Lectionary Calendar

Wednesday, March 26th, 2025
the Third Week of Lent

There are 25 days til Easter!

Attention!

StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa.
Click here to join the effort!

Bible Dictionaries
Sheepcote

Holman Bible Dictionary

Search for…

1 2 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Prev Entry
Sheep Market

Next Entry
Sheepfold

Resource Toolbox

Print Article

Additional Links

KJV translation of Hebrew term meaning, “home.” Modern translations usually use “pasture” as the sheep's home (2 Samuel 7:8; 1 Chronicles 17:7 ). In 1 Samuel 24:3 the Hebrew term refers to an enclosure and is usually translated “sheepfolds” or “sheep pens.”

Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Sheepcote'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/s/sheepcote.html. 1991.

Bible Dictionaries Sheepcote

Holman Bible Dictionary

Bible Dictionaries
Sheepcote