A shepherd is a person who cares for sheep. The word is a contracted form of the words 'sheep herder' and originates from middle English. The word can also be used to describe a person who acts as a guide to other people.
The word pastor comes from the Latin word meaning 'shepherd.'
The shepherd. The shepherd is the leader minister or preach of a flock of sheep....a group of Christian believers. Pastor comes from the word pastoral.
The Aramaic word for shepherd is "ra'aya".
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The Arabic word for shepherd is raa3i - "راعي".
"le berger" is the French word for shepherd.
Schaefer is an alternative spelling and cognate for the German word "Schäfer", meaning shepherd, which itself descends from the Old High German scāphare.
The verb, meaning to tend a flock = רעה (ra'ah)The noun = רֹעֶה (ro`eh)
No, the surname Shepherd, from the English word shepherd, is of English origin.
It is an old-fasioned word meaning country boy, especially a shepherd, or boyfriend. It is also the name of a town. (Info. is from dictionary.com.)
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The word "shepherd" appears in 42 verses of the KJV bible.