This variant form of the standard word for 'flock' appears only twice, functioning identically to its more common parallel. In Numbers it refers to the flocks the Gadites and Reubenites were building enclosures for, while in Psalm 8 it describes the small livestock God placed under human dominion. The form preserves an archaic or poetic variant of the everyday term for sheep and goats kept for wool, milk, and meat. Both passages employ possessive constructions, emphasizing ownership and stewardship of these essential economic resources.