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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(strong). (1) Male of the sheep, or any ovine species (Gen. 22:13¹³And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. (Genesis 22:13)). (2) Battering-ram for breaking down gates and walls (Ezek. 4:2; 21:22²And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round about. (Ezekiel 4:2)
²²At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint battering rams against the gates, to cast a mount, and to build a fort. (Ezekiel 21:22)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

The male of sheep. As the strength of the flock it was constantly offered in the sacrifices. See SHEEP.

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Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

1798 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

dkar

Phonic:

dek-ar’

Meaning:

(Aramaic) corresponding to 2145; properly, a male, i.e. of sheep

KJV Usage:

ram