Bible Dictionaries
Shepherd
King James Dictionary
SHEP'HERD, n.
1. A man employed in tending, feeding and gaurding sheep in the pasture.
2. A swain a rural lover.
3. The pastor of a parish, church or congregation a minister of the gospel who superintends a church or parish, and gived instruction in spiritual things. God and Christ are in Scripture dinominated Shepherds, as they lead, protect and govern their people, and provide for their wilfare.
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Entry for 'Shepherd'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/s/shepherd.html.