Word Study · Strong's H7794 · Hebrew
שׁוֹר
shor
shore
Strong's 1890 spelling: shôwr
“a bullock (as a traveller)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a bullock (as a traveller)
Rendered in the KJV as
bull(-ock), cow, ox, wall (by mistake for H7791 (שׁוּר)).
- 79occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 17 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 49inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 79 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 49
- שׁ֥וֹר10
- שׁ֣וֹר9
- הַשּׁ֖וֹר3
- הַשּׁוֹר֙3
- הַשּׁ֔וֹר3
- מִשּׁ֥וֹר2
- שׁוֹר֙2
- שׁ֡וֹר2
- שׁ֖וֹר2
- שֽׁוֹר׃2
- שׁוֹר֣וֹ2
- שׁוֹר֜וֹ2
and 37 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 27
- an ox20
- the ox13
- [the] ox of6
- ox[en]6
- and an ox5
- ox his5
- from an ox2
- more than an ox2
- ox your2
- [is] an ox1
- [was] an ox1
- [will be] an ox1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 14
- noun · masculine singular31
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular13
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular7
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular6
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)6
- preposition + noun · masculine singular6
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1
- noun · masculine plural1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 31
- HTd/Ncmsa · 13
- HNcmsc/Sp3ms · 7
- HC/Ncmsa · 6
- HNcmsc · 6
- HR/Ncmsa · 6
- HNcmsc/Sp2ms · 3
- HC/Ncmsc/Sp2ms · 1
- HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms · 1
- HC/Td/Ncmsa · 1
- HNcmpa · 1
- HR/Ncmsc · 1
All 79, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Exodus24 of 79 · 30%
- Deuteronomy12 of 79 · 15%
- Leviticus10 of 79 · 13%
- 1 Samuel5 of 79 · 6%
- Numbers4 of 79 · 5%
Exodus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis2 occurrences
- Genesis 32:5שׁ֣וֹרshornoun · masculine singularI have oxen, donkeys, flocks, menservants, and maidservants. I have sent this message to inform my master, so that I may find favor in your sight.’”here: ox[en]
- Genesis 49:6שֽׁוֹר׃shornoun · masculine singularMay I never enter their council; may I never join their assembly. For they kill men in their anger, and hamstring oxen on a whim.here: ox[en]
Exodus24 occurrences
- Exodus 20:17וְשׁוֹר֣וֹveshoroconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularYou shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”here: and ox his
- Exodus 21:28שׁ֥וֹרshornoun · masculine singularIf an ox gores a man or woman to death, the ox must surely be stoned, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the ox shall not be held responsible.here: an ox
- Exodus 21:28הַשּׁ֗וֹרhashorthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularIf an ox gores a man or woman to death, the ox must surely be stoned, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the ox shall not be held responsible.here: the ox
- Exodus 21:28הַשּׁ֖וֹרhashorthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularIf an ox gores a man or woman to death, the ox must surely be stoned, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the ox shall not be held responsible.here: the ox
- Exodus 21:29שׁוֹר֩shornoun · masculine singularBut if the ox has a habit of goring, and its owner has been warned yet does not restrain it, and it kills a man or woman, then the ox must be stoned and its owner must also be put to death.here: [will be] an ox
- Exodus 21:29הַשּׁוֹר֙hashorthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularBut if the ox has a habit of goring, and its owner has been warned yet does not restrain it, and it kills a man or woman, then the ox must be stoned and its owner must also be put to death.here: the ox
- Exodus 21:32הַשּׁ֖וֹרhashorthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularIf the ox gores a manservant or maidservant, the owner must pay thirty shekels of silver to the master of that servant, and the ox must be stoned.here: the ox
- Exodus 21:32וְהַשּׁ֖וֹרvehashorconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularIf the ox gores a manservant or maidservant, the owner must pay thirty shekels of silver to the master of that servant, and the ox must be stoned.here: and the ox
- Exodus 21:33שּׁ֖וֹרshornoun · masculine singularIf a man opens or digs a pit and fails to cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,here: an ox
- Exodus 21:35שֽׁוֹר־shor-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)If a man’s ox injures his neighbor’s ox and it dies, they must sell the live one and divide the proceeds; they also must divide the dead animal.here: [the] ox of
- Exodus 21:35שׁ֥וֹרshornoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)If a man’s ox injures his neighbor’s ox and it dies, they must sell the live one and divide the proceeds; they also must divide the dead animal.here: [the] ox of
- Exodus 21:35הַשּׁ֤וֹרhashorthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularIf a man’s ox injures his neighbor’s ox and it dies, they must sell the live one and divide the proceeds; they also must divide the dead animal.here: the ox
- Exodus 21:36שׁ֣וֹרshornoun · masculine singularBut if it was known that the ox had a habit of goring, yet its owner failed to restrain it, he shall pay full compensation, ox for ox, and the dead animal will be his.here: [is] an ox
- Exodus 21:36שׁוֹר֙shornoun · masculine singularBut if it was known that the ox had a habit of goring, yet its owner failed to restrain it, he shall pay full compensation, ox for ox, and the dead animal will be his.here: an ox
- Exodus 21:36הַשּׁ֔וֹרhashorthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularBut if it was known that the ox had a habit of goring, yet its owner failed to restrain it, he shall pay full compensation, ox for ox, and the dead animal will be his.here: the ox
- Exodus 22:1שׁ֣וֹרshornoun · masculine singular“If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters or sells it, he must repay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.here: an ox
- Exodus 22:1הַשּׁ֔וֹרhashorthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular“If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters or sells it, he must repay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.here: the ox
- Exodus 22:4מִשּׁ֧וֹרmishorpreposition + noun · masculine singularIf what was stolen is actually found alive in his possession—whether ox or donkey or sheep—he must pay back double.here: from an ox
- Exodus 22:9שׁ֡וֹרshornoun · masculine singularIn all cases of illegal possession of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any lost item that someone claims, ‘This is mine,’ both parties shall bring their cases before the judges. The one whom the judges find guilty must pay back double to his neighbor.here: an ox
- Exodus 22:10שׁ֥וֹרshornoun · masculine singularIf a man gives a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any other animal to be cared for by his neighbor, but it dies or is injured or stolen while no one is watching,here: an ox
- Exodus 22:30לְשֹׁרְךָ֖leshorekhapreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularYou shall do likewise with your cattle and your sheep. Let them stay with their mothers for seven days, but on the eighth day you are to give them to Me.here: to ox your
- Exodus 23:4שׁ֧וֹרshornoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.here: [the] ox of
- Exodus 23:12שֽׁוֹרְךָ֙shorkhanoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularFor six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the son of your maidservant may be refreshed, as well as the foreign resident.here: ox your
- Exodus 34:19שׁ֥וֹרshornoun · masculine singularThe first offspring of every womb belongs to Me, including all the firstborn males among your livestock, whether cattle or sheep.here: an ox
Leviticus10 occurrences
- Leviticus 4:10מִשּׁ֖וֹרmishorpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)just as the fat is removed from the ox of the peace offering. Then the priest shall burn them on the altar of burnt offering.here: from [the] ox of
- Leviticus 7:23שׁ֥וֹרshornoun · masculine singular“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘You are not to eat any of the fat of an ox, a sheep, or a goat.here: an ox
- Leviticus 9:4וְשׁ֨וֹרveshorconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularan ox and a ram for a peace offering to sacrifice before the LORD, and a grain offering mixed with oil. For today the LORD will appear to you.’”here: and an ox
- Leviticus 9:18הַשּׁוֹר֙hashorthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen he slaughtered the ox and the ram as the people’s peace offering. His sons brought him the blood, and he sprinkled it on all sides of the altar.here: the ox
- Leviticus 9:19הַשּׁ֑וֹרhashorthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThey also brought the fat portions from the ox and the ram—the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver—here: the ox
- Leviticus 17:3שׁ֥וֹרshornoun · masculine singular‘Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp or outside of ithere: an ox
- Leviticus 22:23וְשׁ֥וֹרveshorconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularYou may present as a freewill offering an ox or sheep that has a deformed or stunted limb, but it is not acceptable in fulfillment of a vow.here: and an ox
- Leviticus 22:27שׁ֣וֹרshornoun · masculine singular“When an ox, a sheep, or a goat is born, it must remain with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day on, it will be acceptable as an offering made by fire to the LORD.here: an ox
- Leviticus 22:28וְשׁ֖וֹרveshorconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularBut you must not slaughter an ox or a sheep on the same day as its young.here: and an ox
- Leviticus 27:26שׁ֣וֹרshornoun · masculine singularBut no one may consecrate a firstborn of the livestock, because a firstborn belongs to the LORD. Whether it is an ox or a sheep, it is the LORD’s.here: an ox
Numbers4 occurrences
- Numbers 7:3וְשׁ֣וֹרveshorconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularThey brought as their offering before the LORD six covered carts and twelve oxen—an ox from each leader and a cart from every two leaders—and presented them before the tabernacle.here: and an ox
- Numbers 15:11לַשּׁוֹר֙lashorpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThis is to be done for each bull, ram, lamb, or goat.here: for the bull
- Numbers 18:17שׁ֡וֹרshornoun · masculine singularBut you must not redeem the firstborn of an ox, a sheep, or a goat; they are holy. You are to sprinkle their blood on the altar and burn their fat as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.here: a cow
- Numbers 22:4הַשּׁ֔וֹרhashorthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularSo the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde will devour everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.” Since Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time,here: the ox
Deuteronomy12 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 5:14וְשׁוֹרְךָ֨veshorkhaconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularbut the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox or donkey or any of your livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest as you do.here: and ox your
- Deuteronomy 5:21שׁוֹר֣וֹshoronoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularYou shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. You shall not covet your neighbor’s house or field, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”here: ox his
- Deuteronomy 14:4שׁ֕וֹרshornoun · masculine singularThese are the animals that you may eat: The ox, the sheep, the goat,here: an ox
- Deuteronomy 15:19שׁוֹרֶ֔ךָshorekhanoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularYou must set apart to the LORD your God every firstborn male produced by your herds and flocks. You are not to put the firstborn of your oxen to work, nor are you to shear the firstborn of your flock.here: ox[en] your
- Deuteronomy 17:1שׁ֣וֹרshornoun · masculine singularYou shall not sacrifice to the LORD your God an ox or a sheep with any defect or serious flaw, for that is detestable to the LORD your God.here: an ox
- Deuteronomy 18:3שׁ֣וֹרshornoun · masculine singularThis shall be the priests’ share from the people who offer a sacrifice, whether a bull or a sheep: the priests are to be given the shoulder, the jowls, and the stomach.here: ox
- Deuteronomy 22:1שׁ֨וֹרshornoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)If you see your brother’s ox or sheep straying, you must not ignore it; be sure to return it to your brother.here: [the] ox of
- Deuteronomy 22:4שׁוֹרוֹ֙shoronoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularIf you see your brother’s donkey or ox fallen on the road, you must not ignore it; you must help him lift it up.here: ox his
- Deuteronomy 22:10בְּשׁוֹר־beshor-preposition + noun · masculine singularDo not plow with an ox and a donkey yoked together.here: with an ox
- Deuteronomy 25:4שׁ֖וֹרshornoun · masculine singularDo not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.here: an ox
- Deuteronomy 28:31שׁוֹרְךָ֞shorkhanoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularYour ox will be slaughtered before your eyes, but you will not eat any of it. Your donkey will be taken away and not returned to you. Your flock will be given to your enemies, and no one will save you.here: ox your
- Deuteronomy 33:17שׁוֹר֜וֹshoronoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHis majesty is like a firstborn bull, and his horns are like those of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even to the ends of the earth. Such are the myriads of Ephraim, and such are the thousands of Manasseh.”here: ox his
Joshua2 occurrences
- Joshua 6:21שׁ֥וֹרshornoun · masculine singularAt the edge of the sword they devoted to destruction everything in the city—man and woman, young and old, oxen, sheep, and donkeys.here: ox[en]
- Joshua 7:24שׁוֹרוֹ֩shoronoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThen Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the cloak, the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his oxen and donkeys and sheep, his tent, and everything else he owned, and brought them to the Valley of Achor.here: ox[en] his
Judges2 occurrences
- Judges 6:4וָשׁ֖וֹרvashorconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularencamping against them as far as Gaza and destroying the produce of the land. They left Israel with no sustenance, neither sheep nor oxen nor donkeys.here: and an ox
- Judges 6:25הַשּׁוֹר֙hashorthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularOn that very night the LORD said to Gideon, “Take your father’s young bull and a second bull seven years old, tear down your father’s altar to Baal, and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.here: the ox
1 Samuel5 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 12:3שׁוֹר֩׀shornoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”here: [the] ox of
- 1 Samuel 14:34שׁוֹר֜וֹshoronoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThen he said, “Go among the troops and tell them, ‘Each man must bring me his ox or his sheep, slaughter them in this place, and then eat. Do not sin against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.’” So that night everyone brought his ox and slaughtered it there.here: ox his
- 1 Samuel 14:34שׁוֹר֧וֹshoronoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThen he said, “Go among the troops and tell them, ‘Each man must bring me his ox or his sheep, slaughter them in this place, and then eat. Do not sin against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.’” So that night everyone brought his ox and slaughtered it there.here: ox his
- 1 Samuel 15:3מִשּׁ֣וֹרmishorpreposition + noun · masculine singularNow go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”here: from an ox
- 1 Samuel 22:19וְשׁ֧וֹרveshorconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularHe also put to the sword Nob, the city of the priests, with its men and women, children and infants, oxen, donkeys, and sheep.here: and ox[en]
2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 Kings2 occurrences
- 1 Kings 1:19שׁ֥וֹרshornoun · masculine singularAnd he has sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the other sons of the king, as well as Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of the army. But he did not invite your servant Solomon.here: ox[en]
- 1 Kings 1:25שׁ֥וֹרshornoun · masculine singularFor today he has gone down and sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the sons of the king, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest. And behold, they are eating and drinking before him, saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’here: ox[en]
Job3 occurrences
- Job 6:5שּׁ֝֗וֹרshornoun · masculine singularDoes a wild donkey bray over fresh grass, or an ox low over its fodder?here: an ox
- Job 21:10שׁוֹר֣וֹshoronoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularTheir bulls breed without fail; their cows bear calves and do not miscarry.here: bull his
- Job 24:3שׁ֣וֹרshornoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)They drive away the donkey of the fatherless and take the widow’s ox in pledge.here: [the] ox of
Psalms2 occurrences
Proverbs3 occurrences
- Proverbs 7:22כְּ֭שׁוֹרkeshorpreposition + noun · masculine singularHe follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,here: like an ox
- Proverbs 14:4שֽׁוֹר׃shornoun · masculine singularWhere there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but an abundant harvest comes through the strength of the ox.here: an ox
- Proverbs 15:17מִשּׁ֥וֹרmishorpreposition + noun · masculine singularBetter a dish of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred.here: more than an ox
Isaiah4 occurrences
- Isaiah 1:3שׁוֹר֙shornoun · masculine singularThe ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”here: an ox
- Isaiah 7:25שׁ֔וֹרshornoun · masculine singularFor fear of the briers and thorns, you will no longer traverse the hills once tilled by the hoe; they will become places for oxen to graze and sheep to trample.here: ox[en]
- Isaiah 32:20הַשּׁ֖וֹרhashorthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularBlessed are those who sow beside abundant waters, who let the ox and donkey range freely.here: the ox
- Isaiah 66:3הַשּׁ֜וֹרhashorthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularWhoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.here: the ox
