Jump to: Smith's • ISBE • Easton's • Webster's • Concordance • Thesaurus • Greek • Hebrew • Library • Subtopics • Terms Smith's Bible Dictionary Herd(a collection of cattle), Herdsmen. The herd was greatly regarded in both the patriarchal and the Mosaic period. The ox was the most precious stock next to horse and mule. The herd yielded the most esteemed sacrifice, (Numbers 7:3; Psalms 69:31; Isaiah 66:3) also flesh meat, and milk, chiefly converted probably, into butter and cheese. (32:14; 2 Samuel 17:29) The agricultural and general usefulness of the ox in ploughing, threshing, and as a beast of burden, (1 Chronicles 12:40; Isaiah 46:1) made a slaughtering of him seem wasteful. Herdsmen, etc., in Egypt were a low, perhaps the lowest, caste; but of the abundance of cattle in Egypt, and of the care there bestowed on them, there is no doubt. (Genesis 47:6,17; Exodus 9:4,20) So the plague of hail was sent to smite especially the cattle, (Psalms 78:48) the firstborn of which also were smitten. (Exodus 12:29) The Israelites departing stipulated for, (Exodus 10:26) and took "much cattle" with them. ch. (Exodus 12:38) Cattle formed thus one of the traditions of the Israelitish nation in its greatest period, and became almost a part of that greatness. The occupation of herdsman was honorable in early times. (Genesis 47:6; 1 Samuel 11:5; 1 Chronicles 27:29; 28:1) Saul himself resumed it in the interval of his cares as king, also Doeg was certainly high in his confidence (1 Samuel 21:7) Pharaoh made some of Joseph's brethren "rulers over his cattle." David's herd-masters were among his chief officers of state. The prophet Amos at first followed this occupation. Easton's Bible Dictionary Genesis 13:5; Deuteronomy 7:14. (see CATTLE.) Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary 1. (a.) Haired.2. (n.) A number of beasts assembled together; as, a herd of horses, oxen, cattle, camels, elephants, deer, or swine; a particular stock or family of cattle. 3. (n.) A crowd of low people; a rabble. 4. (n.) One who herds or assembles domestic animals; a herdsman; -- much used in composition; as, a shepherd; a goatherd, and the like. 5. (v. i.) To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company; as, sheep herd on many hills. 6. (v. i.) To associate; to ally one's self with, or place one's self among, a group or company. 7. (v. i.) To act as a herdsman or a shepherd. 8. (v. t.) To form or put into a herd. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia HERDhurd. Greek 34. agele -- a herd ... a herd. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: agele Phonetic Spelling: (ag-el'-ay) Short Definition: a flock, herd Definition: a flock, herd. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/34.htm - 6k 4263b. probaton -- small animals in a herd, esp. sheep 4165. poimaino -- to act as a shepherd Strong's Hebrew 1241. baqar -- cattle, herd, an ox... baqar. 1242 . cattle, herd, an ox. Transliteration: baqar Phonetic Spelling: (baw-kawr') Short Definition: oxen. ... bull, calf, cow, great cattle, heifer, herd,. ... /hebrew/1241.htm - 6k 5739. eder -- a flock, herd 504. eleph -- cattle 4735. miqneh -- cattle 5712. edah -- congregation 7794. shor -- a head of cattle (bullock, ox, etc.) 929. behemah -- a beast, animal, cattle Library Hell on Earth The Peace-Bringer in the Spiritual World Jesus Heals Two Gergesene Demoniacs. The Legion of Demons. And Then the Future Captivity under an Oppressive King is ... And all the Methods I have Mentioned are Constantly Used by Nearly ... The Gadarene Demoniac. --Christ's Treatment of Him after the Cure. ... The Lord of Demons The Evolution of Language Lord of Life and Love Thesaurus Pigs (18 Occurrences)... you to pieces. (WEB BBE NIV). Matthew 8:30 Now there was a herd of many pigs feeding far away from them. (WEB BBE NIV). Matthew 8:31 ... /p/pigs.htm - 11k Swine (15 Occurrences) Violently (92 Occurrences) Freewill (27 Occurrences) Rushed (24 Occurrences) Cliff (11 Occurrences) Slope (29 Occurrences) Steep (7 Occurrences) Fragrance (63 Occurrences) Ran (100 Occurrences) Bible Concordance Herd (118 Occurrences)Matthew 8:30 Now there was a herd of many pigs feeding far away from them. Matthew 8:31 The demons begged him, saying, "If you cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of pigs." Matthew 8:32 He said to them, "Go!" They came out, and went into the herd of pigs: and behold, the whole herd of pigs rushed down the cliff into the sea, and died in the water. Mark 5:11 Now on the mountainside there was a great herd of pigs feeding. Mark 5:13 At once Jesus gave them permission. The unclean spirits came out and entered into the pigs. The herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and they were drowned in the sea. Luke 8:32 Now there was there a herd of many pigs feeding on the mountain, and they begged him that he would allow them to enter into those. He allowed them. Luke 8:33 The demons came out from the man, and entered into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake, and were drowned. 1 Corinthians 9:7 What soldier ever serves at his own cost? Who plants a vineyard and yet does not eat any of the grapes? Or who tends a herd of cattle and yet does not taste their milk? Genesis 18:7 Abraham ran to the herd, and fetched a tender and good calf, and gave it to the servant. He hurried to dress it. Genesis 18:8 and he taketh butter and milk, and the son of the herd which he hath prepared, and setteth before them; and he is standing by them under the tree, and they do eat. Genesis 24:35 Yahweh has blessed my master greatly. He has become great. He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male servants and female servants, and camels and donkeys. Genesis 26:14 He had possessions of flocks, possessions of herds, and a great household. The Philistines envied him. Genesis 32:7 Then Jacob was greatly afraid and was distressed. He divided the people who were with him, and the flocks, and the herds, and the camels, into two companies; Genesis 32:16 He delivered them into the hands of his servants, every herd by itself, and said to his servants, "Pass over before me, and put a space between herd and herd." Genesis 33:13 Jacob said to him, "My lord knows that the children are tender, and that the flocks and herds with me have their young, and if they overdrive them one day, all the flocks will die. Genesis 34:28 They took their flocks, their herds, their donkeys, that which was in the city, that which was in the field, Genesis 45:10 You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you will be near to me, you, your children, your children's children, your flocks, your herds, and all that you have. Genesis 46:32 These men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of livestock, and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.' Genesis 47:1 Then Joseph went in and told Pharaoh, and said, "My father and my brothers, with their flocks, their herds, and all that they own, have come out of the land of Canaan; and behold, they are in the land of Goshen." Genesis 47:17 They brought their livestock to Joseph, and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for the horses, and for the flocks, and for the herds, and for the donkeys: and he fed them with bread in exchange for all their livestock for that year. Genesis 50:8 all the house of Joseph, his brothers, and his father's house. Only their little ones, their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen. Exodus 9:3 behold, the hand of Yahweh is on your livestock which are in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the herds, and on the flocks with a very grievous pestilence. Exodus 10:9 Moses said, "We will go with our young and with our old; with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast to Yahweh." Exodus 10:24 Pharaoh called to Moses, and said, "Go, serve Yahweh. Only let your flocks and your herds stay behind. Let your little ones also go with you." Exodus 12:32 Take both your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and be gone; and bless me also!" Exodus 12:38 A mixed multitude went up also with them, with flocks, herds, and even very much livestock. Exodus 20:24 An altar of earth thou dost make for Me, and thou hast sacrificed on it thy burnt-offerings and thy peace-offerings, thy flock and thy herd; in every place where I cause My name to be remembered I come in unto thee, and have blessed thee. Exodus 22:1 When a man doth steal an ox or sheep, and hath slaughtered it or sold it, five of the herd he doth repay for the ox, and four of the flock for the sheep. Exodus 29:1 And this 'is' the thing which thou dost to them, to hallow them, for being priests to Me: Take one bullock, a son of the herd, and two rams, perfect ones, Exodus 34:3 No one shall come up with you; neither let anyone be seen throughout all the mountain; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mountain." Exodus 34:19 All that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male. Leviticus 1:2 "Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them,'When anyone of you offers an offering to Yahweh, you shall offer your offering of the livestock, from the herd and from the flock. Leviticus 1:3 "'If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish. He shall offer it at the door of the Tent of Meeting, that he may be accepted before Yahweh. Leviticus 1:5 and he hath slaughtered the son of the herd before Jehovah; and sons of Aaron, the priests, have brought the blood near, and sprinkled the blood on the altar round about, which 'is' at the opening of the tent of meeting. Leviticus 3:1 "'If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offerings; if he offers it from the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before Yahweh. Leviticus 4:3 If the priest who is anointed doth sin according to the guilt of the people, then he hath brought near for his sin which he hath sinned a bullock, a son of the herd, a perfect one, to Jehovah, for a sin-offering, Leviticus 4:14 when the sin which they have sinned concerning it hath been known, then have the assembly brought near a bullock, a son of the herd, for a sin-offering, and they have brought it in before the tent of meeting; Leviticus 9:2 and he said to Aaron, "Take a calf from the herd for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before Yahweh. Leviticus 16:3 With this doth Aaron come in unto the sanctuary; with a bullock, a son of the herd, for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering; Leviticus 22:19 at your pleasure a perfect one, a male of the herd, of the sheep or of the goats; Leviticus 22:21 Whoever offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to Yahweh to accomplish a vow, or for a freewill offering, of the herd or of the flock, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein. Leviticus 23:18 And ye have brought near, besides the bread, seven lambs, perfect ones, sons of a year, and one bullock, a son of the herd, and two rams; they are a burnt-offering to Jehovah, with their present and their libations, a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah. Leviticus 27:32 All the tithe of the herds or the flocks, whatever passes under the rod, the tenth shall be holy to Yahweh. Numbers 7:15 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; Numbers 7:21 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; Numbers 7:27 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; Numbers 7:33 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; Numbers 7:39 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; Numbers 7:45 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; Numbers 7:51 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; Numbers 7:57 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; Numbers 7:63 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; Numbers 7:69 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; Numbers 7:75 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; Numbers 7:81 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; Numbers 8:8 and have taken a bullock, a son of the herd, and its present, flour mixed with oil, -- and a second bullock a son of the herd thou dost take for a sin-offering, Numbers 11:22 Shall flocks and herds be slaughtered for them, to be sufficient for them? Shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to be sufficient for them?" Numbers 15:3 and will make an offering by fire to Yahweh, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice, to accomplish a vow, or as a freewill offering, or in your set feasts, to make a pleasant aroma to Yahweh, of the herd, or of the flock; Numbers 15:8 And when thou makest a son of the herd a burnt-offering or a sacrifice, at separating a vow or peace-offerings to Jehovah, Numbers 15:9 then he hath brought near for the son of the herd a present of flour, three-tenth deals, mixed with oil, a half of the hin; Numbers 15:24 then it hath been, if from the eyes of the company it hath been done in ignorance, that all the company have prepared one bullock, a son of the herd, for a burnt-offering, for sweet fragrance to Jehovah, and its present, and its libation, according to the ordinance, and one kid of the goats for a sin-offering. Numbers 28:11 And in the beginnings of your months ye bring near a burnt-offering to Jehovah: two bullocks, sons of the herd, and one ram, seven lambs, sons of a year, perfect ones; Numbers 28:19 and ye have brought near a fire-offering, a burnt-offering to Jehovah: two bullocks, sons of the herd, and one ram, and seven lambs, sons of a year, perfect ones they are for you; Numbers 28:27 and ye have brought near a burnt-offering for sweet fragrance to Jehovah: two bullocks, sons of the herd, one ram, seven lambs, sons of a year, Numbers 29:2 and ye have prepared a burnt-offering, for sweet fragrance to Jehovah: one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, seven lambs, sons of a year, perfect ones; Numbers 29:8 and ye have brought near a burnt-offering to Jehovah, a sweet fragrance, one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, seven lambs, sons of a year, perfect ones they are for you, Numbers 29:13 and have brought near a burnt-offering, a fire-offering, a sweet fragrance, to Jehovah; thirteen bullocks, sons of the herd, two rams, fourteen lambs, sons of a year; perfect ones they are; Numbers 29:17 And on the second day twelve bullocks, sons of the herd, two rams, fourteen lambs, sons of a year, perfect ones; Numbers 31:28 and thou hast raised a tribute to Jehovah from the men of war, who go out to the host, one body out of five hundred, of man, and of the herd, and of the asses, and of the flock; Numbers 31:30 And from the sons of Israel's half thou dost take one possession out of fifty, of man, of the herd, of the asses, and of the flock, of all the cattle, and thou hast given them to the Levites keeping the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah.' Numbers 31:33 and of the herd two and seventy thousand; Numbers 31:38 and the herd 'is' six and thirty thousand, and their tribute to Jehovah 'is' two and seventy; Numbers 31:44 and of the herd six and thirty thousand; Deuteronomy 7:13 and He will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee; He will also bless the fruit of thy body and the fruit of thy land, thy corn and thy wine and thine oil, the increase of thy kine and the young of thy flock, in the land which He swore unto thy fathers to give thee. Deuteronomy 8:13 and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold is multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied; Deuteronomy 12:6 and there you shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and the wave offering of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herd and of your flock: Deuteronomy 12:17 You may not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain, or of your new wine, or of your oil, or the firstborn of your herd or of your flock, nor any of your vows which you vow, nor your freewill offerings, nor the wave offering of your hand; Deuteronomy 12:21 If the place which Yahweh your God shall choose, to put his name there, is too far from you, then you shall kill of your herd and of your flock, which Yahweh has given you, as I have commanded you; and you may eat within your gates, after all the desire of your soul. Deuteronomy 14:23 You shall eat before Yahweh your God, in the place which he shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there, the tithe of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and of your flock; that you may learn to fear Yahweh your God always. Deuteronomy 15:19 All the firstborn males that are born of your herd and of your flock you shall sanctify to Yahweh your God: you shall do no work with the firstborn of your herd, nor shear the firstborn of your flock. Deuteronomy 16:2 You shall sacrifice the Passover to Yahweh your God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which Yahweh shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there. Deuteronomy 21:3 and it shall be, that the city which is nearest to the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take a heifer of the herd, which hasn't been worked with, and which has not drawn in the yoke; Deuteronomy 28:4 A blessing will be on the fruit of your body, and on the fruit of your land, on the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your herd, and the young of your flock. Deuteronomy 28:18 The fruit of your body, the fruit of your ground, the increase of your livestock, and the young of your flock shall be cursed. Deuteronomy 28:51 And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee. Deuteronomy 32:14 Butter of the herd, and milk of the flock, with fat of lambs, rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the finest of the wheat. Of the blood of the grape you drank wine. Deuteronomy 33:17 The firstborn of his herd, majesty is his. His horns are the horns of the wild ox. With them he shall push the peoples all of them, even the ends of the earth: They are the ten thousands of Ephraim. They are the thousands of Manasseh." Judges 6:25 And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him: 'Take thy father's bullock, and the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the Asherah that is by it; 1 Samuel 11:5 And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh. 1 Samuel 14:32 and the people make unto the spoil, and take sheep, and oxen, and sons of the herd, and slaughter on the earth, and the people eat with the blood. 1 Samuel 15:9 and Saul hath pity -- also the people -- on Agag, and on the best of the flock, and of the herd, and of the seconds, and on the lambs, and on all that 'is' good, and have not been willing to devote them; and all the work, despised and wasted -- it they devoted. 1 Samuel 15:14 And Samuel saith, 'And what 'is' the noise of this flock in mine ears -- and the noise of the herd which I am hearing?' 1 Samuel 15:15 And Saul saith, 'From Amalek they have brought them, because the people had pity on the best of the flock, and of the herd, in order to sacrifice to Jehovah thy God, and the remnant we have devoted.' 1 Samuel 15:21 and the people taketh of the spoil of the flock and herd, the first part of the devoted thing, for sacrifice to Jehovah thy God in Gilgal.' 1 Samuel 16:2 And Samuel saith, 'How do I go? when Saul hath heard, then he hath slain me.' And Jehovah saith, 'A heifer of the herd thou dost take in thy hand, and hast said, To sacrifice to Jehovah I have come; 1 Samuel 30:20 David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drove before those other livestock, and said, "This is David's spoil." 2 Samuel 12:4 A traveler came to the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man who had come to him, but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man who had come to him." 2 Samuel 17:29 and honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of the herd, for David, and for the people who were with him, to eat: for they said, "The people are hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness." 2 Chronicles 7:5 and king Solomon sacrificeth the sacrifice of the herd, twenty and two thousand, and of the flock, a hundred and twenty thousand, and the king and all the people dedicate the house of God. 2 Chronicles 13:9 Have ye not cast out the priests of Jehovah, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and make to you priests like the peoples of the lands? every one who hath come to fill his hand with a bullock, a son of the herd, and seven rams, even he hath been a priest to No-gods! 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