Kine

Kine [S]

(Heb. sing. parah, i.e., "fruitful"), mentioned in Pharaoh's dream ( Genesis 41: : 18 ). Here the word denotes "buffaloes," which fed on the reeds and sedge by the river's brink.

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M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
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Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Kine". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .
Kine

Cows; cattle.

And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured KINE and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow. ( Genesis 41:1-2 )

Source: A King James Dictionary. (Used with permission. Copyright © Philip P. Kapusta)

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"Entry for 'Kine'". A King James Dictionary.
Kine, [E]

the plural of cow. [See BULL] [E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary


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Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Kine,'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.

KINE

kin:

(1) 'alaphim, plural of 'eleph, "ox," or "cow," the American Standard Revised Version "cattle," the King James Version and the English Revised Version "kine" (Deuteronomy 7:13; 28:4,18,51);

(2) baqar, "ox" or "cow," the American Standard Revised Version "herd," the King James Version and the English Revised Version "kine" (Deuteronomy 32:14; 2 Samuel 17:29);

(3) paroth plural of parah, "young cow" or "heifer," the Revised Version (British and American) "kine" in Genesis 41:2-27; 1 Samuel 6:7-14; Amos 4:1; in Genesis 32:15, the American Standard Revised Version has "cows."

See CATTLE; COW.


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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'KINE'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.