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Ring-Streaked
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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is the rendering of the English Version ("ring-straked") of the Heb. עָקֹד, akod (Genesis 30; Genesis 31), as applied to the parti-colored rams of Jacob's flock. The Hebrew word literally means banded, or striped, and seems to refer especially to a variegation of color in the feet (Symmachus λευκόποδες, Saadias similarly).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Ring-Streaked'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​r/ring-streaked.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Ring-Streaked'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​r/ring-streaked.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.