Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Roe Definitions: Roe Roe Noun . Fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture. . Eggs of female fish. . The egg mass or spawn of certain crustaceans such as the lobster. . The eggs or egg-laden ovary of a fish. Source: WordNet 1.7.1
Date "roe" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1374. ( references Specialty Definitions: Roe Domain Definitions Bible Roe (Heb. tsebi), properly the gazelle (Arab. ghazal), permitted for food (Deut. 14:5; comp. Deut. 12:15, 22; 15:22; 1 Kings 4:23), noted for its swiftness and beauty and grace of form (2 Sam. 2:18; 1 Chr. 12:8; Cant. 2:9; 7:3; 8:14). The gazelle (Gazella dorcas) is found in great numbers in Palestine. "Among the gray hills of Galilee it is still 'the roe upon the mountains of Bether,' and I have seen a little troop of gazelles feeding on the Mount of Olives close to Jerusalem itself" (Tristram). The Hebrew word ('ayyalah) in Prov. 5: 19 thus rendered (R.V., "doe"), is properly the "wild she-goat," the mountain goat, the ibex. (See 1 Sam. 24:2; Ps. 104:18; Job 39:1.). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary Source: compiled by the editor from various references ; see credits. | |
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