# livestock

## Definitions:

The term "livestock" refers to animals which are raised to provide food and other useful products. Some types of livestock are also trained as work animals.

* Kinds of livestock include sheep, cattle, goats, horses, and donkeys.
* In Biblical times, wealth was partly measured by how much livestock a person had.
* Livestock are used to produce items such as wool, milk, cheese, housing materials, and clothing.
* This term could also be translated as "farm animals."

(Translation suggestions: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])

(See also: [cow, ox](../other/cow.md), [donkey](../other/donkey.md), [goat](../other/goat.md), [horse](../other/horse.md), [sheep](../other/sheep.md))

## Picture of Livestock:

<a href="https://content.bibletranslationtools.org/WycliffeAssociates/en_tw/raw/branch/master/PNGs/l/Livestock.png"><img src="https://content.bibletranslationtools.org/WycliffeAssociates/en_tw/raw/branch/master/PNGs/l/Livestock.png" ></a>


## Bible References:

* [2 Kings 03:15-17](rc://en/tn/help/2ki/03/15)
* [Genesis 30:29](rc://en/tn/help/gen/30/29)
* [Joshua 01:14-15](rc://en/tn/help/jos/01/14)
* [Nehemiah 09:36-37](rc://en/tn/help/neh/09/36)
* [Numbers 03:41](rc://en/tn/help/num/03/41)

## Word Data:

* Strong's: H929, H1165, H4399, H4735

## Forms Found in the English ULB:

livestock