נֹקֵד
no.qedshepherdHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine2 occurrences2 books2 verses
Definition
active participle from the same as H5348; a spotter (of sheep or cattle), i.e. the owner or tender (who thus marks them)
Traditional renderings: herdman, sheepmaster.
Traditional renderings: herdman, sheepmaster.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- 2 Kings 3:4נֹקֵ֑ד · a sheep breederNow Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he would render to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams.
- Amos 1:1בַנֹּקְדִ֖ים · among the sheepherdersThese are the words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, in the days when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.