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Strong's H3532 כֶּבֶשׂ (kebes)

Kebes means “lamb” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3532 — nikolaos (“Nicolaus”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3532
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 100
Books 12

Strong's H3532 Quick Answer

Strong's H3532 כֶּבֶשׂ (kebes) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. kebes (keh-bes') n-m. 1. a ram (just old enough to butt) [from an unused root meaning to dominate] It has 100 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include rams, lamb, ram, lambs, and sheep. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
kebes (keh-bes') n-m. 1. a ram (just old enough to butt) [from an unused root meaning to dominate]
Usage
100 linked usages
Books
12 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
rams, lamb, ram, lambs, and sheep

Meaning and Definition

kebes (keh-bes') n-m. 1. a ram (just old enough to butt) [from an unused root meaning to dominate] KJV: lamb, sheep.

Original Word
כֶּבֶשׂ
Transliteration
kebes
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3532. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H3532 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render kebes, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

rams Leviticus 23:18 34× lamb Exodus 12:5 30× ram Numbers 6:14 27× lambs Exodus 29:38 sheep Job 31:20

How Strong's H3532 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 100 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3532 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H3532 in the Old Testament

100 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 12:5 KJV

Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:

Exodus 29:38 KJV

Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually.

Exodus 29:39 KJV

The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even:

Usage Excerpts

First 100 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3532.

Exodus 12:5 Old Testament, KJV
Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:
Exodus 29:38 Old Testament, KJV
Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually.
Exodus 29:39 Old Testament, KJV
The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even:
Exodus 29:40 Old Testament, KJV
And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering.
Exodus 29:41 Old Testament, KJV
And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
Leviticus 4:32 Old Testament, KJV
And if he bring a lamb for a sin offering, he shall bring it a female without blemish.
Leviticus 9:3 Old Testament, KJV
And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;
Leviticus 12:6 Old Testament, KJV
And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest:
Leviticus 14:10 Old Testament, KJV
And on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals of fine flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil.
Leviticus 14:12 Old Testament, KJV
And the priest shall take one he lamb, and offer him for a trespass offering, and the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offering before the LORD:
Leviticus 14:13 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall slay the lamb in the place where he shall kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the holy place: for as the sin offering is the priest's, so is the trespass offering: it is most holy:
Leviticus 14:21 Old Testament, KJV
And if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil;
Leviticus 14:24 Old Testament, KJV
And the priest shall take the lamb of the trespass offering, and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD:
Leviticus 14:25 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering, and the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot:
Leviticus 23:12 Old Testament, KJV
And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the LORD.
Leviticus 23:18 Old Testament, KJV
And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be for a burnt offering unto the LORD, with their meat offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of sweet savour unto the LORD.
Leviticus 23:19 Old Testament, KJV
Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin offering, and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offerings.
Leviticus 23:20 Old Testament, KJV
And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits for a wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to the LORD for the priest.
Numbers 6:12 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall consecrate unto the LORD the days of his separation, and shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass offering: but the days that were before shall be lost, because his separation was defiled.
Numbers 6:14 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall offer his offering unto the LORD, one he lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin offering, and one ram without blemish for peace offerings,
Numbers 7:15 Old Testament, KJV
One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
Numbers 7:17 Old Testament, KJV
And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
Numbers 7:21 Old Testament, KJV
One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
Numbers 7:23 Old Testament, KJV
And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nethaneel the son of Zuar.
Numbers 7:27 Old Testament, KJV
One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
Numbers 7:29 Old Testament, KJV
And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.
Numbers 7:33 Old Testament, KJV
One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
Numbers 7:35 Old Testament, KJV
And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.
Numbers 7:39 Old Testament, KJV
One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
Numbers 7:41 Old Testament, KJV
And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
Numbers 7:45 Old Testament, KJV
One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
Numbers 7:47 Old Testament, KJV
And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
Numbers 7:51 Old Testament, KJV
One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
Numbers 7:53 Old Testament, KJV
And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.
Numbers 7:57 Old Testament, KJV
One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
Numbers 7:59 Old Testament, KJV
And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
Numbers 7:63 Old Testament, KJV
One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
Numbers 7:65 Old Testament, KJV
And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.
Numbers 7:69 Old Testament, KJV
One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
Numbers 7:71 Old Testament, KJV
And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
Numbers 7:75 Old Testament, KJV
One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
Numbers 7:77 Old Testament, KJV
And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ocran.
Numbers 7:81 Old Testament, KJV
One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
Numbers 7:83 Old Testament, KJV
And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.
Numbers 7:87 Old Testament, KJV
All the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve bullocks, the rams twelve, the lambs of the first year twelve, with their meat offering: and the kids of the goats for sin offering twelve.
Numbers 7:88 Old Testament, KJV
And all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace offerings were twenty and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he goats sixty, the lambs of the first year sixty. This was the dedication of the altar, after that it was anointed.
Numbers 15:5 Old Testament, KJV
And the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering shalt thou prepare with the burnt offering or sacrifice, for one lamb.
Numbers 15:11 Old Testament, KJV
Thus shall it be done for one bullock, or for one ram, or for a lamb, or a kid.
Numbers 28:3 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto the LORD; two lambs of the first year without spot day by day, for a continual burnt offering.
Numbers 28:4 Old Testament, KJV
The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at even;
Numbers 28:7 Old Testament, KJV
And the drink offering thereof shall be the fourth part of an hin for the one lamb: in the holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the LORD for a drink offering.
Numbers 28:8 Old Testament, KJV
And the other lamb shalt thou offer at even: as the meat offering of the morning, and as the drink offering thereof, thou shalt offer it, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Numbers 28:9 Old Testament, KJV
And on the sabbath day two lambs of the first year without spot, and two tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and the drink offering thereof:
Numbers 28:11 Old Testament, KJV
And in the beginnings of your months ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram, seven lambs of the first year without spot;
Numbers 28:13 Old Testament, KJV
And a several tenth deal of flour mingled with oil for a meat offering unto one lamb; for a burnt offering of a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.
Numbers 28:14 Old Testament, KJV
And their drink offerings shall be half an hin of wine unto a bullock, and the third part of an hin unto a ram, and a fourth part of an hin unto a lamb: this is the burnt offering of every month throughout the months of the year.
Numbers 28:19 Old Testament, KJV
But ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering unto the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram, and seven lambs of the first year: they shall be unto you without blemish:
Numbers 28:21 Old Testament, KJV
A several tenth deal shalt thou offer for every lamb, throughout the seven lambs:
Numbers 28:27 Old Testament, KJV
But ye shall offer the burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; two young bullocks, one ram, seven lambs of the first year;
Numbers 28:29 Old Testament, KJV
A several tenth deal unto one lamb, throughout the seven lambs;
Numbers 29:2 Old Testament, KJV
And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish:
Numbers 29:4 Old Testament, KJV
And one tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs:
Numbers 29:8 Old Testament, KJV
But ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD for a sweet savour; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year; they shall be unto you without blemish:
Numbers 29:10 Old Testament, KJV
A several tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs:
Numbers 29:13 Old Testament, KJV
And ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD; thirteen young bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year; they shall be without blemish:
Numbers 29:15 Old Testament, KJV
And a several tenth deal to each lamb of the fourteen lambs:
Numbers 29:17 Old Testament, KJV
And on the second day ye shall offer twelve young bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without spot:
Numbers 29:18 Old Testament, KJV
And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
Numbers 29:20 Old Testament, KJV
And on the third day eleven bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish;
Numbers 29:21 Old Testament, KJV
And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
Numbers 29:23 Old Testament, KJV
And on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:
Numbers 29:24 Old Testament, KJV
Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
Numbers 29:26 Old Testament, KJV
And on the fifth day nine bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without spot:
Numbers 29:27 Old Testament, KJV
And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
Numbers 29:29 Old Testament, KJV
And on the sixth day eight bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:
Numbers 29:30 Old Testament, KJV
And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
Numbers 29:32 Old Testament, KJV
And on the seventh day seven bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:
Numbers 29:33 Old Testament, KJV
And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
Numbers 29:36 Old Testament, KJV
But ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: one bullock, one ram, seven lambs of the first year without blemish:
Numbers 29:37 Old Testament, KJV
Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullock, for the ram, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
1 Chronicles 29:21 Old Testament, KJV
And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings unto the LORD, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel:
2 Chronicles 29:21 Old Testament, KJV
And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the LORD.
2 Chronicles 29:22 Old Testament, KJV
So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar: likewise, when they had killed the rams, they sprinkled the blood upon the altar: they killed also the lambs, and they sprinkled the blood upon the altar.
2 Chronicles 29:32 Old Testament, KJV
And the number of the burnt offerings, which the congregation brought, was threescore and ten bullocks, an hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt offering to the LORD.
2 Chronicles 35:7 Old Testament, KJV
And Josiah gave to the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all for the passover offerings, for all that were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bullocks: these were of the king's substance.
Ezra 8:35 Old Testament, KJV
Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering unto the LORD.
Job 31:20 Old Testament, KJV
If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
Proverbs 27:26 Old Testament, KJV
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
Isaiah 1:11 Old Testament, KJV
To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.
Isaiah 5:17 Old Testament, KJV
Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.
Isaiah 11:6 Old Testament, KJV
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Jeremiah 11:19 Old Testament, KJV
But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.
Ezekiel 46:4 Old Testament, KJV
And the burnt offering that the prince shall offer unto the LORD in the sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish, and a ram without blemish.
Ezekiel 46:5 Old Testament, KJV
And the meat offering shall be an ephah for a ram, and the meat offering for the lambs as he shall be able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah.
Ezekiel 46:6 Old Testament, KJV
And in the day of the new moon it shall be a young bullock without blemish, and six lambs, and a ram: they shall be without blemish.
Ezekiel 46:7 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall prepare a meat offering, an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and for the lambs according as his hand shall attain unto, and an hin of oil to an ephah.
Ezekiel 46:11 Old Testament, KJV
And in the feasts and in the solemnities the meat offering shall be an ephah to a bullock, and an ephah to a ram, and to the lambs as he is able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah.
Ezekiel 46:13 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt daily prepare a burnt offering unto the LORD of a lamb of the first year without blemish: thou shalt prepare it every morning.
Ezekiel 46:15 Old Testament, KJV
Thus shall they prepare the lamb, and the meat offering, and the oil, every morning for a continual burnt offering.
Hosea 4:16 Old Testament, KJV
For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3532, grouped by book.

Exodus 5 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 13 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 62 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 4 usages, Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 7 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H3532 FAQ

What does kebes (כֶּבֶשׂ) mean?

Kebes (Strong's H3532) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "lamb". kebes (keh-bes') n-m. 1. a ram (just old enough to butt) [from an unused root meaning to dominate]

How many times is kebes (כֶּבֶשׂ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 100 linked usages for Strong's H3532 across 12 books.

Where can I study kebes (כֶּבֶשׂ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3532 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate kebes (כֶּבֶשׂ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as rams, lamb, ram, lambs, and sheep. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.