Ewe

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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.

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