shepherds

Found 38 times in the King James Bible

H7462 Hebrew
G4166 Greek

English Definition

to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)

ע Hebrew (Old Testament)

Original Script

רָעָה

Transliteration

râʻâh

Strong's Reference H7462

Ω Greek (New Testament)

Original Script

ποιμήν

Transliteration

râʻâh

Strong's Reference G4166

"Shepherds" translates different words in the original languages. In the Old Testament (Hebrew) it corresponds to H7462, while in the New Testament (Greek) it corresponds to G4166. Context determines which original word is being used.

Occurrences in Scripture

Genesis 46:32 Old Testament

the men are shepherds, for their trade

Genesis 47:3 Old Testament

Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and

Exodus 2:17 Old Testament

And the shepherds came and drove

Exodus 2:19 Old Testament

hand of the shepherds, and also drew

1 Samuel 25:7 Old Testament

shearers: now thy shepherds which were with

Song of Solomon 1:8 Old Testament

kids beside the shepherds’ tents.

Isaiah 13:20 Old Testament

neither shall the shepherds make their fold

Isaiah 31:4 Old Testament

a multitude of shepherds is called forth

Isaiah 56:11 Old Testament

and they are shepherds that cannot understand:

Jeremiah 6:3 Old Testament

The shepherds with their flocks

Jeremiah 23:4 Old Testament

will set up shepherds over them which

Jeremiah 25:34 Old Testament

Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and

Jeremiah 25:35 Old Testament

And the shepherds shall have no

Jeremiah 25:36 Old Testament

cry of the shepherds, and an howling

Jeremiah 33:12 Old Testament

an habitation of shepherds causing their flocks

Jeremiah 50:6 Old Testament

lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them

Ezekiel 34:2 Old Testament

prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy,

Ezekiel 34:2 Old Testament

GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to

Ezekiel 34:2 Old Testament

be to the shepherds of Israel that

Ezekiel 34:2 Old Testament

should not the shepherds feed the flocks?

Ezekiel 34:7 Old Testament

Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word

Ezekiel 34:8 Old Testament

neither did my shepherds search for my

Ezekiel 34:8 Old Testament

flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and

Ezekiel 34:9 Old Testament

Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word

Ezekiel 34:10 Old Testament

am against the shepherds; and I will

Ezekiel 34:10 Old Testament

neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any

Amos 1:2 Old Testament

habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and

Micah 5:5 Old Testament

against him seven shepherds, and eight principal

Nahum 3:18 Old Testament

Thy shepherds slumber, O king

Zephaniah 2:6 Old Testament

and cottages for shepherds, and folds for

Zechariah 10:3 Old Testament

kindled against the shepherds, and I punished

Zechariah 11:3 Old Testament

howling of the shepherds; for their glory

Zechariah 11:5 Old Testament

and their own shepherds pity them not.

Zechariah 11:8 Old Testament

Three shepherds also I cut

Luke 2:8 New Testament

the same country shepherds abiding in the

Luke 2:15 New Testament

into heaven, the shepherds said one to

Luke 2:18 New Testament

them by the shepherds.

Luke 2:20 New Testament

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and

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