Ewe
King James Dictionary [1]
EWE, n. yu. L. ovis. A female sheep the female of the ovine race of animals.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(n.) The female of the sheep, and of sheeplike animals.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
ū ( רחל , rāḥēl , עוּל , ‛ūl , שׂה , seh , "a female sheep"): Rāḥēl (compare pr. note Rachel, and Arabic raḥala , "to migrate") is the ordinary Hebrew word for ewe, but is translated "sheep," though with clear indication of sex in context, in Isaiah 53:7 and Song of Solomon 6:6 (the Revised Version (British and American) "ewes"). ‛Ālōth , participle of ‛ūl , "to suckle" (compare Arabic ghāl ) is found in Psalm 78:71 and Isaiah 40:11 (the King James Version "are with young," the English Revised Version "that give suck," the American Standard Revised Version "have their young"). In 1 Samuel 6:7 , 1 Samuel 6:10 occurs pārōth ‛ālōth , "milch kine." Seh , in Leviticus 22:28 , while translated "ewe," might from the context be "ewe" or "shegoat" and indeed seems to be used here as a term applying equally to either, being used elsewhere for one of a flock of sheep or goats. See Sheep .
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [4]
stands in the Auth. Vers. as the representative of the following Hebrews words: רָחֵל (rachel', fem.), a "ewe" (Genesis 31:38; Genesis 32:14) or "sheep" generally (Song of Solomon 6:6; Isaiah 53:7); שֶׂה (sek, masc. Exodus 12:5; fem. Jeremiah 1, 17; Ezekiel 34:20), a sheep or goat from a flock generally, variously rendered ("cattle," "sheep," "goat," "ewe"); כִּבְשָׂה (kibsah') or כִּבְשָׂה (kabsah', fem., so called from being fit for coupling), a "ewe-lamb," i.e., from one to three years old (Genesis 21:28-30; Leviticus 14:10; Numbers 6:14; 2 Samuel 12:3-4; 2 Samuel 12:6); עָלוֹת (aloth', milk-giving fem. plur.), milch ("[ewes] with young," Psalms 78:71; Isaiah 40:11). (See Sheep), etc.
