כְּ֭/שׁוֹר

𐤊/𐤔𐤅𐤓

keshor

like an ox

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

H7794

Proverbs 7:22 · Word #4

Lexicon H7794

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

Morphology HR/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 H7794-03

like a bull

Rootשור (sh-w-r)
Core Meaningsto look, behold, range about; strong animal, bull
Semantic Rangebull, ox, bullock; symbol of strength or virility; occasionally confused with שׁוּר ("wall") in some textual traditions
Conceptual SignificanceThe bull in biblical literature symbolizes strength, power, and at times stubborn force. It is also a significant sacrificial animal, representing wealth and vitality in Israelite agrarian and cultic life.
Morphological NotesPrefixed preposition כְּ ("like/as") + noun common masculine singular absolute (שׁוֹר). No pronominal suffix; singular masculine form maintained.
Rendering RationaleThe noun שׁוֹר is a masculine singular absolute meaning "bull." The prefixed preposition כְּ adds the comparative sense "like/as," yielding "like a bull," preserving both the singular masculine form and the concrete imagery of the Hebrew term.

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

Words from Root שור (to look, behold, range about; strong animal, bull)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7789-01 ashurenu I behold him
H7794-01 beshor with a bull
H7794-02 hashor the ranging-ox
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