Passover entries Bible Sense Lexicon

Christian Alexander

I noticed in the Bible Sense Lexicon that there are two different sense entries for the animal sacrificed for the Passover: 1. Passover Lamb 2. Passover Sacrifice. I see one is being a clean and the other possibly being unclean. 

I understand that there is a Greek entry and a Hebrew entry, but why would that require two different entries? You can search the entire Bible for a single sense, even though many sense entries contain both Hebrew and Greek words. Is there another distinction being made in this context regarding the sacrificed animals for Passover? I see them as the same thing. Given that the animal is supposed to be a lamb according to Exodus 12, why are the Hebrew and Greek entries different? It would make sense for someone to start with sheep and work their way down to Paschal lamb.  Starting with domesticated animals, one would anticipate working their way down

Dave Hooton

1. Passover Lamb 2. Passover Sacrifice. I see one is being a clean and the other possibly being unclean. 

See below.

I understand that there is a Greek entry and a Hebrew entry, but why would that require two different entries?

It would make sense for someone to start with sheep and work their way down to Paschal lamb

sense:"Passover lamb" is only used in the NT (2x), where 1 Cor 5:7 clearly applies to Christ. But Lk 22:7 refers directly to the animal sacrifice, although it is recognised that Christ would also be sacrificed (as the paschal lamb). Mk 14:12 is tagged sense:Passover, but the text is similar to Lk 22:7. And thing:Sheep is also applied to these references, further confusing matters.

Where "Lamb of God" is used in John, it is tagged sense:lamb, thing:sheep and person:Jesus.

Where "Lamb" is used in Revelation, it is tagged sense:lamb and person:Jesus, but not as thing:sheep.

sense:"Passover sacrifice" is only used in the OT (10x) and is applied to both "Passover sacrifice" and "Passover lamb" in the text. But "lamb" is often supplied for the translation, and some also use "animal"!

In other words, the application of "passover lamb" tagging to Christ is inconsistent and he is often tagged as a lamb or a Thing "sheep". And the OT text is not clear that the "Passover sacrifice" is an animal or a lamb! But it is clear that that a lamb is a sin offering (sense:lamb NEAR sin).