Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
colt
Usage: he-ass, male ass
Strong's Number
H5895
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
8
Books
5
Strong's H5895 Quick Answer
Strong's H5895 עַיִר (`ayir) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `ayir (ah'-yeer) n-m. 1. (properly) a young donkey (as just broken to a load) 2. (hence) an donkey's colt It has 8 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include colts, young, colt, and just. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- `ayir (ah'-yeer) n-m. 1. (properly) a young donkey (as just broken to a load) 2. (hence) an donkey's colt
- Usage
- 8 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- colts, young, colt, and just
Meaning and Definition
`ayir (ah'-yeer) n-m. 1. (properly) a young donkey (as just broken to a load) 2. (hence) an donkey's colt [from H5782 in the sense of raising (i.e. bearing a burden)] KJV: (ass) colt, foal, young ass. Root(s): H5782
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5895. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H5895 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `ayir, 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.
How Strong's H5895 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 8 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H5895 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 H5895 in the Old Testament
8 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.
Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:
And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
Usage Excerpts
First 8 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5895.
Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.
Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:
And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.
For vain men would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt.
The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.
The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground shall eat clean provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5895, grouped by book.
Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H5895 FAQ
What does ayir (עַיִר) mean?
Ayir (Strong's H5895) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "young ass". `ayir (ah'-yeer) n-m. 1. (properly) a young donkey (as just broken to a load) 2. (hence) an donkey's colt
How many times is ayir (עַיִר) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 8 linked usages for Strong's H5895 across 5 books.
Where can I study ayir (עַיִר) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5895 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate ayir (עַיִר)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as colts, young, colt, and just. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.