What does עֵז (ʿēz) mean in the Bible?
עֵז (ʿēz): Feminine singular denotes strength; plural shifts masculine, also used elliptically for goat's hair material.
Hebrew · H5795
עֵז
A she-goat (as strong), but masculine in plural (which also is used elliptically for goat's hair)
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עֵזH5795
Pronunciationʿēz
What does עֵז (ʿēz) mean in the Bible?
עֵז (ʿēz): Feminine singular denotes strength; plural shifts masculine, also used elliptically for goat's hair material.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5795?
The BSB source-word alignment has 74 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (41), goats (5), a goat (4), of goats (3), and goat hair (2).
Where does עֵז (ʿēz) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 15:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (25), Leviticus (12), Genesis (11), Exodus (7).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It. . .41×Genesis 27:9, Genesis 37:31, Genesis 38:17, Genesis 38:20
goats5×Genesis 27:16, Genesis 30:33, Leviticus 1:10, 1 Samuel 25:2
a goat4×Genesis 15:9, Leviticus 17:3, Leviticus 22:27, Numbers 18:17
of goats3×1 Kings 20:27, Song Of Solomon 4:1, Song Of Solomon 6:5
and goat hair2×Exodus 25:4, Exodus 35:6
female goat2×Genesis 30:35, Numbers 15:27
goat2×Genesis 30:32, Numbers 15:11
of goat hair2×Exodus 26:7, Exodus 36:14
a young goat1×Judges 15:1
and goats1×Genesis 31:38
female goats1×Genesis 32:14
goat hair1×Exodus 35:23
is a goat1×Leviticus 3:12
made of goat’s hair1×Numbers 31:20
of goats’1×Proverbs 27:27
or a goat1×Leviticus 7:23
or goats1×Leviticus 22:19
or the goats1×Exodus 12:5
the goat1×Deuteronomy 14:4
the goat hair1×Exodus 35:26
with the goat [hair]1×1 Samuel 19:16
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 15:9וְעֵ֥זtoa goatConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularGenesis 27:9עִזִּ֖יםto. . .Noun - feminine pluralGenesis 27:16הָֽעִזִּ֔יםtogoatsArticle | Noun - feminine pluralGenesis 30:32בָּעִזִּ֑יםtogoatPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine pluralGenesis 30:33בָּֽעִזִּ֗יםtogoatsPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine pluralGenesis 30:35הָֽעִזִּים֙tofemale goatArticle | Noun - feminine pluralGenesis 31:38וְעִזֶּ֖יךָtoand goatsConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singularGenesis 32:14עִזִּ֣יםtofemale goatsNoun - feminine pluralGenesis 37:31עִזִּ֔יםto. . .Noun - feminine pluralGenesis 38:17עִזִּ֖יםto. . .Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 15:9
Aligned rows74
Books represented13
Genesis11Exodus7Leviticus12Numbers25Deuteronomy1Judges41 Samuel41 Kings12 Chronicles2Proverbs1Song Of Solomon2Ezekiel2Daniel2
Source forms
עִזִּ֥ים21x‘iz·zîmLeviticus 23:19, Numbers 7:16, Numbers 7:22, Numbers 7:28
עִזִּ֖ים9x‘iz·zîmGenesis 27:9, Genesis 38:17, Leviticus 4:23, Leviticus 5:6
עִזִּ֔ים5x‘iz·zîmGenesis 37:31, Exodus 26:7, Exodus 36:14, Judges 15:1
הָֽעִזִּ֔ים4xhā·‘iz·zîmGenesis 27:16, 1 Samuel 19:13, Song Of Solomon 4:1, Song Of Solomon 6:5
הָעִזִּ֖ים4xhā·‘iz·zîmExodus 12:5, Leviticus 1:10, 1 Samuel 19:16, Daniel 8:8
עִזִּים֙3x‘iz·zîmLeviticus 4:28, Leviticus 9:3, Judges 6:19
וְעִזִּֽים׃2xwə·‘iz·zîmExodus 25:4, Exodus 35:6
עֵ֖ז2x‘êzLeviticus 3:12, Leviticus 17:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural46xGenesis 27:9, Genesis 32:14, Genesis 37:31, Genesis 38:17
Article | Noun - feminine plural13xGenesis 27:16, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 38:20, Exodus 12:5
Noun - feminine singular5xLeviticus 3:12, Leviticus 17:3, Leviticus 22:27, Numbers 15:27
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural3xExodus 25:4, Exodus 35:6, Exodus 35:23
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural3xGenesis 30:32, Genesis 30:33, Numbers 15:11
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular2xGenesis 15:9, Leviticus 7:23
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular1xGenesis 31:38
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural1xLeviticus 22:19
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Feminine singular denotes strength; plural shifts masculine, also used elliptically for goat's hair material.
Source Gloss
a she-goat (as strong), but masculine in plural (which also is used elliptically for goat's hair)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Feminine singular denotes strength; plural shifts masculine, also used elliptically for goat's hair material.
a she-goat (as strong), but masculine in plural (which also is used elliptically for goat's hair) BDB: she-goat Usage: (she) goat, kid.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
acceptable burnt offering animal from the flock, prescribed for worship
sacrificial animal used in peace offering ritual with specific fat portions
livestock providing wool and sustenance as valuable economic resource
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 74 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
עֵז is built from this root:
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