׳כ absolute Exodus 29:39 43t.; plural כְּבָשִׂים Exodus 29:38 61t.; suffix כְּבָשַׂי Job 31:20; —

1 lamb, for sacrifice: Isaiah 1:11; of daily offering Exodus 29:38,39 (twice in verse); Exodus 29:40,41; Numbers 28:3,4 (twice in verse) + 12 t. Numbers 28; sin-offering Leviticus 4:32; purification Leviticus 12:6; Leviticus 14:10 5t. Leviticus 14; dedication of altar Numbers 7:15 25t. Numbers 7; offerings in 7th month Numbers 29:2 22t. Numbers 29, etc. (87 t. Exodus Leviticus Numbers all P); in Ezekiel's temple Ezekiel 46:4 6t. Ezekiel 46; 1 Chronicles 29:21; 2Chronicles 29:21,22,32; 35:7; Ezra 8:35, compare simile Jeremiah 11:19.

2 lambs, as grazing; symbol of devastation Isaiah 5:17 (compare Gie^{Beitr. 1890}), simile of Israel Hosea 4:16; in predict. ׳וְגָר זְאֵב עִםכֿ Isaiah 11:6.

3 lambs, as furnishing wool for clothing: Job 31:20 ׳גֵּז כ, Proverbs 27:26 לִלְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָ ׳כ.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to dominate.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G286: ἄμνος (amnos) • A lamb, used in the New Testament to refer to Christ as the Lamb of God.
• G704: ἀρήν (aren) • A lamb, used less frequently in the New Testament.
• G721: ἀρνίον (arnion) • A diminutive form of lamb, often used in Revelation to refer to Christ.
• G4263: πρόβατον (probaton) • A general term for sheep, used in various contexts in the New Testament.

These Greek terms reflect the continuation and expansion of the symbolic use of lamb imagery from the Hebrew Bible into the New Testament, particularly in the portrayal of Jesus Christ as the sacrificial Lamb who takes away the sins of the world.

Usage: The term כֶּבֶשׂ (keves) is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a young male sheep, often in the context of sacrificial offerings. It is distinct from other terms for sheep, such as אַיִל (ayil), which can also mean a mature ram.

Context: The Hebrew word כֶּבֶשׂ (keves) appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, primarily in the Pentateuch, where it is frequently associated with sacrificial rites. In the sacrificial system outlined in the Torah, the keves is often specified as an offering for sin, guilt, and peace offerings. For example, in Exodus 29:39, the daily burnt offering includes a keves: "Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight." The keves is also mentioned in the context of the Passover sacrifice, as seen in Exodus 12:5, where the Israelites are instructed to select a lamb without blemish for the Passover meal.

The use of keves in sacrificial contexts underscores its symbolic significance in the Hebrew Bible. The offering of a keves represents atonement, dedication, and communion with God. The requirement for the keves to be without blemish highlights the importance of purity and perfection in offerings made to God.

Beyond its ritual use, the keves is also a symbol of innocence and submission, often used metaphorically to describe the people of Israel or individuals in a state of vulnerability or need for guidance. The imagery of a lamb is further developed in the prophetic literature, where it is used to foreshadow the coming of a messianic figure who would embody these qualities.

Forms and Transliterations

בַכְּבָשִׂ֖ים בכבשים הַכְּבָשִֽׂים׃ הַכְּבָשִׂ֔ים הַכְּבָשִׂ֥ים הַכֶּ֗בֶשׂ הַכֶּ֣בֶשׂ הַכֶּ֥בֶשׂ הַכֶּ֧בֶשׂ הכבש הכבשים הכבשים׃ וְכֶ֨בֶשׂ וְלַ֨כְּבָשִׂ֔ים וְלַכְּבָשִׂ֖ים וְלַכְּבָשִׂ֛ים וְלַכְּבָשִׂ֥ים וָכֶ֧בֶשׂ וּכְבָשִׂ֛ים וּכְבָשִׂ֣ים וכבש וכבשים ולכבשים כְּ֝בָשַׂי כְּבָשִֽׂים׃ כְּבָשִׂ֑ים כְּבָשִׂ֛ם כְּבָשִׂ֣ים כְּבָשִׂ֤ים כְּבָשִׂ֥ים כְּבָשִׂ֧ים כְּבָשִׂ֨ים כְּבָשִׂים֙ כְּכֶ֖בֶשׂ כְּכֶ֥בֶשׂ כְבָשִׂ֖ים כְבָשִׂ֛ים כְבָשִׂ֥ים כְבָשִׂים֙ כֶּ֔בֶשׂ כֶּ֛בֶשׂ כֶּ֣בֶשׂ כֶּ֤בֶשׂ כֶּ֥בֶשׂ כֶּֽבֶשׂ־ כֶּבֶשׂ֩ כבש כבש־ כבשי כבשים כבשים׃ כבשם ככבש לַכֶּ֖בֶשׂ לכבש ḇak·kə·ḇā·śîm ḇakkəḇāśîm chevaSim hak·kə·ḇā·śîm hak·ke·ḇeś hakkəḇāśîm hakkeḇeś hakkevaSim hakKeves kə·ḇā·śay kə·ḇā·śim kə·ḇā·śîm ḵə·ḇā·śîm ke·ḇeś ke·ḇeś- kə·ḵe·ḇeś kəḇāśay kəḇāśim kəḇāśîm ḵəḇāśîm keḇeś keḇeś- keCheves kəḵeḇeś Kevasai kevaSim Keves lak·ke·ḇeś lakkeḇeś lakKeves ū·ḵə·ḇā·śîm uchevaSim ūḵəḇāśîm vaCheves vakkevaSim veCheves velakkevaSim wā·ḵe·ḇeś wāḵeḇeś wə·ḵe·ḇeś wə·lak·kə·ḇā·śîm wəḵeḇeś wəlakkəḇāśîm

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 12:5
HEB: לָכֶ֑ם מִן־ הַכְּבָשִׂ֥ים וּמִן־ הָעִזִּ֖ים
NAS: you may take it from the sheep or from the goats.
KJV: ye shall take [it] out from the sheep, or from the goats:
INT: become from the sheep from the goats

Exodus 29:38
HEB: עַל־ הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ כְּבָשִׂ֧ים בְּנֵֽי־ שָׁנָ֛ה
NAS: old lambs each day,
KJV: two lambs of the first
INT: on the altar lambs old year

Exodus 29:39
HEB: אֶת־ הַכֶּ֥בֶשׂ הָאֶחָ֖ד תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה
NAS: The one lamb you shall offer
KJV: The one lamb thou shalt offer
INT: lamb the one shall offer

Exodus 29:39
HEB: בַבֹּ֑קֶר וְאֵת֙ הַכֶּ֣בֶשׂ הַשֵּׁנִ֔י תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה
NAS: and the other lamb you shall offer
KJV: and the other lamb thou shalt offer
INT: shall offer the morning lamb and the other shall offer

Exodus 29:40
HEB: הַהִ֖ין יָ֑יִן לַכֶּ֖בֶשׂ הָאֶחָֽד׃
NAS: for a drink offering with one lamb.
KJV: And with the one lamb a tenth
INT: of a hin of wine lamb one

Exodus 29:41
HEB: וְאֵת֙ הַכֶּ֣בֶשׂ הַשֵּׁנִ֔י תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה
NAS: The other lamb you shall offer
KJV: And the other lamb thou shalt offer
INT: lamb the other shall offer

Leviticus 4:32
HEB: וְאִם־ כֶּ֛בֶשׂ יָבִ֥יא קָרְבָּנ֖וֹ
NAS: he brings a lamb as his offering
KJV: And if he bring a lamb for a sin
INT: if A lamb brings his offering

Leviticus 9:3
HEB: לְחַטָּ֔את וְעֵ֨גֶל וָכֶ֧בֶשׂ בְּנֵי־ שָׁנָ֛ה
NAS: and a calf and a lamb, both one year
KJV: and a calf and a lamb, [both] of the first
INT: A sin calf lamb old year

Leviticus 12:6
HEB: לְבַת֒ תָּבִ֞יא כֶּ֤בֶשׂ בֶּן־ שְׁנָתוֹ֙
NAS: old lamb for a burnt offering
KJV: she shall bring a lamb of the first
INT: A daughter shall bring lamb old year

Leviticus 14:10
HEB: יִקַּ֤ח שְׁנֵֽי־ כְבָשִׂים֙ תְּמִימִ֔ים וְכַבְשָׂ֥ה
NAS: two male lambs without
KJV: two he lambs without blemish,
INT: take two male without ewe

Leviticus 14:12
HEB: הַכֹּהֵ֜ן אֶת־ הַכֶּ֣בֶשׂ הָאֶחָ֗ד וְהִקְרִ֥יב
NAS: the one male lamb and bring
KJV: one he lamb, and offer
INT: shall take the priest male the one and bring

Leviticus 14:13
HEB: וְשָׁחַ֣ט אֶת־ הַכֶּ֗בֶשׂ בִּ֠מְקוֹם אֲשֶׁ֨ר
NAS: Next he shall slaughter the male lamb in the place
KJV: And he shall slay the lamb in the place
INT: shall slaughter the male the place where

Leviticus 14:21
HEB: מַשֶּׂגֶת֒ וְ֠לָקַח כֶּ֣בֶשׂ אֶחָ֥ד אָשָׁ֛ם
NAS: one male lamb for a guilt offering
KJV: one lamb [for] a trespass offering
INT: are insufficient take male one A guilt

Leviticus 14:24
HEB: הַכֹּהֵ֛ן אֶת־ כֶּ֥בֶשׂ הָאָשָׁ֖ם וְאֶת־
NAS: shall take the lamb of the guilt offering
KJV: shall take the lamb of the trespass offering,
INT: shall take the priest the lamb of the guilt and the log

Leviticus 14:25
HEB: וְשָׁחַט֮ אֶת־ כֶּ֣בֶשׂ הָֽאָשָׁם֒ וְלָקַ֤ח
NAS: Next he shall slaughter the lamb of the guilt
KJV: And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering,
INT: shall slaughter the lamb of the guilt take

Leviticus 23:12
HEB: אֶת־ הָעֹ֑מֶר כֶּ֣בֶשׂ תָּמִ֧ים בֶּן־
NAS: you shall offer a male lamb one year
KJV: the sheaf an he lamb without blemish
INT: wave the sheaf A male without old

Leviticus 23:18
HEB: הַלֶּ֗חֶם שִׁבְעַ֨ת כְּבָשִׂ֤ים תְּמִימִם֙ בְּנֵ֣י
NAS: old male lambs without defect,
KJV: seven lambs without blemish
INT: the bread seven male without old

Leviticus 23:19
HEB: לְחַטָּ֑את וּשְׁנֵ֧י כְבָשִׂ֛ים בְּנֵ֥י שָׁנָ֖ה
NAS: and two male lambs one year
KJV: and two lambs of the first
INT: A sin and two male old year

Leviticus 23:20
HEB: עַל־ שְׁנֵ֖י כְּבָשִׂ֑ים קֹ֛דֶשׁ יִהְי֥וּ
NAS: with two lambs before
KJV: with the two lambs: they shall be holy
INT: with two lambs are to be holy become

Numbers 6:12
HEB: נִזְר֔וֹ וְהֵבִ֛יא כֶּ֥בֶשׂ בֶּן־ שְׁנָת֖וֹ
NAS: and shall bring a male lamb a year
KJV: and shall bring a lamb of the first
INT: A Nazirite and shall bring A male old A year

Numbers 6:14
HEB: קָרְבָּנ֣וֹ לַיהוָ֡ה כֶּבֶשׂ֩ בֶּן־ שְׁנָת֨וֹ
NAS: to the LORD: one male lamb a year old
KJV: one he lamb of the first
INT: his offering to the LORD male old A year

Numbers 7:15
HEB: אַ֧יִל אֶחָ֛ד כֶּֽבֶשׂ־ אֶחָ֥ד בֶּן־
NAS: ram, one male lamb one year old,
KJV: ram, one lamb of the first year,
INT: ram one male one old

Numbers 7:17
HEB: עַתּוּדִ֣ים חֲמִשָּׁ֔ה כְּבָשִׂ֥ים בְּנֵֽי־ שָׁנָ֖ה
NAS: five male lambs one year
KJV: five lambs of the first
INT: male five male old year

Numbers 7:21
HEB: אַ֧יִל אֶחָ֛ד כֶּֽבֶשׂ־ אֶחָ֥ד בֶּן־
NAS: ram, one male lamb one year old,
KJV: ram, one lamb of the first year,
INT: ram one male one old

Numbers 7:23
HEB: עַתּוּדִ֣ים חֲמִשָּׁ֔ה כְּבָשִׂ֥ים בְּנֵי־ שָׁנָ֖ה
NAS: five male lambs one year
KJV: five lambs of the first
INT: male five male old year

107 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3532
107 Occurrences

ḵə·ḇā·śîm — 7 Occ.
hak·kə·ḇā·śîm — 6 Occ.
hak·ke·ḇeś — 9 Occ.
kə·ḵe·ḇeś — 2 Occ.
kə·ḇā·śay — 1 Occ.
kə·ḇā·śîm — 36 Occ.
ke·ḇeś — 21 Occ.
lak·ke·ḇeś — 10 Occ.
ū·ḵə·ḇā·śîm — 2 Occ.
wā·ḵe·ḇeś — 1 Occ.
ḇak·kə·ḇā·śîm — 1 Occ.
wə·ḵe·ḇeś — 1 Occ.
wə·lak·kə·ḇā·śîm — 10 Occ.