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Definition: Shepherd |
ShepherdNoun1. A clergyman who watches over a group of people. 2. A herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock. Verb1. Watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils. 2. Tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "shepherd" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
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19th Century Satire | One who depends on a crook for a living. Source: Foolish Dictionary, 1904. |
Bible | Shepherd a word naturally of frequent occurence in Scripture. Sometimes the word "pastor" is used instead (Jer. 2:8; 3:15; 10:21; 12:10; 17:16). This word is used figuratively to represent the relation of rulers to their subjects and of God to his people (Ps. 23:1; 80:1; Isa. 40:11; 44:28; Jer. 25:34, 35; Nahum 3:18; John 10:11, 14; Heb. 13:20; 1 Pet. 2:25; 5:4). The duties of a shepherd in an unenclosed country like Palestine were very onerous. "In early morning he led forth the flock from the fold, marching at its head to the spot where they were to be pastured. Here he watched them all day, taking care that none of the sheep strayed, and if any for a time eluded his watch and wandered away from the rest, seeking diligently till he found and brought it back. In those lands sheep require to be supplied regularly with water, and the shepherd for this purpose has to guide them either to some running stream or to wells dug in the wilderness and furnished with troughs. At night he brought the flock home to the fold, counting them as they passed under the rod at the door to assure himself that none were missing. Nor did his labours always end with sunset. Often he had to guard the fold through the dark hours from the attack of wild beasts, or the wily attempts of the prowling thief (see 1 Sam. 17:34).", Deane's David. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Dream Interpretation | To see shepherds in your dreams watching their flocks, portends bounteous crops and pleasant relations for the farmer, also much enjoyment and profit for others. To see them in idleness, foretells sickness and bereavement. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Literature | Shepherd The shepherd. Moses who fed the flocks of Jethro, his father-in-law. "Sing, heavenly muse, that on the secret top Of Oreb or of Sinai didst inspire That shepherd, who first taught the chosen seed In the beginning how the heavens and earth Rose out of chaos." Milton: Paradise Lost, bk. i. 8. N.B. Oreb, or Horeb and Sinai, are two heights of one mountain. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Mining | Aust. A miner who preserves legal rights to a claim without working on it. (references) |
Occupations | Attends sheep flock grazing on range: Herds sheep and rounds up strays using trained dogs. Beds down sheep near evening campsite. Guards flock from predatory animals and from eating poisonous plants. Drenches sheep. May assist in lambing, docking, and shearing. May feed sheep supplementary feed. (references) |
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A planetary ring is a ring of dust and other small particles orbiting around a planet in a flat disc-shaped region. The most spectacular and famous planetary rings are those around Saturn, but all four of the solar system's gas giant planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) possess ring systems of their own.
The origin of planetary rings is not precisely known, but they are thought to be unstable and dissipate over the course of tens or hundreds of millions of years. As a result, modern ring systems must be of modern origin, possibly formed of debris from a moon that suffered a large impact or was disrupted by the parent planet's gravity when it passed within the Roche limit.
The composition of ring particles varies; they can be either silicate or icy dust. Larger rocks and boulders can also be present.
Sometimes rings will have "shepherd" moons, small moons that orbit near the outer edges of rings or within gaps in the rings. The gravity of shepherd moons serves to maintain a sharply defined edge to the ring; material that drifts closer to the shepherd moon's orbit is either deflected back into the body of the ring, ejected from the system, or accreted onto the moon itself.
Several of Jupiter's small innermost moons, namely Metis and Adrastea, are within Jupiter's ring system and are also within Jupiter's Roche limit. It is possible that these rings are composed of material that is being pulled off of these two bodies by Jupiter's tidal forces, possibly facilitated by impacts of ring material on their surfaces. A moon inside the Roche limit is held together only by its mechanical strength rather than by its gravity, and so loose material on their surfaces would simply "fall off" to join the rings.
Neptune's rings are very unusual in that they first appeared to be composed of incomplete arcs in Earth-based observations, but Voyager 2's images showed them to be complete rings with bright clumps. It is thought that the gravitational influence of the shepherd moon Galatea and possibly other as-yet undiscovered shepherd moons are responsible for this clumpiness.
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A shepherd can be:Shepherd is also the name of two places in the United States of America; see Shepherd, Michigan and Shepherd, Texas. There are also places with names including Shepherd, such as Shepherdsville, Kentucky and places named Shepherdstown.
- A person who tends to sheep. See animal husbandry; pastoral literature.
- A sheepdog.
- A euphemistic term for a (usually Christian) pastor.
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Shepherd is a village located in Isabella County, Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 1,536.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²). 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 1,536 people, 619 households, and 417 families residing in the village. The population density is 611.4/km² (1,586.7/mi²). There are 641 housing units at an average density of 255.1/km² (662.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 96.35% White, 0.46% African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.65% from other races, and 1.69% from two or more races. 2.34% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 619 households out of which 36.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% are married couples living together, 13.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% are non-families. 29.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.47 and the average family size is 3.07. In the village the population is spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 82.5 males. The median income for a household in the village is $40,804, and the median income for a family is $49,135. Males have a median income of $33,011 versus $21,950 for females. The per capita income for the village is $17,689. 10.5% of the population and 9.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 14.7% are under the age of 18 and 4.7% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Shepherd, Michigan."
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Shepherd is a town located in Yellowstone County, Montana. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 193.Geography
Shepherd is located at 45°56'36" North, 108°20'41" West (45.943253, -108.344635)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²). 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 193 people, 71 households, and 51 families residing in the town. The population density is 69.6/km² (181.0/mi²). There are 79 housing units at an average density of 28.5/km² (74.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 94.30% White, 0.00% African American, 4.15% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 1.55% from two or more races. 0.52% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 71 households out of which 39.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% are married couples living together, 15.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% are non-families. 23.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 4.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.72 and the average family size is 3.23. In the town the population is spread out with 33.7% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 30 years. For every 100 females there are 112.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 96.9 males. The median income for a household in the town is $31,250, and the median income for a family is $45,500. Males have a median income of $17,500 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the town is $13,025. 28.2% of the population and 31.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 53.7% are under the age of 18 and 50.0% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Shepherd, Montana."
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Shepherd is a city located in San Jacinto County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,029.Geography
Shepherd is located at 30°29'29" North, 94°59'59" West (30.491363, -94.999595)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.9 km² (6.1 mi²). 15.8 km² (6.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.16% is water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 2,029 people, 744 households, and 520 families residing in the city. The population density is 128.2/km² (331.8/mi²). There are 853 housing units at an average density of 53.9/km² (139.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 76.44% White, 18.53% African American, 0.84% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.58% from other races, and 1.82% from two or more races. 5.52% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 744 households out of which 34.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% are married couples living together, 15.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% are non-families. 26.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 14.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.60 and the average family size is 3.17. In the city the population is spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 83.6 males. The median income for a household in the city is $28,906, and the median income for a family is $33,138. Males have a median income of $29,327 versus $19,615 for females. The per capita income for the city is $13,115. 19.8% of the population and 17.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 24.5% are under the age of 18 and 21.2% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Shepherd, Texas."
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The Shepherd of Hermas is a Christian work of the first or second century which had great authority in ancient times and was considered by some as one of the books of the Bible. Since Paul sent greetings to a Christian of Rome with this name (Romans 16:14), some have speculated that he was the author of this religious romance; however, research since the 18th century has cast doubt on this identification.
Contents
The book consists of five visions, twelve mandates or commandments, and ten similitudes, or parables. It commences abruptly in the first person: "He who brought me up sold me to a certain Rhoda, who was at Rome. After many years I met her again, and began to love her as a sister." As Hermas was on the road to Cumae, he had a vision of Rhoda, who was presumably dead. She told him that she was his accuser in heaven, on account of an unchaste thought he had once had concerning her, though only in passing; he was to pray for forgiveness for himself and all his house. He is consoled by a vision of the Church in the form of an aged woman, weak and helpless from the sins of the faithful, who tells him to do penance and to correct the sins of his children. Subsequently he sees her made younger through penance, yet wrinkled and with white hair; then again, as quite young but still with white hair; and lastly, she shows herself as glorious as a Bride.This allegorical language continues through the other parts of the work. In the second vision she gives Hermas a book, which she afterwards takes back in order to add to it. The fifth vision, which is represented as taking place twenty days after the fourth, introduces "the Angel of repentance" in the guise of a shepherd, from whom the whole work takes its name. He delivers to Hermas a series of precepts (mandata, entolai), which form an interesting development of early Christian ethics. One point, which needs special mention, is the assertion of a husband's obligation to take back an adulterous wife on her repentance. The eleventh mandate, on humility, is concerned with false prophets who desire to occupy the first seats (that is to say, among the presbyters). Some have seen here a reference to Marcion, who came to Rome c.140 and desired to be admitted among the priests (or possibly even to become pope).
After the mandates come ten similitudes (parabolai\) in the form of visions, which are explained by the angel. The longest of these (Sim. 9) is an elaboration of the parable of the building of a tower, which had formed the matter of the third vision. The tower is the Church, and the stones of which it is built are the faithful. But in in the third vision it looked as though only the holy are a part of the Church; in Sim. 9 it is clearly pointed out that all the baptized are included, though they may be cast out for grave sins, and can be readmitted only after penance.
Authorship and Date
The evidence for the place and date of this work are contradcitory. The reference to Pope Clement I would give the date 88 - 97 for at least the first two visions. On the other hand, if the writer is identified with the Hermas mentioned by Paul, an earlier date becomes probable, unless he wrote as a very old man. But three ancient witnesses, one of whom claims to be contemporary, declare that he was the brother of Pope Pius I, who was not earlier than 140 - 155.
'But Hermas wrote The Shepherd very recently, in our times, in the city of Rome, while bishop Pius, his brother, was occupying the chair of the church of the city of Rome. And therefore it ought indeed to be read; but it cannot be read publicly to the people in church either among the Prophets, whose number is complete, or among the Apostles, for it is after their time.'
- The Muratorian fragment is a list written c. 170, that is the earliest canon of New Testament writings. It identifies Hermas, the author of The Shepherd, as the brother of Pius I, bishop of Rome:
These three authorities may be citing the same source, perhaps Hegesippus. As Pseudo-Tertullian quotes some details from this list which are absent from the Liberian Catalogue, it would seem that he is independent of Pseudo-Tertullian. The statement that Hermas wrote during his brother's pontificate may similarly be an inference from the fact that it was in a list of popes that the writer found the information that Hermas was that pope's brother. He may have been an elder brother of the pope, who was probably an old man in 140. Hence it is possible that Hermas might have been past thirty when Clement died, at the time of his first and second visions.
- The Liberian Catalogue of Popes, a record that was later used in the writing of the Liber Pontificalis, states in a portion which dates from 235: "Under his [Pius's] episcopate, his brother Ermes wrote a book in which are contained the precepts which the angel delivered to him, coming to him in the guise of a Shepherd."
- The poem of Pseudo-Tertullian against Marcion, of the third or fourth century. "Then, after him, Pius, whose brother according to the flesh was Hermas, the angelic shepherd, because he spoke the words given to him."
The Place of The Shepherd in Christian Literature
The Shepherd makes many indirect citations from the Old Testament. According to Henry Barclay Swete, Hermas never cites the Septuagint, but he uses a translation of Daniel akin to the one made by Theodotion. He shows acquaintance with one or another of the Synoptic Gospels, and, since he also uses the Gospel of John, he probably knew all three. He appears to employ Ephesians and other Epistles, including perhaps 1 Peter and Hebrews. But the books he most certainly and most often uses are the Epistle of James and the Book of Revelation. His matter may be dull to us moderns, and the simplicity of his manner has been characterized as childish. But the admiration of Origen was not given to a work without depth or value; and, even with regard to the style, Westcott observes (On the Canon, pt. I, ch. ii): "The beauty of the language and conception in many parts has never been sufficiently appreciated. Much of it may be compared with the Pilgrim's Progress and higher praise than this cannot be given to a book of its kind."Irenaeus and Tertullian are the earliest writers to cite from The Shepherd. Tertullian implies that Pope Callixtus I had quoted it as an authority (though evidently not as one of the books of the Bible), for he replies: "I would admit your argument, if the writing of the Shepherd had deserved to be included in the Divine Instrument, and if it were not judged by every council of the Churches, even of your own Churches, among the apocryphal and false." And again, he says that the Epistle of Barnabas is "more received among the Churches than that apocryphal Shepherd" (De pudic., 10 and 20). Clement of Alexandria constantly quotes it with reverence, as does Origen, who held that the author was the Hermas mentioned by Paul. He says the work seems to him to be very useful, and inspired; yet he repeatedly apologizes, when he has occasion to quote it, on the ground that "many people despise it". Cyprian makes no reference to this work, so it would seem to have gone out of use in Africa during the early decades of the third century. Somewhat later it is quoted by the author of the pseudo-Cyprianic tract Adv. aleatores as "Scriptura divina", but in Jerome's day it was "almost unknown to the Latins".
Eusebius tells us that it was publicly read in the churches, and that while some denied it to be canonical, others "considered it most necessary". Athanasius speaks of it, together with the Didache, in connection with the deuterocanonical books of the Old Testament, as uncanonical yet recommended by the ancients for the reading of catechumens; elsewhere he calls it a most profitable book. Curiously, it went out of fashion in the East, so that the Greek manuscripts of it are but two in number; whereas in the West it became better known and was frequently copied in the Middle Ages.
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The Shepherd of HermasSource: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "The Shepherd of Hermas."
Synonyms: ShepherdSynonyms: sheepherder (n), sheepman (n). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: stockmen (labor). |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Clergy | Clergyman, divine, ecclesiastic, churchman, priest, presbyter, hierophant, pastor, shepherd, minister; father, father in Christ; padre, abbe, cure; patriarch; reverend; black coat; confessor. |
Deity | God the Son, Jesus, Christ; The Messiah, The Anointed, The Saviour, the Redeemer, The Mediator, The Intercessor, The Advocate, The Judge; The Son of God, The Son of Man, The Son of David; The Lamb of God, The Word; Logos; Emmanuel; Immanuel; The King of Kings and Lord of Lords, The King of Glory, The Prince of Peace, The Good Shepherd, The Way, The Truth, The Life, The Bread of Life, The Light of the World; The Lord our, The Sun of Righteousness; "The Pilot of the Galilean lake". |
Director | Secretary, secretary of state; Reis Effendi; vicar; (deputy); steward, factor; agent; bailiff, middleman; foreman, clerk of works; landreeve; factotum, major-domo, seneschal, housekeeper, shepherd, croupier; proctor, procurator. |
Husbandry | Neatherd, cowherd, shepherd; grazier, drover, cowkeeper; trainer, breeder; apiarian, apiarist; bull whacker, cowboy, cow puncher, farrier; horse leech, horse doctor; vaquero, veterinarian, vet, veterinary surgeon. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Shepherd |
| English words defined with "shepherd": Alsatian ♦ David ♦ gamely, German police dog, German shepherd, German shepherd dog ♦ Pushan ♦ sheep dog, shepherd dog, Shepherded, shepherdess, Shepherding, Shepherdish, Shepherdling, Shepherdly ♦ Wolf dog. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "shepherd": Ages, Algrind, Argentile ♦ Colin Clout ♦ Daphnis, DAVID, Delia, Dowsabell ♦ Fraserian ♦ Gentle Shepherd, Great Men ♦ Hares shift their Sex, Hermas, Hobbinol, Hyksos ♦ Loose-strife, lyre ♦ Menalcas ♦ Piers ♦ Rodrigo, Rosalind ♦ Shepherd Lord, Shepherd of Salisbury Plain, Shepherd of the Ocean. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "shepherd": Shepherdly. (references) |
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Screenplays | I'm a shepherd. (Fletch; writing credit: Andrew Bergman. Based on the novel by Gregory McDonald.) I wanna be a shepherd. (Good Will Hunting; writing credit: Matt Damon; Ben Affleck) Oh! It's Andrew Shepherd! Yeah, you're hilarious, Richard, you're just a regular riot (The American President; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin) This Trey Shepherd is as cold and as ruthless as they come (All My Children; writing credit: John L. Goldwater) If you watch the shepherd, you are bound to find the flock (To Be or Not to Be; writing credit: Melchior Lengyel; Edwin Justus Mayer) | |
Clever | If you can't sleep, don't count sheep. Talk to the Shepherd. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Shepherd (1970) Shepherd of the Ozarks (1942) The Shepherd of the Hills (1941) | |
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 | Basque Shepherd dendroglyphs (circa 1930's) in the Steens Mountain Area, Southeast Oregon. Credit: Mark Armstrong. |  | [Hospital Ships: Ward on The Start] / Jessie Shepherd. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Tuskegee Institute, and its industries / Shepherd Photo Co., St. Paul, Minn. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Shepherd with dog and lambs. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | The shepherd and the sea. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | St. Bride's Avenue, Fleet Street / Drawn by Tho. H. Shepherd ; engraved by J. Tingle. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Shepherd in field with sheep, during visit of Hermann Göring and entourage to Greece. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Shepherd Knapp, half-length portrait, slightly to right, eyes front. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | House of the Good Shepherd, Utica, N.Y. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | A shepherd and his flocks on the grazing project in central Oregon. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Henri B. Stendhal | The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same. |
John Milton | The star that bids the shepherd fold. |
Sextus Propertius | The seaman tells stories of winds, the ploughman of bulls; the soldier details his wounds, the shepherd his sheep. |
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John Locke | 1690 | To what gross absurdities the following of custom, when reason has left it, may lead, we may be satisfied, when we see the bare name of a town, of which there remains not so much as the ruins, where scarce so much housing as a sheepcote, or more inhabitants than a shepherd is to be found, sends as many representatives to the grand assembly of law-makers, as a whole county numerous in people, and powerful in riches. (Second Treatise of Government) |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | However, the shepherd should not recoil from the diseased sheep |
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Human Rights | Turkey | In September soldiers allegedly killed a young deaf shepherd in Van province who was working near an antismuggling operation and did not hear the gunshots or warnings. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | LYRE, n. An ancient instrument of torture. The word is now used in a figurative sense to denote the poetic faculty, as in the following fiery lines of our great poet, Ella Wheeler Wilcox: I sit astride Parnassus with my lyre, And pick with care the disobedient wire. That stupid shepherd lolling on his crook With deaf attention scarcely deigns to look. I bide my time, and it shall come at length, When, with a Titan's energy and strength, I'll grab a fistful of the strings, and O, The word shall suffer when I let them go! Farquharson Harris M |
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Dwight Eisenhower | 1953-1961 | This common bond binds the grower of rice in Burma and the planter of wheat in Iowa, the shepherd in southern Italy and the mountaineer in the Andes. |
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| "Shepherd" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 57.10% of the time. "Shepherd" is used about 1,055 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 57.1% | 602 | 10,640 |
| Noun (singular) | 41% | 433 | 13,273 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 1.8% | 19 | 80,337 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 0.09% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,055 | N/A |
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| The following table summarizes the usage of "shepherd" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Shepherd | Last name | 21,000 | 569 |
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| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "shepherd". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Ahira | N/A | Biblical | Brother of the shepherd |
| Darah | N/A | Biblical | House of the shepherd or of the companion |
| Ragau | N/A | Biblical | Shepherd |
| Raguel | N/A | Biblical | Shepherd |
| Reelaiah | N/A | Biblical | Shepherd or companion to the Lord |
| Rei | N/A | Biblical | My shepherd |
| Reu | N/A | Biblical | His shepherd |
| Reuel | N/A | Biblical | The shepherd or friend of God |
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1. Shepherd, MI (village, FIPS 72960) 2. Shepherd, MT 3. Shepherd, TX (city, FIPS 67424) |
Expressions using "shepherd": belgian shepherd ♦ German shepherd ♦ german shepherd dog ♦ good Shepherd ♦ Shepherd bird ♦ shepherd boy ♦ shepherd dog ♦ shepherd girl ♦ Shepherd kings ♦ shepherd smb. in ♦ the good shepherd ♦ the shepherd. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "shepherd": shepherd-boys, shepherd-delighting, shepherd-farmers, shepherd-girls, shepherd-like. | |
Ending with "shepherd": deputy-shepherd, Ogilvy-shepherd. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "shepherd"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | herder. (various references) | |
Albanian | bari (Herder, herdsman, oxherd). (various references) | |
Arabic | قاد (carry, command, conduct, direct, drive, drove, govern, guide, handle, head, helm, induct, introduce, lead, lead in, lead up to, marshal, mastermind, navigate, officer, orientate, pilot, preside, run, see out, show, show out, steer, take the lead, usher), وجه (aim, aspect, boss, change, control, countenance, cox, destine, direct, engineer, face, guide, maw, mug, mush, officer, orient oneself, orientate, pan, phiz, point, preside, rein, snout, steer, visage), غنام, حرس (escort, guard, guarding, lifeguard, patrol, safeguard, squire, ward, watch, watchdog), الكاهن, الراعي (patron), رعى (cherish, cultivate, foster, grass, groom, heed, inculcate, nurse, nurture, pasture, patronize, see to, sponsor, take care of, tend), راعي الكنيسة, دخل الماشية في المرعى. (various references) | |
Basque | artzain. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | Овчар, Повеждам, Подкарвам, Подбирам, Пастир, Паса, "рижа Се За. (various references) | |
Chamorro | pastót. (various references) | |
Chinese | 牧羊人 . (various references) | |
Czech | Vést (administer, captain, carry on, channel, conduce, conduct, convey, direct, give, go, head, keep, lead, look, run, spearhead, steer, stock, supervise, throw, wage, walk, wheel), Provázet (go along, promenade), Pastýř (herdsman), Ovèák (sheep dog). (various references) | |
Danish | hyrde (herd, herder, herdsman, musterer). (various references) | |
Dutch | schaapherder (stockman), herder (common grey mullet, flathead grey mullet, herd, herder, herdsman, musterer, striped mullet). (various references) | |
Esperanto | paŝtisto, ŝafisto. (various references) | |
Faeroese | seyðamaður. (various references) | |
Finnish | paimentaa (tend), paimen (herdsman), kaitsija (attendant. keeper, guardian). (various references) | |
French | pasteur, berger, Pâtre. (various references) | |
Frisian | skieppehoeder, skeper, hoeder, harder. (various references) | |
German | Schäfer (sheepherder, shepherds), Hirt (herder, herdsman). (various references) | |
Greek | βοσκός (herdsman), ποιμένας (herdsman). (various references) | |
Hawaiian | bari. (various references) | |
Hebrew | ּרעות, ׀וק", ״וע". (various references) | |
Hungarian | Pásztor (herd), Juhász. (various references) | |
Indonesian | pangon, gembala (herds, herdsman, tamer). (various references) | |
Italian | Pastore (minister, parson, pastor, vicar). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 飼い主 (owner), 飼主 (owner), 羊飼い (shepherdess), 羊飼い (shepherdess), 牧羊者 (sheep breeder, sheepman), 牧童 (cowboy), 牧人 (herdsman), シェニール糸 (chef, chenille, chenille yarn, shepherd's check, sherry). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ひつじかい (shepherdess), ぼくどう (cowboy), ぼくようしゃ (sheep breeder, sheepman), ぼくじ" (herdsman), かいぬし (buyer, owner, purchaser), シェパード . (various references) | |
Korean | 양치기. (various references) | |
Manx | bochilley (herdsman), bochillaght (drove, herd, look after). (various references) | |
Maori | heepara. (various references) | |
Occitan | pastre. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | epherdshay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | pastor (herdsman, minister, parson, pastor). (various references) | |
Romanian | Pãstori (graze), Pãstor (herd), Pãcurar, Oier, Mocan, Mocãnesc (shepherd's), Cioban (cowherd, goatherd, herd). (various references) | |
Romansch | nurser. (various references) | |
Romany | charavnò. (various references) | |
Russian | чабан, Овчарка, Пастух, пастух (cattleman, cowboy, cowherd, goatherd, herd, herdsman, neatherd, neat-herd, oxherd, stockman). (various references) | |
Scottish | cìobair. (various references) | |
Sepedi | modiai (herd). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | pastir (cowherd, herdsman, swain), čuvati kao pastir, čobanin (cowherd). (various references) | |
Shona | mufudzi. (various references) | |
Spanish | pastor (clergyman, curator, cure, herdsman, minister, neatherd, pastor, preacher, sheepherder, shepherdess). (various references) | |
Swahili | mchungaji. (various references) | |
Swazi | um-élusi. (various references) | |
Swedish | Herde (neatherd, shephard). (various references) | |
Turkish | Yol Göstermek (beacon, direct, front, give smb. a lead, give smb. the wall, guide, lead, lead off, lead the way, pilot, prevent), Gütmek (bear, brood over, drive, Harbor, harbour, herd, nourish, pasture, tail), Önderlik Etmek, Çobanlık Etmek, Çoban (Swain). (various references) | |
Turkmen | зopan. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | чабан (goatherd, sheepman), Проводжати, Пастушок (Swain), Пастир, Пасти, "оглядати. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | săn sóc, người hướng dẫn linh mục, người chăn cừu người chăm nom, mục sư (devil-dodger). (various references) | |
Welsh | bugail (pastor). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | munsub, sipad. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | opilio, pastor, pastore, pastorem, pastores, pastoribus, pastorum, upilio opilio. (various references) |
| Old English | 450-1100 | sceaphierde. (various references) |
| Old French | 900-1400 | pastur. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | John Chapter 10, Verse 2 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | O de eisercomenoV dia thV quraV poimhn estin twn probatwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Qui autem intrat per ostium pastor est ovium |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Se þe in-gæð æt þam gäte he ys scepeheorde. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | But he that entrith bi the dore, is the scheepherde of the scheep. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | He that goeth in by ye dore is the shepeherde of ye shepe: |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | But he that entereth by the door, is the shepherd of the sheep. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | He who goes in by the door is the keeper of the sheep. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | John Chapter 10, Verse 2 |
| Cebuano | Apan ang mosulod agi sa pultahan mao ang magbalantay sa mga karnero. |
| Croatian | A tko na vrata ulazi, pastir je ovaca. |
| Danish | Men den, som går ind igennem Døren, er Fårenes Hyrde. |
| Dutch | Maar die door de deur ingaat, is een herder der schapen. |
| Finnish | Mutta joka menee ovesta sisälle, se on lammasten paimen. |
| French | Mais celui qui entre par la porte est le berger des brebis. |
| German | Der aber zur Tür hineingeht, der ist ein Hirte der Schafe. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Tetapi orang yang masuk melalui pintu, dialah gembala domba. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Tetapi yang masuk daripada pintu itu, ialah gembala domba. |
| Italian | Chi invece entra per la porta, è il pastore delle pecore. |
| Korean | 문 으 로 " 어 가 " 이 가 양 의 목 자 라 |
| Latvian | Bet kas ieiet pa durvîm, tas ir avju gans. |
