כֶּבֶשׂ
kebes (keḇeś)
/KEH-ves/
“lamb, yearling sheep, sacrificial lamb”
Young lamb, male yearling sheep without blemish; daily burnt offering (morning and evening tamid), Passover lamb, and symbol of innocent substitute.
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From an unused root meaning to dominate.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
lambsheep
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: כֶּבֶשׂ (lamb, yearling sheep, sacrificial lamb) -> ἀμνός (a lamb)
LXX conceptual translation: כֶּבֶשׂ (lamb, yearling sheep, sacrificial lamb) -> G0292
Key Biblical Occurrences (5)
Foundational passages where כֶּבֶשׂ (kebes) carries significant theological or narrative weight.