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Sheep Gate

One of the gates of Jerusalem mentioned by Nehemiah (3:1, 32; 12:39). This unified study connects 4 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
  • Historical Reference: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
  • Historical Reference: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)
  • Historical Reference: A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament

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Study overview

Study at a glance

Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
G4262
Hebrew
צֹאן · tsôʼn
Greek
προβατικός · probatikos

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

προβατικός

G4262
Transliteration
probatikos
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:A
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

Sheep Gate, sheep (market)

Lexicon definition

προβατικός, -ή, -όν (πρόβατον) [in LXX (π. πύλη): Neh.3:1, 32 12:39 (צֹאן)* ;] of sheep: ἡ π. (sc. πύλη, see supr.), the sheep-gate, Jhn.5:2.† (AS)

A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament

Προβατικός

G4262
Transliteration
probatikós
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

sheep (market)

Lexicon definition

belonging or pertaining to sheep; ἡ προβατικὴ (πύλη) the sheep-gate, Jno. 5.2: from

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

צֹאן

H6629
Transliteration
tsôʼn
Pronunciation
tsone
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
274

Glosses

(small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).

Lexicon definition

a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats)

also figuratively (of men)

Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Sheep-gate

One of the gates of Jerusalem mentioned by Nehemiah (3:1, 32; 12:39). It was in the eastern wall of the city.

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897) · View data sources

Topical Bible

Nave's Topical Bible

SHEEP GATE

Entry:
Nave’s Topical Bible references for SHEEP GATE.

Indexed references: 2

Scripture references:

Source: Nave's Topical Bible · View data sources

Sources

All Scripture references2 references

Nehemiah 1

John 1

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