H8450 H8450
bulls, oxen — Aramaic term for bovine cattle, used of sacrificial animals and beasts of the field
Torin is the Aramaic plural of tor ('bull, ox'), cognate with Hebrew shor. It appears seven times in the Aramaic sections of Ezra and Daniel, serving two vivid purposes. In Ezra, it designates sacrificial bulls requisitioned for the rebuilt Temple — 'whatever is needed, bulls, rams, and lambs' (Ezr 6:9, 17; 7:17). In Daniel, it describes the beasts of the field whose grass Nebuchadnezzar ate during his period of madness (Dan 4:25, 32, 33; 5:21). Spanish 'toros/bueyes' and French 'taureaux/boeufs' consistently render the bovine livestock sense.
Senses
1. bulls, cattle (Aramaic) — Aramaic plural noun meaning bulls or oxen, used for bovine livestock in two contexts: as sacrificial animals provided for Temple worship (Ezr 6:9, 17; 7:17, listed alongside rams and lambs in Darius's and Artaxerxes's decrees), and as beasts of the field whose vegetation Nebuchadnezzar consumed during his divinely imposed madness (Dan 4:25, 32, 33; 5:21). Cognate with Hebrew shor and Syriac tawra. Spanish 'toros' and French 'taureaux' uniformly confirm the bovine sense across all seven occurrences. 7×
AR["ثِيران", "كَالثِّيرَانِ"]·ben["গরুদের-মতো", "ষাঁড়"]·DE["Stiere", "[תורין]"]·EN["bulls", "like-cattle"]·FR["comme-les-boeufs", "taureaux"]·heb["כ-שוורים", "תורין", "תורין ׀"]·HI["बछड़े", "बैल", "बैलों-की-तरह"]·ID["lembu", "seperti-lembu"]·IT["tori"]·jav["kados-lembu", "kados-lembu-", "sapi-jaler"]·KO["소들-처럼", "황소들"]·PT["como-os-bois", "touros"]·RU["быков", "как-быки"]·ES["como-a-los-bueyes", "como-los-bueyes", "toros"]·SW["kama-ng'ombe", "ng'ombe"]·TR["bogalar", "bogalarin", "öküzler-gibi"]·urd["بیل", "بیلوں-کی-طرح", "بیلوں-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
† [תּוֹר] n.m. bullock (𝔗 Syriac; BH שׁוֹר, √ III. שׁור);—pl. abs. תּוֹרִין, for sacrifice Ezr 6:9, 17; 7:17; as eating grass Dn 4:22, 29, 30; 5:21.