Lamb

Arts:

Arts Topics: John the Baptist with the Lamb of God; The Lamb of God Focused; The Lamb of God in Various Compositions

Lamb [EBD]

(1.) Heb. kebes, a male lamb from the first to the third year. Offered daily at the morning and the evening sacrifice (Ex. 29:38-42), on the Sabbath day (Num. 28:9), at the feast of the New Moon (28:11), of Trumpets (29:2), of Tabernacles (13-40), of Pentecost (Lev. 23:18-20), and of the Passover (Ex. 12:5), and on many other occasions (1 Chr. 29:21; 2 Chr. 29:21; Lev. 9:3; 14:10-25).

(2.) Heb. taleh, a young sucking lamb (1 Sam. 7:9; Isa. 65:25). In the symbolical language of Scripture the lamb is the type of meekness and innocence (Isa. 11:6; 65:25; Luke 10:3; John 21:15).

The lamb was a symbol of Christ (Gen. 4:4; Ex. 12:3; 29:38; Isa. 16:1; 53:7; John 1:36; Rev. 13:8).

Christ is called the Lamb of God (John 1:29, 36), as the great sacrifice of which the former sacrifices were only types (Num. 6:12; Lev. 14:12-17; Isa. 53:7; 1 Cor. 5:7).

Lamb [NAVE]

LAMB
Offering of, Ex. 29:38-41; Lev. 3:7; 4:32; 5:6; 22:23; 23:12; Num. 6:12; 7:15, 21; 28:3-8.
Not to be boiled in its mother's milk, Ex. 23:19.

LAMB [ISBE]

LAMB - lam: (1) The most used word is kebhes, "a young ram"; compare Arabic kebsh, "ram"; often of sacrifices; (feminine) kabhsah, or kibchsah, "ewe lamb" (2 Sam 12:3); by transposition kesebh, and feminine kisbah (Gen 30:40; Lev 3:7; 5:6). (2) kar, "lamb" (Dt 32:14; 1 Sam 15:9; 2 Ki 3:4). (3) seh, "one" of the flock (Gen 22:7; Lev 5:7). (4) tso'n, "sheep," "goats," "flock"; compare Arabic da'n, "sheep" (Ex 12:21); and ben tso'n (Ps 114:4). (5) Taleh, "young lamb"; compare Arabic Tali, "young lamb"; and Tela'im (1 Sam 7:9; Isa 40:11; 65:25). (6) 'immerin (Ezr 6:9,17; 7:17). (7) arnas, accusative plural (Lk 10:3); diminutive arnion (Jn 21:15; Rev 5:6, etc.). (8) amnos (Jn 1:29,36; Acts 8:32; 1 Pet 1:19).

See SHEEP.

Alfred Ely Day