Know the Word.

Hebrew word

ʻayir

ah'-yeer

עַיִר

What it means

properly, a young ass

properly, a young ass (as just broken to a load); hence an ass-colt

Where it comes from

from ʻûwr (עוּר) in the sense of raising (i.e. bearing a burden)

How the King James translates it

  • colts2
  • asses2
  • foal1
  • colt1

Every place it appears 6

Genesis49:11
Judges10:412:14
Isaiah30:630:24
Zechariah9:9