Hebrew · H8163

שָׂעִיר

Shaggy ; as noun, a he-goat ; by analogy, a faun

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שָׂעִירH8163

What does שָׂעִיר mean in the Bible?

שָׂעִיר is a Hebrew word meaning "shaggy ; as noun, a he-goat ; by analogy, a faun".

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Questions this entry answers

What does שָׂעִיר mean in the Bible?

שָׂעִיר is a Hebrew word meaning "shaggy ; as noun, a he-goat ; by analogy, a faun".

How does the BSB render H8163?

The BSB source-word alignment has 59 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include male goat (29), the goat (4), a male goat (2), goat (2), goats (2).

Where does שָׂעִיר appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 27:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (27), Leviticus (21), Ezekiel (3), Genesis (3).

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

male goat29×Leviticus 4:23, Leviticus 23:19, Numbers 7:16, Numbers 7:22

the goat4×Leviticus 16:9, Leviticus 16:15, Leviticus 16:22, Leviticus 16:26

a male goat2×Leviticus 9:3, Ezekiel 43:25

goat2×Leviticus 16:20, Leviticus 16:21

goats2×Leviticus 16:7, Leviticus 16:8

male goats2×Leviticus 16:5, Numbers 7:87

[it]1×Leviticus 16:22

a young goat1×Genesis 37:31

along with a male goat1×Ezekiel 45:23

and for the goat demons1×2 Chronicles 11:15

and one wild goat1×Isaiah 34:14

and some of the goat’s1×Leviticus 16:18

and the goat1×Leviticus 16:27

and wild goats1×Isaiah 13:21

But the goat1×Leviticus 16:10

for the goat1×Leviticus 10:16

hairy1×Genesis 27:23

is a hairy1×Genesis 27:11

of the goat1×Leviticus 4:24

the goat’s1×Leviticus 16:21

the goats1×2 Chronicles 29:23

the male goat1×Leviticus 9:15

The shaggy1×Daniel 8:21

to the goat demons1×Leviticus 17:7

Show sample aligned rows

Genesis 27:11שָׂעִ֔רtois a hairyAdjective - masculine singular Genesis 27:23שְׂעִרֹ֑תtohairyAdjective - feminine plural Genesis 37:31שְׂעִ֣ירtoa young goatNoun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 4:23שְׂעִ֥ירtomale goatNoun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 4:24הַשָּׂעִ֔ירtoof the goatArticle | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 9:3שְׂעִיר־toa male goatNoun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 9:15שְׂעִ֤ירtothe male goatNoun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 10:16שְׂעִ֣ירtofor the goatNoun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 16:5שְׂעִירֵ֥יtomale goatsNoun - masculine plural construct Leviticus 16:7הַשְּׂעִירִ֑םtogoatsArticle | Noun - masculine plural

Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 27:11

Aligned rows59

Books represented7

Genesis3Leviticus21Numbers272 Chronicles2Isaiah2Ezekiel3Daniel1

Source forms

שְׂעִיר־17xśə·‘îr-Leviticus 9:3, Leviticus 23:19, Numbers 7:16, Numbers 7:22

וּשְׂעִ֥יר6xū·śə·‘îrNumbers 28:22, Numbers 29:22, Numbers 29:28, Numbers 29:31

וּשְׂעִיר־5xū·śə·‘îr-Numbers 15:24, Numbers 29:5, Numbers 29:16, Numbers 29:19

הַשָּׂעִ֔יר4xhaś·śā·‘îrLeviticus 4:24, Leviticus 16:9, Leviticus 16:18, Leviticus 16:21

שְׂעִ֣יר3xśə·‘îrGenesis 37:31, Leviticus 10:16, Leviticus 16:27

שְׂעִ֥יר3xśə·‘îrLeviticus 4:23, Numbers 28:30, Ezekiel 45:23

הַשָּׂעִ֥יר2xhaś·śā·‘îrLeviticus 16:20, Leviticus 16:22

הַשָּׂעִ֖יר2xhaś·śā·‘îrLeviticus 16:22, Daniel 8:21

Parsing patterns

Noun - masculine singular construct25xGenesis 37:31, Leviticus 4:23, Leviticus 9:3, Leviticus 9:15

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct12xNumbers 15:24, Numbers 28:15, Numbers 28:22, Numbers 29:5

Article | Noun - masculine singular10xLeviticus 4:24, Leviticus 16:9, Leviticus 16:18, Leviticus 16:20

Article | Noun - masculine plural2xLeviticus 16:7, Leviticus 16:8

Noun - masculine plural construct2xLeviticus 16:5, 2 Chronicles 29:23

Adjective - feminine plural1xGenesis 27:23

Adjective - masculine singular1xGenesis 27:11

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural1xIsaiah 13:21

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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What does שָׂעִיר mean in the Bible?

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