McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Flock

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Flock


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(usually and properly òֵãֵø , e'der, ðïßìíç [or dimin. ðïéìíßïí , a "little flock,' like çֲùַׂé , chasiph', 1Ki_20:27]; occasionally îִ÷ְðֶä , mikneh', cattle, as generally rendered; frequently öàֹï , sheep collectively, as commonly rendered; also îִøְòִéú ," marith', Jer_10:21, pasture, as elsewhere rendered; and òִùְׁúְּøåֹú , ashteroth' [q.v.], Deu_7:13; Deu_28:4; Deu_28:18; Deu_28:51, i.e. Venuses, ewes for breeding). SEE FOLD; SEE PASTURAGE; SEE SHEEP.