What does צָפִיר (ṣāpiyr) mean in the Bible?
צָפִיר (ṣāpiyr): Male goat characterized by vigorous, prancing movement; emphasizes the animal's spirited, bounding nature.
Hebrew · H6842
צָפִיר
A male goat (as prancing)
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צָפִירH6842
Pronunciationṣāpiyr
What does צָפִיר (ṣāpiyr) mean in the Bible?
צָפִיר (ṣāpiyr): Male goat characterized by vigorous, prancing movement; emphasizes the animal's spirited, bounding nature.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6842?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include male goats (2), - (1), a goat (1), goat (1), Thus the goat (1).
Where does צָפִיר (ṣāpiyr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Chronicles 29:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (4), 2 Chronicles (1), Ezra (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itmale goats2×2 Chronicles 29:21, Ezra 8:35
-1×Daniel 8:5
a goat1×Daniel 8:5
goat1×Daniel 8:21
Thus the goat1×Daniel 8:8
Show sample aligned rows
2 Chronicles 29:21וּצְפִירֵ֨יtomale goatsConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural constructEzra 8:35צְפִירֵ֥יtomale goatsNoun - masculine plural constructDaniel 8:5צְפִיר־toa goatNoun - masculine singular constructDaniel 8:5וְהַ֨צָּפִ֔ירto-Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singularDaniel 8:8וּצְפִ֥ירtoThus the goatConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructDaniel 8:21וְהַצָּפִ֥ירtogoatConjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row2 Chronicles 29:21
Aligned rows6
Books represented3
2 Chronicles1Ezra1Daniel4
Source forms
וְהַ֨צָּפִ֔יר1xwə·haṣ·ṣā·p̄îrDaniel 8:5
וְהַצָּפִ֥יר1xwə·haṣ·ṣā·p̄îrDaniel 8:21
וּצְפִ֥יר1xū·ṣə·p̄îrDaniel 8:8
וּצְפִירֵ֨י1xū·ṣə·p̄î·rê2 Chronicles 29:21
צְפִיר־1xṣə·p̄îr-Daniel 8:5
צְפִירֵ֥י1xṣə·p̄î·rêEzra 8:35
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular2xDaniel 8:5, Daniel 8:21
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct1x2 Chronicles 29:21
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct1xDaniel 8:8
Noun - masculine plural construct1xEzra 8:35
Noun - masculine singular construct1xDaniel 8:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Male goat characterized by vigorous, prancing movement; emphasizes the animal's spirited, bounding nature.
Source Gloss
a male goat (as prancing)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Male goat characterized by vigorous, prancing movement; emphasizes the animal's spirited, bounding nature.
a male goat (as prancing) BDB: he-goat Usage: (he) goat.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
צָפִיר is built from this root:
צָפַרH6852