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כֶּשֶׂב H3775
H3775 is the Hebrew word כֶּשֶׂב, transliterated keseb and said keh'-seb. The King James Version most often renders it among the sheep.
What it means
a young sheep.
Where it comes from
apparently by transposition for H3532 (כֶּבֶשׂ).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 13 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: lamb.
Verses using כֶּשֶׂב
All 13 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 30:32 · KJV
I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.
Genesis 30:33 · KJV
So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.
Genesis 30:35 · KJV
And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.
Genesis 30:40 · KJV
And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not unto Laban’s cattle.
Leviticus 1:10 · KJV
And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish.
Leviticus 3:7 · KJV
If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before the LORD.
Leviticus 4:35 · KJV
And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them upon the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him.
Leviticus 7:23 · KJV
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat.
Leviticus 17:3 · KJV
What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp,
Leviticus 22:19 · KJV
Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats.
Leviticus 22:27 · KJV
When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall be seven days under the dam; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it shall be accepted for an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
Numbers 18:17 · KJV
But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Deuteronomy 14:4 · KJV
These are the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,
Common questions
What does Strong's H3775 mean?
H3775 is the Hebrew word כֶּשֶׂב (keseb), meaning a young sheep.
How is H3775 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it among the sheep (3 times), sheep (3 times), lamb (2 times), lambs (1 time), namely of the sheep (1 time), among others.
How many times does H3775 appear in the Bible?
כֶּשֶׂב (keseb) is tagged in 13 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3775 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: apparently by transposition for H3532 (כֶּבֶשׂ).
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