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Hebrew word study

בְּהֵמָהbᵉhêmâh — properly, a dumb beast

Pronounced “be-hay-maw'”

properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)

Translated in the King James as: beast, cattle.

Appears 190 times in Scripture

Origin: from an unused root (probably meaning to be mute);

Read it in context & ask Abram about this word

Where it appears

Genesis — 21×

Genesis 1:24 Genesis 1:25 Genesis 1:26 Genesis 2:20 Genesis 3:14 Genesis 6:7 Genesis 6:20 Genesis 7:2 Genesis 7:8 Genesis 7:14 Genesis 7:21 Genesis 7:23 Genesis 8:1 Genesis 8:17 Genesis 8:20 Genesis 9:10 Genesis 34:23 Genesis 36:6 Genesis 47:18+ 2 more in Genesis

Exodus — 18×

Exodus 8:17 Exodus 8:18 Exodus 9:9 Exodus 9:10 Exodus 9:19 Exodus 9:22 Exodus 9:25 Exodus 11:5 Exodus 11:7 Exodus 12:12 Exodus 12:29 Exodus 13:2 Exodus 13:12 Exodus 13:15 Exodus 19:13 Exodus 20:10 Exodus 22:10 Exodus 22:19

Leviticus — 31×

Leviticus 1:2 Leviticus 5:2 Leviticus 7:21 Leviticus 7:25 Leviticus 7:26 Leviticus 11:2 Leviticus 11:3 Leviticus 11:26 Leviticus 11:39 Leviticus 11:46 Leviticus 18:23 Leviticus 19:19 Leviticus 20:15 Leviticus 20:16 Leviticus 20:25 Leviticus 24:18 Leviticus 24:21 Leviticus 25:7 Leviticus 26:22 Leviticus 27:9 Leviticus 27:10 Leviticus 27:11 Leviticus 27:26 Leviticus 27:27 Leviticus 27:28+ 6 more in Leviticus

Numbers — 15×

Numbers 3:13 Numbers 3:41 Numbers 3:45 Numbers 8:17 Numbers 18:15 Numbers 31:9 Numbers 31:11 Numbers 31:26 Numbers 31:30 Numbers 31:47 Numbers 32:26 Numbers 35:3+ 3 more in Numbers

Deuteronomy — 18×

Deuteronomy 2:35 Deuteronomy 3:7 Deuteronomy 4:17 Deuteronomy 5:14 Deuteronomy 7:14 Deuteronomy 11:15 Deuteronomy 13:15 Deuteronomy 14:4 Deuteronomy 14:6 Deuteronomy 20:14 Deuteronomy 27:21 Deuteronomy 28:4 Deuteronomy 28:11 Deuteronomy 28:26 Deuteronomy 28:51 Deuteronomy 30:9 Deuteronomy 32:24+ 1 more in Deuteronomy

Joshua — 4×

Joshua 8:2 Joshua 8:27 Joshua 11:14 Joshua 21:2

Judges — 1×

1 Samuel — 1×

1 Kings — 2×

1 Ki 4:33 1 Ki 18:5

2 Kings — 2×

2 Ki 3:9 2 Ki 3:17

2 Chronicles — 2×

2 Chr 32:28+ 1 more in 2 Chronicles

Ezra — 2×

Ezra 1:4 Ezra 1:6

Nehemiah — 5×

Nehemiah 2:12 Nehemiah 2:14 Nehemiah 9:37 Nehemiah 10:36+ 1 more in Nehemiah

Job — 3×

Job 12:7 Job 18:3 Job 35:11

Psalms — 11×

Psalms 8:7 Psalms 36:6 Psalms 49:12 Psalms 49:20 Psalms 50:10 Psalms 73:22 Psalms 104:14 Psalms 107:38 Psalms 135:8 Psalms 147:9 Psalms 148:10

Proverbs — 2×

Proverbs 12:10 Proverbs 30:30

Ecclesiastes — 4×

Eccles 3:18 Eccles 3:19 Eccles 3:21+ 1 more in Ecclesiastes

Isaiah — 5×

Isaiah 18:6 Isaiah 30:6 Isaiah 46:1 Isaiah 63:14+ 1 more in Isaiah

Jeremiah — 18×

Jeremiah 7:20 Jeremiah 7:33 Jeremiah 9:10 Jeremiah 12:4 Jeremiah 15:3 Jeremiah 16:4 Jeremiah 19:7 Jeremiah 21:6 Jeremiah 27:5 Jeremiah 31:27 Jeremiah 32:43 Jeremiah 33:10 Jeremiah 33:12 Jeremiah 34:20 Jeremiah 36:29 Jeremiah 50:3 Jeremiah 51:62+ 1 more in Jeremiah

Ezekiel — 12×

Ezekiel 8:10 Ezekiel 14:13 Ezekiel 14:17 Ezekiel 14:19 Ezekiel 14:21 Ezekiel 25:13 Ezekiel 29:8 Ezekiel 29:11 Ezekiel 32:13 Ezekiel 36:11 Ezekiel 44:31+ 1 more in Ezekiel

Joel — 3×

Joel 1:18 Joel 1:20 Joel 2:22

Jonah — 3×

Jonah 3:7 Jonah 3:8 Jonah 4:11

Micah — 1×

Habakkuk — 1×

Zephaniah — 1×

Haggai — 1×

Zechariah — 3×

Zech 2:4 Zech 8:10 Zech 14:15

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