International Standard Bible Encyclopedia SHEEPCOTE; SHEEPFOLDshep'-kot, shep'-kot, shep'-fold (gedherah, mikhlah, mishpethayim, naweh; aule): At night the sheep are driven into a sheepfold if they are in a district where there is danger from robbers or wild beasts. These folds are simple walled enclosures (Numbers 32:16 Judges 5:16 2 Chronicles 32:28 Psalm 78:70 Zephaniah 2:6 John 10:1). On the top of the wall is heaped thorny brushwood as a further safeguard. Sometimes there is a covered hut in the corner for the shepherd. Where there is no danger the sheep huddle together in the open until daylight, while the shepherd watches over them (Genesis 31:39 Luke 2:8). In the winter time caves are sought after (1 Samuel 24:3 Zephaniah 2:6). The antiquity of the use of some of the caves for this purpose is indicated by the thick deposit of potassium nitrate formed from the decomposition of the sheep dung. Strong's Hebrew 5116. naveh -- abode of shepherd or flocks, habitation... Short Definition: comely. comely, dwelling place, fold, habitation, pleasant place, sheepcote, stable, tarried Or (feminine) navah ... /hebrew/5116.htm - 6k 6629. tson -- small cattle, sheep and goats, flock Library The Promised King and Temple-Builder Early Days Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (n.) A small inclosure for sheep; a pen; a fold.Thesaurus Sheepcote (2 Occurrences)... fold. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SHEEPCOTE; SHEEPFOLD. shep ... dung. James A. Patch. Multi-Version Concordance Sheepcote (2 Occurrences). 2 ... /s/sheepcote.htm - 8k Shouldest (79 Occurrences) Sheep-cote (2 Occurrences) Sheepfold (3 Occurrences) Hosts (326 Occurrences) Cotes (2 Occurrences) Sheep (413 Occurrences) Bible Concordance Sheepcote (2 Occurrences)2 Samuel 7:8 Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel: 1 Chronicles 17:7 Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel: Subtopics Related Terms Links Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus |