H7462a H7462a
the shepherds (participle with article as substantive)
This phrase 'the shepherds' appears in 2 Kings 10:12 as part of a place name, 'Beth-eked of the shepherds' (binding-house of the shepherds). Jehu encounters Ahaziah's relatives at this location during his purge of Ahab's house. The site name likely indicated a gathering place or shelter used by shepherds, though the exact location remains disputed. Modern scholars have suggested Beit Kad near Mount Gilboa based on Survey of Western Palestine references.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A component of the place name 'Beth-eked ha-ro'im' (the shepherds' binding-house), indicating a location associated with shepherding activities in 2 Kings 10:12. The participle functioning as a noun ('the ones who shepherd') with the definite article suggests this was a known landmark, probably a structure where shepherds gathered to shear sheep or bind fleeces, creating a geographical reference point in the narrative. 1×
AR["ٱلرُّعَاةِ"]·ben["মেষপালকদের"]·DE["von-der-shepherds"]·EN["of-the-shepherds"]·FR["de-le-bergers"]·heb["ה-רועים"]·HI["हरोईम"]·ID["-para-gembala"]·IT["di-il-pastori"]·jav["para-pangèn"]·KO["목자들-의"]·PT["os-pastores"]·RU["пастухов"]·ES["los-pastores"]·SW["ya-wachungaji"]·TR["çobanların-o"]·urd["چرواہوں-کے"]
Related Senses
H6629 1. flock, sheep/goats (small livestock) (274×)H1241 1. cattle, herd (bovine livestock) (183×)H0352a 1. ram (male sheep) (156×)H6499 1. young bull, bullock (130×)H3532 1. lamb, young male sheep (105×)H2543 1. donkey (male ass) (96×)H7794 1. ox, bull (79×)H7462b 1. shepherd (agent noun) (76×)H5795 1. she-goat(s), female goat(s) (68×)H7462b 2. to shepherd, tend, pasture (60×)H1581 1. camel (domestic animal) (54×)H0738b 1. lion (46×)G4263 1. sheep (39×)H5739 1. flock or herd of livestock (38×)H5695 1. calf, young bull (35×)H0738a 1. lion (large predatory feline) (34×)H0860 1. female donkey (34×)H3611 1. dog (animal) (32×)H3715a 1. young lion, lion cub (31×)G0721 1. Lamb (29×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† בֵּית־עֵ֫קֶד הָרֹעִים perhaps n.pr.loc. (binding-house of the shepherds) 2 K 10:12; cf. v 14 בּוֹר בּ׳־ע׳; Bethacath Jer LagOnom. 107. 17, 2nd ed. 141;—mod. Beit Kâd near Mt Gilboa according to Surveyii. 83; but cf. בַּיִת 1. p. 109.