Lamb
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lam:
(1) The most used word is כּבשׂ, kebhes, “a young ram”; compare Arabic kebsh, “ram”; often of sacrifices; (feminine) כּבשׁה, kabhsāh, or כּבשׁה, kibchsāh, “ewe lamb” (2 Samuel 12:3); by transposition כּשׂב, kesebh, and feminine כּשׂבּה, kisbāh (Genesis 30:40; Leviticus 3:7; Leviticus 5:6). Heb. kebes, a male lamb from the first to the third year. Offered daily at the morning and the evening sacrifice (Exodus 29:38-42), on the Sabbath day (Numbers 28:9), at the feast of the New Moon (Numbers 28:11), of Trumpets (Numbers 29:2), of Tabernacles (Numbers 29:13-40), of Pentecost (Leviticus 23:18-20), and of the Passover (Exodus 12:5), and on many other occasions (1 Chronicles 29:21; 2 Chronicles 29:21; Leviticus 9:3; Leviticus 14:10-25).
(2) כּר, kar, “lamb” (Deuteronomy 32:14; 1 Samuel 15:9; 2 Kings 3:4).
(3) שׂה, seh, “one” of the flock (Genesis 22:7; Leviticus 5:7).
(4) צאן, cō'n, “sheep,” “goats,” “flock”; compare Arabic ḍâ'n, “sheep” (Exodus 12:21); and בּן צאן, ben cō'n (Psalm 114:4).
(5) טלה, ṭāleh, “young lamb”; compare Arabic ṭalî, “young lamb”; and טלאים, ṭela'īm (1 Samuel 7:9; Isaiah 40:11; Isaiah 65:25). Heb. taleh, a young sucking lamb (1 Samuel 7:9; Isaiah 65:25).
(6) אמּרין, 'immerīn (Ezra 6:9, Ezra 6:17; Ezra 7:17).
(7) ἄρνας, árnas, accusative plural (Luke 10:3); diminutive ἀρνίον, arníon (John 21:15; Revelation 5:6, etc.).
(8) ἀμνός, amnós (John 1:29, John 1:36; Acts 8:32; 1 Peter 1:19).
See Sheep.
In the symbolical language of Scripture the lamb is the type of meekness and innocence (Isaiah 11:6; Isaiah 65:25; Luke 10:3; John 21:15).
The lamb was a symbol of Christ (Genesis 4:4; Exodus 12:3; Exodus 29:38; Isaiah 16:1; Isaiah 53:7; John 1:36; Revelation 13:8). Christ is called the Lamb of God (John 1:29, John 1:36), as the great sacrifice of which the former sacrifices were only types (Numbers 6:12; Leviticus 14:12-17; Isaiah 53:7; 1 Corinthians 5:7).
