What does שָׂעִיר · עֵז · זָכָר mean in the Bible?
שָׂעִיר · עֵז · זָכָר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "shaggy ; as noun, a he-goat ; by analogy, a faun".
Hebrew · H8163, H5795, H2145
שְׂעִיר עִזִּים זָכָר
Shaggy ; as noun, a he-goat ; by analogy, a faun · a she-goat (as strong), but masculine in plural (which also is used elliptically for goat's hair) · properly, remembered , i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex)
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שָׂעִיר H8163 shaggy ; as noun, a he-goat ; by analogy, a faun
עֵז H5795 a she-goat (as strong), but masculine in plural (which also is used elliptically for goat's hair)
Pronunciation ʿēz
Feminine singular denotes strength; plural shifts masculine, also used elliptically for goat's hair material.
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זָכָר H2145 properly, remembered , i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex)
Pronunciation zākār
Male defined by remembrance and prominence; marks the socially or biologically significant member of species.
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What does שְׂעִיר עִזִּים זָכָר (śĕʿîr ʿizzîm zākār) mean in the Bible?
שָׂעִיר · עֵז · זָכָר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "shaggy ; as noun, a he-goat ; by analogy, a faun".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8163, H5795, H2145?
H8163, H5795, H2145 is connected to 215 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. shaggy ; as noun, a he-goat ; by analogy, a faun
Strong's H8163, H5795, H2145
Lexical occurrences 215 verses Source Gloss
shaggy ; as noun, a he-goat ; by analogy, a faun
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שְׂעִיר עִזִּים זָכָר is built from this root:
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