δάμαλις
damalis
heifer
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe word δάμαλις (G1151) refers to a young female cattle, specifically an unbroken or untamed heifer. This noun is singular in occurrence within the Bible. In its strict sense, a heifer would be a female bovine under the age of five, not yet broken to a yoke. It is possible that its usage in the Bible is meant to connote a comparison between the untamed and the unbroken. This term's range of usage in the biblical text is limited to a single, isolated reference. Therefore, it may be an example of a word that is used to convey a particular image or idea without being part of a broader vocabulary. Without further information or context, the significance of δάμαλις remains centered around its literal definition, highlighting the importance of understanding terminology in its original context.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text