Tᵉʼôw — H8377

Definition

masculine noun

a species of antelope (probably from the white stripe on the cheek)

1. wild ox, antelope, oryx
1. perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning unknown

Usually translated as

wild bull

Origin

and tôwʼ; (the original form), from H8376

• Derived from Tâʼâh (H8376)

Greek equivalents

• apostréphō (G654)
• ídios (G2398)

Occurrences

Tᵉʼôw occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Deuteronomy (1), Isaiah (1)

• Deuteronomy 14:5 — The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox (וּתְא֥וֹ), and the chamois.
• Isaiah 51:20 — Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull (כְּת֣וֹא) in a net: they are full of the fury of the LORD, the rebuke of thy God.