HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6510
פָּרָה
pa.rah — heifer
cow, heifer
22 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
Heifer
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5697
עֶגְלָה
eg.lah — heifer
heifer
13 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G1151
δάμαλις
damalis — heifer
δάμαλις, -εως, ἡ (fem. of δαμάλης, a bullock), [in LXX chiefly for פָּרָה, עֶגְלָה ;] a heifer, Heb.9:13.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H122
אָדֹם
a.dom — red
red, ruddy (of man, horse, heifer, garment, water, lentils)
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3448
μόσχος
moschos — calf
μόσχος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for פַּר, also for שׁוֹר, עֵגֶל. etc. ;] 1. a young shoot or twig. 2. ὁ, ἡ, μ., offspring; (a) of men; (b) of animals; most frequently (as always in LXX), a calf, bullock, heifer: Luk.15:23, 27 15:30, Heb.9:12, 19 Rev.4:7.† (AS)
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5698
עֶגְלָה
eg.lah — Eglah
A woman living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.3.5; married to David (H1732); mother of: Ithream (H3507) § Eglah = "a heifer" a wife of David and mother of Ithream
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6511
פָּרָה
pa.rah — Parah
§ Parah = "heifer-town" a town in Benjamin
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6996
εγγελά
engela — a heifer
a heifer
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
Heb. ‘eglah, (Deut. 21:4, 6; Jer. 46:20). Untrained to the yoke (Hos. 10:11); giving milk (Isa. 7:21); ploughing (Judg. 14:18); treading out grain (Jer. 50:11); unsubdued to the yoke an emblem of Judah (Isa. 15:5; Jer. 48:34). Heb. parah (Gen. 41:2; Num. 19:2). Bearing the yoke (Hos. 4:16); “heifers of Bashan” (Amos 4:1), metaphorical for the voluptuous females of Samaria. The ordinance of sacrifice of the “red heifer” described in Num. 19:1-10; comp. Heb. 9:13.
Scripture references
Deuteronomy 21:4Deuteronomy 21:6Jeremiah 46:20Hosea 10:11Isaiah 7:21Judges 14:18Jeremiah 50:11Isaiah 15:5Jeremiah 48:34Genesis 41:2Numbers 19:2Hosea 4:16Amos 4:1Numbers 19:1-10Hebrews 9:131 Samuel 6:7-12Job 21:10
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.