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Scorpion Scripture - Luke 11:12

Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?...

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Sheep Scripture - John 21:17

He saith unto him the third time, Simon, [son] of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep....

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Swine in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

swin (chazir; compare Arabic khinzir; hus, Septuagint and New Testament; compare Greek sus, and Latin sus; adjective hueios, as a substantive, the Septuagint; choiros, Septuagint and New Testament): In both ancient and modern times domestic swine have been little kept in Israel, but wild swine are well known as inhabitants of the thickets of ...

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Unicorn in Naves Topical Bible

-Intractable Job 39:9-12 -Horned De 33:17; Ps 22:21; 92:10 -Great strength of Nu 24:8; Job 39:10,11 -FIGURATIVE Of the judgments of God Isa 34:7...

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Roebuck Scripture - Deuteronomy 15:22

Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and the clean [person shall eat it] alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart....

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Sheep in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

shep: 1. Names: The usual Hebrew word is tso'n, which is often translated "flock," e.g. "Abel .... brought of the firstlings of his flock" (Gen 4:4); "butter of the herd, and milk of the flock" (Dt 32:14). The King James Version and the English Revised Version have "milk of sheep." Compare Arabic da'n. The Greek word is probaton. For other nam...

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Swine in Naves Topical Bible

-(Pigs) -Forbidden as food Le 11:7; De 14:8 -Used for food Isa 65:4; 66:17 -For sacrifice Isa 66:3 -Wild boar Ps 80:13 -Jewels in the nose of Pr 11:22 -Viciousness of Mt 7:6 -Jesus sends demons into the Mt 8:28-32; Mr 5:11-14; Lu 8:32,33 -Feeding of Lu 15:15,16 -Sow returns to her wallowing 2Pe 2:22...

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Sparrow in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

spar'-o (tsippor; strouthion; Latin passer): A small bird of the Fringillidae family. The Hebrew tsippor seems to have been a generic name under which were placed all small birds that frequented houses and gardens. The word occurs about 40 times in the Bible, and is indiscriminately translated "bird" "fowl" or "sparrow." Our translators have u...

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Unicorn in Smiths Bible Dictionary

the rendering of the Authorized Version of the Hebrew reem, a word which occurs seven times in the Old Testament as the name of some large wild animal. The reem of the Hebrew Bible, however, has nothing at all to do with the one-horned animal of the Greek and Roman writers, as is evident from De 33:17 where in the blessing of Joseph it is said...

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Scorpion in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

skor'-pi-un (aqrabh; compare Arabic aqrab, "scorpion"; ma`aleh `aqrabbim, "the ascent of Akrabbim"; skorpios. Note that the Greek and Hebrew may be akin; compare, omitting the vowels, `krb and skrp): In Dt 8:15, we have, "who led thee through the great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents (nachash saraph) and scorpions (`aqrabh...

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