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Donkey (חֲמוֹר, chamor; ὄνος, onos). An animal frequently referenced throughout the Bible. The general Hebrew word for the donkey (or ass) was chamor. The Old Testament uses four additional Hebrew terms for donkeys, contrasting male (חֲמוֹר, chamor; or עַיִר, ayir) and female (אָתוֹן, athon; Gen 12:16; 32:15) or designating undomesticated animals (פֶרֶא, phere'; [Gen 16:12] or עָרוֹד, arod; [Job 39:5]). The word ayir is also used to refer to a foal or young donkey (Zech 9:9). The domesticated donkey was used in the biblical world for riding (Num 22:21), for tilling (Isa 30:24), and for carrying burdens (Gen 45:23). Zechariah 9:9 describes the triumphal entry of the Messiah into Jerusalem on a donkey, and Matt 21:5 describes the fulfillment.

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