הַ/שּׁוֹר֙

𐤄/𐤔𐤅𐤓

hashor

the ox

from שׁוּר; a bullock (as a traveller); bull(-ock), cow, ox, wall (by mistake for שׁוּר).

H7794

Exodus 21:29 · Word #15

Lexicon H7794

Lemmaשׁוֹר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤅𐤓
Transliterationshôwr
Strong'sH7794
In-contextthe ox

Morphology HTd/Ncmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H7794-02

the ranging-ox

Rootשור (š-w-r)
Core Meaningsto look, behold, range about; ox, bull (as one that ranges)
Semantic Rangeox, bull, bullock, cattle (individual male bovine); by extension strength, agricultural labor animal, sacrificial animal
Conceptual SignificanceThe שׁוֹר represents strength, agricultural productivity, and economic wealth in ancient Israelite society. It is central in sacrificial legislation, civil law (especially liability for damage), and imagery of power, making it both a practical and symbolic figure in the biblical world.
Morphological NotesNoun, common masculine singular absolute, with prefixed definite article (הַ). No pronominal suffix; singular and grammatically masculine.
Rendering RationaleThe noun שׁוֹר is traditionally understood as deriving from the root שׁוּר, "to look" or "to range about," possibly describing the ox as a roaming or surveying animal. "The ranging-ox" preserves this proposed root connection while accurately reflecting the masculine singular noun with the definite article ("the") indicated by the morphology (HTd/Ncmsa).

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root שור (to look, behold, range about; ox, bull (as one that ranges))

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7789-01 ashurenu I behold him
H7794-01 beshor with a bull
H7794-03 keshor like a bull
H7794-05 shor a bull
H7794-06 shorekha your ox
H7794-07 shoro his bull-ox
H7793-01 shur Wall (Shur)
H7789-02 teshureni she will survey me
H7789-03 teshurenu she surveys him / you survey us
H8450-02 torin bulls
H7794-08 veshor and a ranging bull
H7792-01 veshurayah and her encircling-walls
H7789-04 yashur he spies out
H7789-05 yeshurenah he surveys her

Word Usage (79 occurrences of H7794)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 32:6 שׁ֣וֹר shor ox
Genesis 49:6 שֽׁוֹר shor ox
Exodus 20:17 וְ/שׁוֹר֣/וֹ veshoro or his ox