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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. Amos 3:12הָרֹעֶ֜ה · the shepherd
    This is what the LORD says: “As the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites dwelling in Samaria will be rescued having just the corner of a bed or the cushion of a couch.
  2. Jonah 3:7יִרְע֔וּ · eat
    Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let no man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything at all. They must not eat or drink.
  3. Micah 5:4וְרָעָה֙ · and shepherd [His flock]
    He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.
  4. Micah 5:5רֹעִ֔ים · shepherds
    And He will be our peace when Assyria invades our land and tramples our citadels. We will raise against it seven shepherds, even eight leaders of men.
  5. Micah 5:6וְרָע֞וּ · And they will rule
    And they will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the blade drawn. So He will deliver us when Assyria invades our land and marches into our borders.
  6. Micah 7:14רְעֵ֧ה · Shepherd; יִרְע֥וּ · Let them graze
    Shepherd with Your staff Your people, the flock of Your inheritance. They live alone in a woodland, surrounded by pastures. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
  7. Nahum 3:18רֹעֶ֙יךָ֙ · your shepherds
    O king of Assyria, your shepherds slumber; your officers sleep. Your people are scattered on the mountains with no one to gather them.
  8. Zephaniah 2:6רֹעִ֖ים · for shepherds
    So the seacoast will become a land of pastures, with wells for shepherds and folds for sheep.
  9. Zephaniah 2:7יִרְע֑וּן · they will find pasture
    The coast will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah; there they will find pasture. They will lie down in the evening among the houses of Ashkelon, for the LORD their God will attend to them and restore their captives.
  10. Zephaniah 3:13יִרְע֥וּ · will feed
    The remnant of Israel will no longer do wrong or speak lies, nor will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouths. But they will feed and lie down, with no one to make them tremble.”
  11. Zechariah 10:2רֹעֶֽה׃פ · of a shepherd
    For idols speak deceit and diviners see illusions; they tell false dreams and offer empty comfort. Therefore the people wander like sheep, oppressed for lack of a shepherd.
  12. Zechariah 10:3הָֽרֹעִים֙ · the shepherds
    “My anger burns against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders. For the LORD of Hosts attends to His flock, the house of Judah; He will make them like His royal steed in battle.
  13. Zechariah 11:3הָרֹעִ֔ים · of the shepherds
    Listen to the wailing of the shepherds, for their glory is in ruins. Listen to the roaring of the young lions, for the thickets of the Jordan are destroyed.
  14. Zechariah 11:4רְעֵ֖ה · Pasture
    This is what the LORD my God says: “Pasture the flock marked for slaughter,
  15. Zechariah 11:5וְרֹ֣עֵיהֶ֔ם · Even their own shepherds
    …whose buyers slaughter them without remorse. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich!’ Even their own shepherds have no compassion on them.
  16. Zechariah 11:7וָֽאֶרְעֶה֙ · So I pastured; וָאֶרְעֶ֖ה · and I pastured
    So I pastured the flock marked for slaughter, especially the afflicted of the flock. Then I took for myself two staffs, calling one Favor and the other Union, and I pastured the flock.
  17. Zechariah 11:8הָרֹעִ֖ים · shepherds
    And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me.
  18. Zechariah 11:9אֶרְעֶ֖ה · shepherd you
    Then I said, “I will no longer shepherd you. Let the dying die, and the perishing perish; and let those who remain devour one another’s flesh.”
  19. Zechariah 11:15רֹעֶ֥ה · shepherd
    And the LORD said to me: “Take up once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd.
  20. Zechariah 11:16רֹעֶ֜ה · a shepherd
    For behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will neither care for the lost, nor seek the young, nor heal the broken, nor sustain the healthy, but he will devour the flesh of the choice sheep and tear off their hooves.
  21. Zechariah 11:17רֹעִ֤י · shepherd
    Woe to the worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock! May a sword strike his arm and his right eye! May his arm be completely withered and his right eye utterly blinded!”
  22. Zechariah 13:7רֹעִי֙ · My Shepherd; הָֽרֹעֶה֙ · the Shepherd
    Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.