הַ/שּׁ֤וֹר
𐤄/𐤔𐤅𐤓
hashor
the ox
from שׁוּר; a bullock (as a traveller); bull(-ock), cow, ox, wall (by mistake for שׁוּר).
Exodus 21:35 · Word #11
Lexicon H7794
| Lemma | שׁוֹר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤅𐤓 |
| Transliteration | shôwr |
| Strong's | H7794 |
| In-context | the 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
| Root | שור (š-w-r) |
| Core Meanings | to look, behold, range about; ox, bull (as one that ranges) |
| Semantic Range | ox, bull, bullock, cattle (individual male bovine); by extension strength, agricultural labor animal, sacrificial animal |
| Conceptual Significance | The 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 Notes | Noun, common masculine singular absolute, with prefixed definite article (הַ). No pronominal suffix; singular and grammatically masculine. |
| Rendering Rationale | The 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 |
|
lashor | for the bull |
H7794-05 |
shor | a bull |
H7794-06 |
shorekha | your ox |
H7794-07 |
shoro | his bull-ox |
H7793-01 |
shur | Wall (Shur) |
|
shur | Encircling-Wall |
|
shurah | toward Shur (the Wall-region) |
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 |
|
veshur | and you surveyed |
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 |