Hebrew · H8163

שָׂעִיר

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

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שָׂעִיר H8163

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 goat 29× Leviticus 4:23, Leviticus 23:19, Numbers 7:16, Numbers 7:22

the goat 4× Leviticus 16:9, Leviticus 16:15, Leviticus 16:22, Leviticus 16:26

a male goat 2× Leviticus 9:3, Ezekiel 43:25

goat 2× Leviticus 16:20, Leviticus 16:21

goats 2× Leviticus 16:7, Leviticus 16:8

male goats 2× Leviticus 16:5, Numbers 7:87

[it] 1× Leviticus 16:22

a young goat 1× Genesis 37:31

along with a male goat 1× Ezekiel 45:23

and for the goat demons 1× 2 Chronicles 11:15

and one wild goat 1× Isaiah 34:14

and some of the goat’s 1× Leviticus 16:18

and the goat 1× Leviticus 16:27

and wild goats 1× Isaiah 13:21

But the goat 1× Leviticus 16:10

for the goat 1× Leviticus 10:16

hairy 1× Genesis 27:23

is a hairy 1× Genesis 27:11

of the goat 1× Leviticus 4:24

the goat’s 1× Leviticus 16:21

the goats 1× 2 Chronicles 29:23

the male goat 1× Leviticus 9:15

The shaggy 1× Daniel 8:21

to the goat demons 1× Leviticus 17:7

Show sample aligned rows

Genesis 27:11 שָׂעִ֔ר to is a hairy Adjective - masculine singular Genesis 27:23 שְׂעִרֹ֑ת to hairy Adjective - feminine plural Genesis 37:31 שְׂעִ֣יר to a young goat Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 4:23 שְׂעִ֥יר to male goat Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 4:24 הַשָּׂעִ֔יר to of the goat Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 9:3 שְׂעִיר־ to a male goat Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 9:15 שְׂעִ֤יר to the male goat Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 10:16 שְׂעִ֣יר to for the goat Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 16:5 שְׂעִירֵ֥י to male goats Noun - masculine plural construct Leviticus 16:7 הַשְּׂעִירִ֑ם to goats Article | Noun - masculine plural

Usage map

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

First aligned row Genesis 27:11

Aligned rows 59

Books represented 7

Genesis 3 Leviticus 21 Numbers 27 2 Chronicles 2 Isaiah 2 Ezekiel 3 Daniel 1

Source forms

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

וּשְׂעִ֥יר 6x ū·śə·‘îr Numbers 28:22, Numbers 29:22, Numbers 29:28, Numbers 29:31

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

הַשָּׂעִ֔יר 4x haś·śā·‘îr Leviticus 4:24, Leviticus 16:9, Leviticus 16:18, Leviticus 16:21

שְׂעִ֣יר 3x śə·‘îr Genesis 37:31, Leviticus 10:16, Leviticus 16:27

שְׂעִ֥יר 3x śə·‘îr Leviticus 4:23, Numbers 28:30, Ezekiel 45:23

הַשָּׂעִ֥יר 2x haś·śā·‘îr Leviticus 16:20, Leviticus 16:22

הַשָּׂעִ֖יר 2x haś·śā·‘îr Leviticus 16:22, Daniel 8:21

Parsing patterns

Noun - masculine singular construct 25x Genesis 37:31, Leviticus 4:23, Leviticus 9:3, Leviticus 9:15

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 12x Numbers 15:24, Numbers 28:15, Numbers 28:22, Numbers 29:5

Article | Noun - masculine singular 10x Leviticus 4:24, Leviticus 16:9, Leviticus 16:18, Leviticus 16:20

Article | Noun - masculine plural 2x Leviticus 16:7, Leviticus 16:8

Noun - masculine plural construct 2x Leviticus 16:5, 2 Chronicles 29:23

Adjective - feminine plural 1x Genesis 27:23

Adjective - masculine singular 1x Genesis 27:11

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 1x Isaiah 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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