Bible Dictionaries
Sheep
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n. sing. & pl.) Any one of several species of ruminants of the genus Ovis, native of the higher mountains of both hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia.
(2):
(n. sing. & pl.) A weak, bashful, silly fellow.
(3):
(n. sing. & pl.) Fig.: The people of God, as being under the government and protection of Christ, the great Shepherd.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Sheep'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/sheep.html. 1828.