When it is used with this meaning, lamb is an uncountable noun. For dinner, we had lamb and potatoes. The meat of an adult sheep is called mutton, but this meat is less common in Britain and America than lamb. Don't use 'sheep' to refer to the meat of a sheep. Collins COBUILD ...
Acts 8:32Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, "He was led as asheepto the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he doesn't open his mouth.(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) ...
“As gentle as a lamb” is a common metaphor brought to mind by this symbol. In a dream this symbol can indicate the Lamb of God (Christ), or being sacrificed like a “lamb to the slaughter.” The dreamer’s relationship with this symbol determines its meaning. ...
Isaiah 53:6 Meaning and Commentary Isaiah 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray Here the prophet represents all the elect of God, whether Jews or Gentiles; whom he compares to "sheep", not for their good qualities, but for their foolishness and stupidity; and particularly for their ...
This word is used for the individual member of a flock, almost always sing.: the Passover lamb (Exod 12) and a lamb led to the slaughter (Isa 53:7). In both vv. the tr. could be either sheep or goat. Sometimes it is particularized by attaching to עֵז, H6436, or כ...
The English word from the Middle Ages, “Manuren” is believed to be the predecessor of word “manure,” the former meaning “to cultivate land,” whereas it initially originated from French as “main-oeuvre” meaning “handwork,” which implies manuring of land manually. Manure is not just...
Its consumption is connected to the annual religious slaughter of a sheep (our 17 kilos of meat will be sub-divided according to Islamic law and 2/3 given out as gifts and charity), or the celebration of any recently fulfilled wish or answered prayer. Staking out a claim on khash, ...
All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.Berean Literal BibleAll who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them.King James BibleAll that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not ...
Ashworth, Palmer and Northen (2000, 97). ‘Support payments for sheep and cattle under the CAP are paid on a headage basis, meaning that the more animals a farmer keeps, the greater the subsidy he receives. The number of breeding ewes in the uplands increased by around 35% between 1980...
31 And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs. Exodus 22 New King James Version Responsibility for Property 22 “If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and slaughters it or sells it, he shall...