Ass
as (chamowr or chamor, compare Arabic chamar, apparently
connected with Arabic root 'achmar, "red," but referred by
some to root hamal, "to carry"; also, but less commonly,
both in Hebrew and in Arabic, 'athon, Arabic 'atan, used in
Arabic only of the females; pereh, or pere', and `aradh, or
`arodh, Arabic 'ard, "wild ass," and also `ayir, Ara...
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-DOMESTICATED
Herds of
Ge 12:16; 24:35; 32:5; 34:28; Nu 31:34,45; 1Ch 5:21;
Ezr
2:67; Ne 7:69
Used for riding
Ge 22:3; Nu 22:21-33; Jos 15:18; Jud 1:14; 5:10; 1Sa
25:23; 2Ch 28:15; Zec 9:9
By Jesus
Mt 21:2,5; Lu 13:15; Joh 12:14,15; Zec 9:9
Carrying burdens
Ge 42:26; 2Sa 16:1; Isa 30:6
Drawing chariots
Isa 21:7
For food
2Ki 6:25
Not...
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Hebrew athon; from athan, 'short in step".
1. The domestic she ass, named so from its slowness.
2. The chamor, the he ass, whether domesticated or
not, distinguished from the athon; Genesis 45:23. From chamar,
"red," as the Spaniards call the donkey "burro," from its red
color. Used in riding and plowing. Not held in contempt for
stupidity,...
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Five Hebrew names of the genus Asinus occur in the Old
Testament.
1. Chamor denotes the male domestic ass.
2. Athon, the common domestic she-ass.
3. Air, the name of a wild ass, which occurs Ge
32:15; 49:11
4. Pere, a species of wild ass mentioned Ge 12:16
5. Arod occurs only in Job 39:5 but in what respect
it differs from the Pere is uncer...
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frequently mentioned throughout Scripture. Of the
domesticated
species we read of, (1.) The she ass (Heb. 'athon),
so named
from its slowness (Gen. 12:16; 45:23; Num. 22:23; 1
Sam. 9:3).
(2.) The male ass (Heb. hamor), the common working
ass of
Western Asia, so called from its red colour.
Issachar is
compared to a strong ass (Gen. 49:14)....
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And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty
thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of
asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand....
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And they brought their cattle unto Joseph: and Joseph gave
them bread [in exchange] for horses, and for the flocks, and
for the cattle of the herds, and for the asses: and he fed
them with bread for all their cattle for that year....
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For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh [is as] the
flesh of asses, and whose issue [is like] the issue of horses....
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The ass has always enjoyed a marked favour above all other beasts of burden in the bible. This is evidenced by two very simple remarks. While, on the one hand, mention of this animal occurs over a hundred and thirty times in Bible. On the other hand, the Hebrew vocabulary possesses, to designate the ass, according to its colour, sex, age, etc., a s...
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Corresponds in the Old Testament to two words, péré' and 'arôdh. Whether these two names refer to different species, or are, the one, the genuine Hebrew name, the other, the Aramaic equivalent for the same animal, is uncertain. Both signify one of the wildest and most untamable animals. The wild ass is larger and more shapely than the domestic one,...
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