כֶּשֶׂב
keśeb
lamb
Strong's H3775NounHebrewTWOT 949

כֶּשֶׂב (keśeb) is a Hebrew noun meaning lamb. It appears 13 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H3775).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 949)

Range of meaning (TWOT 949)lamb; ewe-lamb; ram, young sheep, young ewe; sheep
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

כֶּ֫בֶשׂ noun, masculine: lamb

כֶּ֫שֶׂב noun, masculine: lamb

כִּשְׂבָּה noun, feminine: ewe-lamb

Strong's H3532 כֶּבֶשׂ: a ram (just old enough to butt)
KJV:lamb, sheep.

Strong's H3775 כֶּשֶׂב: a young sheep
KJV:lamb.

Strong's H3776 כִּשְׂבָּה: a young ewe
KJV:lamb.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

See it in Scripture

Genesis 30:32Leviticus 1:10Numbers 18:17

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