Bible Dictionary
Cotes
Cotes were pens or enclosed folds for sheep and other flocks. The term describes ordinary pastoral enclosures rather than a particular kind of building.
Definition
Cotes are pens or enclosed folds used for flocks. The term refers to places where sheep and other animals are gathered and kept, rather than to a particular architectural form.
Biblical Usage
The term appears in the description of provisions made for flocks in 2 Chronicles 32:28. The Revised Version expresses the phrase as “flocks in folds.”
Historical Background
The word denotes an ordinary enclosure used for keeping flocks.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Pens or enclosures for flocks (2 Chr. 32:28, “cotes for flocks;” R.V., “flocks in folds”).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>kots.</p><p>See SHEEPCOTE.</p>