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ū ( רחל , rāḥēl , עוּל , ‛ūl , שׂה , seh , "a female sheep"): Rāḥēl (compare pr. note Rachel, and Arabic raḥala , "to migrate") is the ordinary Hebrew word for ewe, but is translated "sheep," though with clear indication of sex in context, in Isaiah 53:7 and Song of Solomon 6:6 (the Revised Version (British and American) "ewes"). ‛Ālōth , participle of ‛ūl , "to suckle" (compare Arabic ghāl ) is found in Psalm 78:71 and Isaiah 40:11 (the King James Version "are with young," the English Revised Version "that give suck," the American Standard Revised Version "have their young"). In 1 Samuel 6:7 , 1 Samuel 6:10 occurs pārōth ‛ālōth , "milch kine." Seh , in Leviticus 22:28 , while translated "ewe," might from the context be "ewe" or "shegoat" and indeed seems to be used here as a term applying equally to either, being used elsewhere for one of a flock of sheep or goats. See SHEEP .
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Ewe'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/e/ewe.html. 1915.
