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Ewe [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

yu. [Latin ovis.] A female sheep; the female of the ovine race of animals.

Ewe [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The female of the sheep, and of sheeplike animals.

Ewe-necked [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Having a neck like a ewe; -- said of horses in which the arch of the neck is deficent, being somewhat hollowed out.

Ewer [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

yu're. A kind of pitcher with a wide spout, used to bring water for washing the hands.

Ewer [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug; esp., one used to hold water for the toilet.

Ewery [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Alt. of Ewry

King James Bible KJV Bible

Berean Standard Bible BSB Bible

10 KJV and 8 BSB verses contain “Ewe”

Genesis 21:28

And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.

Abraham separated seven ewe lambs from the flock,

Genesis 21:29

And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?

and Abimelech asked him, “Why have you set apart these seven ewe lambs?”

Genesis 21:30

And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.

He replied, “You are to accept the seven ewe lambs from my hand as my witness that I dug this well.”

Genesis 31:38

This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.

I have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten the rams of your flock.

Genesis 32:14

Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,

200 female goats, 20 male goats, 200 ewes, 20 rams,

Leviticus 14:10

And on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals of fine flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil.

On the eighth day he is to bring two unblemished male lambs, an unblemished ewe lamb a year old, a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with olive oil, and one log of olive oil.

Leviticus 22:28

And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day.

But you must not slaughter an ox or a sheep on the same day as its young.

Numbers 6:14

And he shall offer his offering unto the LORD, one he lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin offering, and one ram without blemish for peace offerings,

and he is to present an offering to the LORD of an unblemished year-old male lamb as a burnt offering, an unblemished year-old female lamb as a sin offering, and an unblemished ram as a peace offering—

2 Samuel 12:3

But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.

but the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food and drank from his cup; it slept in his arms and was like a daughter to him.

Psalms 78:71

From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

from tending the ewes He brought him to be shepherd of His people Jacob, of Israel His inheritance.

Isaiah 40:11

He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.