בּוֹקֵר
bôwqêr · H951 · Hebrew · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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herdsman, cattle breeder
Someone who breeds, rears, or cares for cattle
ExamplesAmos 7:14 Then Amos replied to Amaziah, “I am not a prophet, nor am I the son of a prophet; for I am a herdsman and a grower of sycamore figs.
How it’s used In 1 role
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- אָנֹכִיI 1
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Near synonyms 1 word
- רָעָה râʻâh · H7462 · to graze, to pasture, to feed
- Both refer to professional livestock tenders; רֹעֶה is the more common general term for shepherd/herdsman, while בּוֹקֵר appears to be a rarer or more specialized term for one who tends cattle specifically
In the other Testament 1 word
- ποιμήν poimḗn · G4166 · shepherd, pastor, minister
- Greek translation-equivalent for Hebrew 'herdman'; both refer to one who tends livestock professionally
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Professions001001003009
- The word denotes a herdsman by occupation, as Amos identifies himself as 'a herdsman and a grower of sycamore figs' rather than a professional prophet in Amos 7:14, fitting this domain's category for occupational roles.
Word family 7 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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