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בֵּית־עֵ֫קֶד הָרֹעִים

bet-e.qed ha.ro.imHouse of ShepherdsHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place175 occurrences25 books146 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
Traditional renderings: × break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders בֵּית־עֵ֫קֶד הָרֹעִים:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

175 total
  1. Psalm 37:3וּרְעֵ֥ה · and cultivate
    Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
  2. Psalm 49:14יִ֫רְעֵ֥ם · will be their shepherd
    Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.
  3. Psalm 78:71לִ֭רְעוֹת · to be shepherd
    …from tending the ewes He brought him to be shepherd of His people Jacob, of Israel His inheritance.
  4. Psalm 78:72וַ֭יִּרְעֵם · So [David] shepherded them
    So David shepherded them with integrity of heart and guided them with skillful hands.
  5. Psalm 80:1רֹ֘עֵ֤ה · O Shepherd
    For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm of Asaph. Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
  6. Psalm 80:13יִרְעֶֽנָּה׃ · feed upon it
    The boar from the forest ravages it, and the creatures of the field feed upon it.
  7. Proverbs 10:21יִרְע֣וּ · feed
    The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.
  8. Proverbs 13:20וְרֹעֶ֖ה · but the companion
    He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
  9. Proverbs 15:14יִרְעֶ֥ה · feeds on
    A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
  10. Proverbs 22:24תִּ֭תְרַע · make friends
    Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,
  11. Proverbs 28:7וְרֹעֶה · but a companion
    A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
  12. Proverbs 29:3וְרֹעֶ֥ה · but a companion
    A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
  13. Ecclesiastes 12:11מֵרֹעֶ֥ה · Shepherd
    The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.
  14. Song of Solomon 1:7תִרְעֶ֔ה · do you pasture your sheep
    Tell me, O one I love, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at midday? Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?
  15. Song of Solomon 1:8וּרְעִי֙ · and graze; הָרֹעִֽים׃ס · of the shepherds
    If you do not know, O fairest of women, follow the tracks of the flock, and graze your young goats near the tents of the shepherds.
  16. Song of Solomon 2:16הָרֹעֶ֖ה · he pastures [his flock]
    My beloved is mine and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
  17. Song of Solomon 4:5הָרוֹעִ֖ים · grazing
    Your breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle grazing among the lilies.
  18. Song of Solomon 6:2לִרְעוֹת֙ · to pasture [his flock]
    My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens and to gather lilies.
  19. Song of Solomon 6:3הָרֹעֶ֖ה · he pastures [his flock]
    I belong to my beloved and he belongs to me; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
  20. Isaiah 5:17וְרָע֥וּ · will graze
    Lambs will graze as in their own pastures, and strangers will feed in the ruins of the wealthy.
  21. Isaiah 11:7תִּרְעֶ֔ינָה · will graze
    The cow will graze with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox.
  22. Isaiah 13:20וְרֹעִ֖ים · shepherd
    She will never be inhabited or settled from generation to generation; no nomad will pitch his tent there, no shepherd will rest his flock there.
  23. Isaiah 14:30וְרָעוּ֙ · will find pasture
    Then the firstborn of the poor will find pasture, and the needy will lie down in safety, but I will kill your root by famine, and your remnant will be slain.
  24. Isaiah 27:10יִרְעֶ֥ה · graze
    For the fortified city lies deserted—a homestead abandoned, a wilderness forsaken. There the calves graze, and there they lie down; they strip its branches bare.
  25. Isaiah 30:23יִרְעֶ֥ה · will graze
    Then He will send rain for the seed that you have sown in the ground, and the food that comes from your land will be rich and plentiful. On that day your cattle will graze in open pastures.
  26. Isaiah 31:4רֹעִ֔ים · of shepherds
    For this is what the LORD has said to me: “Like a lion roaring or a young lion over its prey—and though a band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not terrified by their shouting or subdued by their clamor—so the LORD of Hosts will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and its heights.
  27. Isaiah 38:12רֹעִ֑י · like a shepherd’s
    My dwelling has been picked up and removed from me like a shepherd’s tent. I have rolled up my life like a weaver; He cuts me off from the loom; from day until night You make an end of me.
  28. Isaiah 40:11כְּרֹעֶה֙ · He tends; יִרְעֶ֔ה · like a shepherd
    He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
  29. Isaiah 44:20רֹעֶ֣ה · He feeds on
    He feeds on ashes. His deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”
  30. Isaiah 44:28רֹעִ֔י · My shepherd
    …who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”
  31. Isaiah 49:9יִרְע֔וּ · They will feed
    …to say to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ They will feed along the pathways, and find pasture on every barren hill.
  32. Isaiah 56:11רֹעִ֔ים · are shepherds
    Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:
  33. Isaiah 61:5וְרָע֖וּ · and feed
    Strangers will stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers.
  34. Isaiah 63:11רֹעֵ֣י · the shepherds
    Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them,
  35. Isaiah 65:25יִרְע֣וּ · will feed together
    The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but the food of the serpent will be dust. They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain,” says the LORD.
  36. Jeremiah 2:8וְהָרֹעִ֖ים · and the leaders
    The priests did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD?’ The experts in the law no longer knew Me, and the leaders rebelled against Me. The prophets prophesied by Baal and followed useless idols.
  37. Jeremiah 2:16יִרְע֖וּךְ · have shaved
    The men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have shaved the crown of your head.
  38. Jeremiah 3:15רֹעִ֖ים · shepherds; וְרָע֥וּ · who will feed
    Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.”
  39. Jeremiah 6:3רֹעִ֖ים · Shepherds; רָע֖וּ
    Shepherds and their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents all around her, each tending his own portion:
  40. Jeremiah 10:21הָֽרֹעִ֔ים · the shepherds
    For the shepherds have become senseless; they do not seek the LORD. Therefore they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered.
  41. Jeremiah 12:10רֹעִ֤ים · shepherds
    Many shepherds have destroyed My vineyard; they have trampled My plot of ground. They have turned My pleasant field into a desolate wasteland.
  42. Jeremiah 17:16מֵרֹעֶ֣ה · from being Your shepherd
    But I have not run away from being Your shepherd; I have not desired the day of despair. You know that the utterance of my lips was spoken in Your presence.
  43. Jeremiah 22:22רֹעַ֙יִךְ֙ · will drive away; תִּרְעֶה־ · your shepherds
    The wind will drive away all your shepherds, and your lovers will go into captivity. Then you will be ashamed and humiliated because of all your wickedness.
  44. Jeremiah 23:1רֹעִ֗ים · to the shepherds
    “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” declares the LORD.
  45. Jeremiah 23:2הָרֹעִים֮ · the shepherds
    Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds who tend My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your deeds, declares the LORD.