Young
אֶפְרֹחַStrong’s H0667ephroach (eph-ro-ach)
Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Ephroach is the Hebrew word usually translated “young ones” and “young ones its”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
“If a bird’s nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young:”
Meaning
- Young, young one (of birds)
- Young birds
How it's translated
- young ones 1
- the young ones 1
- and young ones its 1
- young ones its 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Deuteronomy 1
- Job 1
- Psalms 1
3 books in all.
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Hebrew dictionary
אֶפְרֹחַ ephroach · young
1) young, young one (of birds) 2) young birds
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “young” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
YOUNG, adjective
Yung. [G., Latin ]
- Not having been long born; being in the first part of life; not old; used of animals; as a young child; a young man; a young fawn.
- Being in the first part of growth; as a young plant; a young tree.
- Ignorant; weak; or rather, having little experience.
All definitions and other forms of “young”
YOUNG, noun
The offspring of animals, either a single animal, or offspring collectively. The cow will take care of her young as will the hen. Animals make provision for their young
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.