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Calf

Calf primarily denotes "anything young," whether plants or the offspring of men or animals, the idea being that which is tender and delicate; hence "a calf, young bull, heifer," Luk 15:23, Luk 15:27, Luk 15:30...

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Calf <1,,3448, moschos>

primarily denotes "anything young," whether plants or the offspring of men or animals, the idea being that which is tender and delicate; hence "a calf, young bull, heifer," Luk 15:23, Luk 15:27, Luk 15:30, Heb 9:12, Heb 9:19, Rev 4:7.

<2,,3447, moschopoieo>

signifies "to make a calf" (moschos, and poieo, "to make"), Act 7:41.

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