Bible Vocabulary

Word Forms

These forms come from “livestock” and change to fit the sentence.

  • livestockbase form
  • livestocksplural

livestock

noun /ˈlaɪvstɒk/

WEB 121 appearances

Livestock means farm animals that people keep and raise. It includes animals like cows, sheep, goats, and donkeys.

Biblical Usage

In the Bible, people kept livestock for food, milk, and work. God blessed people by giving them many animals. People also gave some of their livestock as gifts or offerings to God.

WEB Representative Scriptures

I will give grass in your fields for your livestock, and you shall eat and be full.
Deuteronomy 11:15 (WEB)
Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.
Genesis 4:20 (WEB)
He causes the grass to grow for the livestock,
Psalms 104:14 (WEB)