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beeves

noun

«beeves» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Early Modern English

Meaning

Cattle, especially cows and oxen. tree →

Then and now

No longer used; today we say cows or cattle.

Examples

and threescore and twelve thousand beeves, (Torah NUM.31.33, JPS 1917) tree →
and thirty and six thousand beeves, (Torah NUM.31.44, JPS 1917) tree →
And the beeves were thirty and six thousand, of which the LORD'S tribute was threescore and twelve. (Torah NUM.31.38, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Today: cows; oxen; cattle.

On Mova

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