unfoldingWord_en_tw/bible/other/sheep.md

# ewe, ram, sheep, sheepfold, sheepshearers, sheepskins

## Definition:

A “sheep” is a medium-sized animal with four legs that has wool all over its body. A male sheep is called a “ram.” A female sheep is called a “ewe.” The plural of “sheep” is also “sheep.”

* A baby sheep is called a “lamb.”
* The Israelites often used sheep for sacrifices, especially male sheep and young sheep.
* People eat meat from sheep and use their wool to make clothing and other things.
* Sheep are very trusting, weak, and timid. They are easily influenced to wander away. They need a shepherd to lead them, protect them, and provide them with food, water, and shelter.
* In the Bible, people are compared to sheep who have God as their shepherd.

(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Unknowns](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown))

(See also: [Israel](../kt/israel.md), [lamb](../kt/lamb.md), [sacrifice](../other/sacrifice.md), [shepherd](../other/shepherd.md))

## Bible References:

* [Acts 8:32](rc://en/tn/help/act/08/32)
* [Genesis 30:32](rc://en/tn/help/gen/30/32)
* [John 2:14](rc://en/tn/help/jhn/02/14)
* [Luke 15:5](rc://en/tn/help/luk/15/05)
* [Mark 6:34](rc://en/tn/help/mrk/06/34)
* [Matthew 9:36](rc://en/tn/help/mat/09/36)
* [Matthew 10:6](rc://en/tn/help/mat/10/06)
* [Matthew 12:12](rc://en/tn/help/mat/12/12)
* [Matthew 25:33](rc://en/tn/help/mat/25/33)

## Examples from the Bible stories:

* __[9:12](rc://en/tn/help/obs/09/12)__ One day while Moses was taking care of his __sheep__, he saw a bush that was on fire.
* __[17:2](rc://en/tn/help/obs/17/02)__ David was a shepherd from the town of Bethlehem. At different times while he was watching his father’s __sheep__, David had killed both a lion and a bear that had attacked the __sheep__.
* __[30:3](rc://en/tn/help/obs/30/03)__ To Jesus, these people were like __sheep__ without a shepherd.
* __[38:8](rc://en/tn/help/obs/38/08)__ Jesus said, “All of you will all abandon me tonight. It is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd and all the __sheep__ will be scattered.’”

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H352, H1494, H1798, H2169, H3104, H3532, H3535, H3733, H3775, H5739, H5763, H6260, H6629, H6792, H7353, H7462, H7716, G4165, G4262, G4263