(Heb sing. parah, i.e., "fruitful"), mentioned in Pharaoh's dream (Ge 41:18). Here the word denotes "buffaloes," which fed on the reeds and sedge by the river's brink.
A word generally signifying 'cows,' but its use is not strictly confined to the female: cf. De 7:13; 28:4,18,51.
He will love you, bless you, and multiply you. He will bless your descendants, and the produce of your soil-your grain, new wine, and oil-the young of your herds, and the newborn of your flocks, in the land He swore to your fathers that He would give you.
Your descendants will be blessed, and your soil's produce, and the offspring of your livestock, including the young of your herds and the newborn of your flocks.
Your descendants will be cursed, and your soil's produce, the young of your herds, and the newborn of your flocks.
Kine,
the plural of cow. [See BULL]
See Bull, Bullock
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