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1Sheep — For other uses, see Sheep (disambiguation). Domestic sheep A research flo …
2slaughter — [[t]slɔ͟ːtə(r)[/t]] slaughters, slaughtering, slaughtered 1) VERB: usu passive If large numbers of people or animals are slaughtered, they are killed in a way that is cruel or unnecessary. [be V ed] Thirty four people were slaughtered while… …
3slaughter — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ indiscriminate, mass, wholesale ▪ the indiscriminate slaughter of civilians ▪ brutal, senseless, terrible …
4Slaughter offering — A slaughter offering (Hebrew: Zevaḥ [Though zevaḥ simply means sacrifice in modern Hebrew, it originally meant slaughter Peake s commentary on the Bible ] ) is a type of Biblical sacrifice, specifically the slaughter of an animal for the purpose… …
5SHEEP — In the Bible the term ẓon indicates both sheep and goats (Lev. 1:10; 3:6; et al.); only once does it refer to sheep alone, as distinct from izzim ( goats ; I Sam. 25:2). In the Mishnah both are referred to as behemah dakkah ( small cattle ). The… …
6sheep — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hill (BrE), mountain ▪ lost (often figurative), stray ▪ the doleful cries of lost sheep ▪ He sees it as his duty to take care of the lost sheep …
7slaughter — {{11}}slaughter (n.) c.1300, killing of a cattle or sheep for food, killing of a person, from O.N. *slahtr, akin to slatr a butchering, butcher meat, slatra to slaughter, and slattr a mowing; related to sla to strike (see SLAY (Cf. slay)), from P …
8slaughter — slaughterer, n. slaughteringly, adv. /slaw teuhr/, n. 1. the killing or butchering of cattle, sheep, etc., esp. for food. 2. the brutal or violent killing of a person. 3. the killing of great numbers of people or animals indiscriminately; carnage …
9sheep — Domesticated by the time of Jacob (Gen. 30:37–42); sheep provided meat, wool, hide, and milk, and so were fundamental to human existence. Their shepherds were in constant search of suitable pasture (1 Chron. 4:39–40). In the NT sheep are often… …
10slaughter — /ˈslɔtə / (say slawtuh) noun 1. the killing or butchering of cattle, sheep, etc., especially for food. 2. the brutal or violent killing of a person. 3. the killing by violence of great numbers of persons; carnage; massacre. –verb (t) 4. to kill… …
