HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2423
חֵיוָא
che.va — beast
beast, animal Aramaic of chay.yah (חַיָּה "living thing" H2416C)
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Beast
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H398
אָכַל
a.khal — to eat
1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to eat (human subject) 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) 1a6) to devour (of oppression) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be eaten (by men) 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with 1c2) to cause to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to feed 1d2) to cause to eat 1e) (Piel) 1e1) consume Aramaic equivalent: a.khal (אֲכַל "to devour" H0399)
643 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5221
נָכָה
na.khah — to smite
1) to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill 1a)(Niphal) to be stricken or smitten 1b) (Pual) to be stricken or smitten 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to smite, strike, beat, scourge, clap, applaud, give a thrust 1c2) to smite, kill, slay (man or beast) 1c3) to smite, attack, attack and destroy, conquer, subjugate, ravage 1c4) to smite, chastise, send judgment upon, punish, destroy 1d) (Hophal) to be smitten 1d1) to receive a blow 1d2) to be wounded 1d3) to be beaten 1d4) to be (fatally) smitten, be killed, be slain 1d5) to be attacked and captured 1d6) to be smitten (with disease) 1d7) to be blighted (of plants)
446 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H929
בְּהֵמָה
be.he.mah — animal
1) beast, cattle, animal 1a) beasts (coll of all animals) 1b) cattle, livestock (of domestic animals) 1c) wild beasts
158 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G1484
ἔθνος
ethnos — Gentiles
ἔθνος, -ους, τό, [in LXX chiefly for עַם ,גּוֹי ;] 1. a multitude, a company, whether of beasts or men (Hom.). 2. a nation, people: Mat.21:43 24:7, Mrk.13:8, Luk.22:25, Act.10:35, al.; in sing., of the Jewish people, Luk.7:5 23:2, Jhn.11:48, 50-53 18:35, Act.10:22 24:3, 10 26:4 28:19. 3. In pl., as in OT, τὰ ἔ. (like Heb. הַגּוֹיִם), the nations, as distinct from Israel, Gentiles: Mat.4:15 6:32, Act.26:17, Rom.3:29 11:11 15:10, Gal.2:8, al.; of Gentile Christians, Rom.11:13 15:27 16:4, Gal.2:12, 14, Eph.3:1. SYN.: λαός (see DCG, ii, 229; Cremer, 226). (AS)
148 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4228
πούς
pous — foot
πούς, ποδός, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for רֶגֶל ;] a foot, both of men and beasts: Mat.4:6 (LXX), Mrk.9:45, Luk.1:79, Jhn.11:44, Act.7:5, al.; ὑπο τοὺς π., Rom.16:20, 1Co.15:25 15:27 Eph.1:22, Heb.2:8; ὑποκάτω τῶν π., Mat.22:44 (LXX); πρὸς (παρὰ) τοὺς π., Mrk.5:22, Luk.8:41, al.; figuratively, Mat.15:30, Luk.10:39, Act.5:2, al.; ἔμπροσθεν τῶν π., Rev.3:9 19:10, al.; ἐπὶ τοὺς π., Act.10:25. By meton., of a person in motion (Psa.119:101): Luk.1:79, Act.5:9, Rom.3:15 10:15, Heb.12:13 (AS)
86 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2459
חֵ֫לֶב
che.lev — fat
1) fat 1a) fat (of humans) 1b) fat (of beasts) 1c) choicest, best part, abundance (of products of the land)
65 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7819
שָׁחַט
sha.chat — to slaughter
v 1) to kill, slaughter, beat 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to slaughter 1a1a) beast for food 1a1b) sacrifice 1a1c) person in human sacrifice 1a1d) beaten, hammered (of shekels) 1b) (Niphal) to be slaughtered, be slain (of food or sacrifice) Also means: sha.chat (שָׁחוּט "beaten" H7820)
64 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7167
קָרַע
qa.ra — to tear
1) to tear, tear in pieces 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to tear, rend 1a2) to tear away or out 1a3) to tear, rend asunder 1a3a) to make wide or large (of eyes) 1a3b) to rend open (of heavens) 1a4) to tear, rend (of wild beasts) 1b) (Niphal) to be rent, be split asunder
57 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1581
גָּמָל
ga.mal — camel
1) camel 1a) as property, as beast of burden, for riding, forbidden for food
50 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8127
שֵׁן
shen — tooth
: tooth 1) tooth, ivory 1a) tooth 1a1) of man, lex talionis, beast 1b) tooth, tine (of fork) 1c) ivory 1c1) as material 1c2) of commerce 1d) sharp pointed rock
44 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3089
λύω
luō — to loose
λύω [in LXX for פָּתַח, נָתַר hi., etc. ;] 1. to loose, unbind, release: of things, Mrk.1:7, Luk.3:16, al.; of beasts, Mat.21:2, Luk.13:15, al.; of persons, Jhn.11:44, Act.22:30; of Satan, Rev.20:3, 7; metaphorically, of the marriage tie, 1Co.7:27; of one diseased, Luk.13:16; of release from sin, Rev.1:5, WH, R, txt. (see: λούω). 2. To resolve a whole into its parts, loosen, dissolve, break up, destroy: Jhn.2:19, Act.27:41, Rev.5:2; metaphorically, 2Pe.3:11; of an assembly, to dismiss: Act.13:43; τ. μεσότοιχον τ. φραγμοῦ, Eph.2:14; τ. στοιχεῖα, 2Pe.3:10; οὐρανοί, 2Pe.3:12; τ. ἔργα τ. διαβόλου, 1Jn.3:8; τ. ὠδῖνας τ. θανάτου, Act.2:24; of laws, etc., to break, annul, cancel (MM, xvi): ἐντολήν, Mat.5:19; τ. νόμον, Jhn.7:23; τ. σάββατον, Jhn.5:18; τ. γραφήν, Jhn.10:35. (cf. ἀνα-, ἀπο-, δια-, ἐκ-, ἐπι-, κατα-, παρα-λύω.) (AS)
39 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2342
θηρίον
thērion — wild animal
θηρίον, -ου, τό (dimin. of θήρ), [in LXX chiefly for חַי ;] a wild beast, beast: Mrk.1:13, Act.11:6 28:4-5, Tit.1:12, Heb.12:20, Jas.3:7, Rev.6:8; of Antichrist, Rev.11:7, 13-19.† (AS)
38 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7817
שָׁחַח
sha.chach — to bow
1) to bow, crouch, bow down, be bowed down 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be bowed down, be prostrated, be humbled 1a2) to bow (in homage) 1a3) to bow (of mourner) 1a4) to crouch (of wild beast in lair) 1b) (Niphal) to be prostrated, be humbled, be reduced, be weakened, proceed humbly, be bowed down 1c) (Hiphil) to prostrate, lay low, bow down 1d) (Hithpolel) to be cast down, be despairing
21 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H857
אָתָה
a.tah — to come
1) to come, arrive 1a) (Qal) to come (of men, time, beasts, calamity) 1b) (Hiphil) to bring Aramaic equivalent: a.tah (אֲתָה "to come" H0858)
20 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7822
שְׁחִין
she.chin — boil
1) boil, inflamed spot, inflammation, eruption 1a) of man, leprosy, of man and beast
12 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H402
אׇכְלָה
okh.lah — food
1) food 1a) food, eating 1b) object of devouring, consuming 1b1) by wild beasts (figurative) 1b2) in fire 1b3) of judgment (figurative)
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2966
טְרֵפָה
te.re.phah — torn animal
that which is torn, animal torn (by beasts)
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H399
אֲכַל
a.khal — to devour
1) to eat, devour 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to eat (of beasts) 1a2) to devour 1a3) eat their pieces (in a phrase, that is, slander them)
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1165
בְּעִיר
be.ir — cattle
beasts, cattle
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6728
צִי
tsiy.yi — wild beast
1) a wild beast, desert-dweller, crier, yelper 1a) a specific wild beast but not certainly identified
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5862
עֵיטָם
e.tam — Etam
§ Etam = "lair of wild beasts" a cliff; site uncertain
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7698
שֶׁ֫גֶר
she.ger — offspring
offspring, young or offspring of beasts
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2934
κτῆνος
ktēnos — animal
κτῆνος, -ους, τό (κτάομαι, hence primarily a possession), [in LXX chiefly for בְּהֵמָה Gen.1:25, al., also for מִקְנֶה, צֹנֵא, etc. ;] a beast, (in late Gk. esp.) a beast of burden: Luk.10:34 pl. (as chiefly in cl.), Act.23:24, Rev.18:13; of quadrupeds, as Opp. to fishes and birds (cf. Ge, l.with), 1Co.15:39.† (AS)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
This word is used of flocks or herds of grazing animals (Ex. 22:5; Num. 20:4, 8, 11; Ps. 78:48); of beasts of burden (Gen. 45:17); of eatable beasts (Prov. 9:2); and of swift beasts or dromedaries (Isa. 60:6). In the New Testament it is used of a domestic animal as property (Rev. 18:13); as used for food (1 Cor. 15:39), for service (Luke 10:34; Acts 23:24), and for sacrifice (Acts 7:42). When used in contradistinction to man (Ps. 36:6), it denotes a brute creature generally, and when in contradistinction to creeping things (Lev. 11:2-7; 27:26), a four-footed animal. The Mosaic law required that beasts of labour should have rest on the Sabbath (Ex. 20:10; 23:12), and in the Sabbatical year all cattle were allowed to roam about freely, and eat whatever grew in the fields (Ex. 23:11; Lev. 25:7). No animal could be castrated (Lev. 22:24). Animals of different kinds were to be always kept separate (Lev. 19:19; Deut. 22:10). Oxen when used in threshing were not to be prevented from eating what was within their reach (Deut. 25:4; 1 Cor. 9:9). This word is used figuratively of an infuriated multitude (1 Cor. 15:32; Acts 19:29; comp. Ps. 22:12, 16; Eccl. 3:18; Isa. 11:6-8), and of wicked men (2 Pet. 2:12). The four beasts of Daniel 7:3, 17, 23 represent four kingdoms or kings.
Scripture references
Exodus 22:5Numbers 20:4Numbers 20:8Numbers 20:11Psalms 78:48Genesis 45:17Proverbs 9:2Isaiah 60:6Revelation 18:131 Corinthians 15:39Luke 10:34Acts 23:24Acts 7:42Psalms 36:6Leviticus 11:2-7Leviticus 27:26Exodus 20:10Exodus 23:12Exodus 23:11Leviticus 25:7Leviticus 22:24Leviticus 19:19Deuteronomy 22:10Deuteronomy 25:41 Corinthians 9:91 Corinthians 15:32Acts 19:29Psalms 22:12Psalms 22:16Ecclesiastes 3:18Isaiah 11:6-8Daniel 7:3Daniel 7:17Daniel 7:23
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.