Strongs Number: H6629
- Hebrew Word
- צֹאן
- Transliteration
- tsôʼn
- Phonetic
- tsone
- Part of Speech
- Noun Feminine
- Strongs Definition
-
a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
- BDB Definition
-
1. small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
a. small cattle (usually of sheep and goats)
b. of multitude (simile)
c. of multitude (metaphor)
- Origin
- From an unused root meaning to migrate
- Bible Usage
- (small) {cattle} flock (+ {-s}) lamb (+ {-s}) sheep ({[-cote} {-fold} {-shearer} -herds]).