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KINE,
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
(Heb. sing. parah, i.e., “fruitful”), mentioned in Pharaoh’s dream (Gen. 41: 18). Here the word denotes “buffaloes,” which fed on the reeds and sedge by the river’s brink.
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- Genesis 41
Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
the plural of cow. [See Bull, Bullock]
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- Genesis 41
Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
KINE, Gen 41:2, is used by the sacred writers as the plural of cow. The word is used figuratively by the prophet, concerning the Israelites to describe the feebleness, idleness, and luxury which characterized them. They were like the fatlings of Bashan, feeding carelessly and securely in rich pastures only to prepare them for the slaughter. Eze 39:18. See Cow, Herd.
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Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
KINE, Gen 41:2, is used by the sacred writers as the plural of cow. The word is used figuratively by the prophet, concerning the Israelites to describe the feebleness, idleness, and luxury which characterized them. They were like the fatlings of Bashan, feeding carelessly and securely in rich pastures only to prepare them for the slaughter. Eze 39:18. See Cow, Herd.
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
Cows. "A herd of fifty or sixty kine." Milton.