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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עֵז H5795
Pronunciation ʿēz
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
goats 5× Genesis 27:16, Genesis 30:33, Leviticus 1:10, 1 Samuel 25:2
a goat 4× Genesis 15:9, Leviticus 17:3, Leviticus 22:27, Numbers 18:17
of goats 3× 1 Kings 20:27, Song Of Solomon 4:1, Song Of Solomon 6:5
and goat hair 2× Exodus 25:4, Exodus 35:6
female goat 2× Genesis 30:35, Numbers 15:27
goat 2× Genesis 30:32, Numbers 15:11
of goat hair 2× Exodus 26:7, Exodus 36:14
a young goat 1× Judges 15:1
and goats 1× Genesis 31:38
female goats 1× Genesis 32:14
goat hair 1× Exodus 35:23
is a goat 1× Leviticus 3:12
made of goat’s hair 1× Numbers 31:20
of goats’ 1× Proverbs 27:27
or a goat 1× Leviticus 7:23
or goats 1× Leviticus 22:19
or the goats 1× Exodus 12:5
the goat 1× Deuteronomy 14:4
the goat hair 1× Exodus 35:26
with the goat [hair] 1× 1 Samuel 19:16
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 15:9 וְעֵ֥ז to a goat Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Genesis 27:9 עִזִּ֖ים to . . . Noun - feminine plural Genesis 27:16 הָֽעִזִּ֔ים to goats Article | Noun - feminine plural Genesis 30:32 בָּעִזִּ֑ים to goat Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural Genesis 30:33 בָּֽעִזִּ֗ים to goats Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural Genesis 30:35 הָֽעִזִּים֙ to female goat Article | Noun - feminine plural Genesis 31:38 וְעִזֶּ֖יךָ to and goats Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular Genesis 32:14 עִזִּ֣ים to female goats Noun - feminine plural Genesis 37:31 עִזִּ֔ים to . . . Noun - feminine plural Genesis 38:17 עִזִּ֖ים to . . . Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 15:9
Aligned rows 74
Books represented 13
Genesis 11 Exodus 7 Leviticus 12 Numbers 25 Deuteronomy 1 Judges 4 1 Samuel 4 1 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 2 Proverbs 1 Song Of Solomon 2 Ezekiel 2 Daniel 2
Source forms
עִזִּ֥ים 21x ‘iz·zîm Leviticus 23:19, Numbers 7:16, Numbers 7:22, Numbers 7:28
עִזִּ֖ים 9x ‘iz·zîm Genesis 27:9, Genesis 38:17, Leviticus 4:23, Leviticus 5:6
עִזִּ֔ים 5x ‘iz·zîm Genesis 37:31, Exodus 26:7, Exodus 36:14, Judges 15:1
הָֽעִזִּ֔ים 4x hā·‘iz·zîm Genesis 27:16, 1 Samuel 19:13, Song Of Solomon 4:1, Song Of Solomon 6:5
הָעִזִּ֖ים 4x hā·‘iz·zîm Exodus 12:5, Leviticus 1:10, 1 Samuel 19:16, Daniel 8:8
עִזִּים֙ 3x ‘iz·zîm Leviticus 4:28, Leviticus 9:3, Judges 6:19
וְעִזִּֽים׃ 2x wə·‘iz·zîm Exodus 25:4, Exodus 35:6
עֵ֖ז 2x ‘êz Leviticus 3:12, Leviticus 17:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural 46x Genesis 27:9, Genesis 32:14, Genesis 37:31, Genesis 38:17
Article | Noun - feminine plural 13x Genesis 27:16, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 38:20, Exodus 12:5
Noun - feminine singular 5x Leviticus 3:12, Leviticus 17:3, Leviticus 22:27, Numbers 15:27
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural 3x Exodus 25:4, Exodus 35:6, Exodus 35:23
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural 3x Genesis 30:32, Genesis 30:33, Numbers 15:11
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 2x Genesis 15:9, Leviticus 7:23
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular 1x Genesis 31:38
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x Leviticus 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 definition Source: 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
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
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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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain