What does שְׂעִירָה · עֵז · נְקֵבָה mean in the Bible?
שְׂעִירָה · עֵז · נְקֵבָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a she-goat".
Hebrew · H8166, H5795, H5347
שְׂעִירַת עִזִּים נְקֵבָה
A she-goat · a she-goat (as strong), but masculine in plural (which also is used elliptically for goat's hair) · female (from the sexual form)
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שְׂעִירָה H8166 a she-goat
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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נְקֵבָה H5347 female (from the sexual form)
Pronunciation nĕqēbāh
Designates biological females; primarily used for animals and humans in reproductive/physical distinction contexts
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What does שְׂעִירַת עִזִּים נְקֵבָה (śĕʿîrat ʿizzîm nĕqēḇāh) mean in the Bible?
שְׂעִירָה · עֵז · נְקֵבָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a she-goat".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8166, H5795, H5347?
H8166, H5795, H5347 is connected to 98 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a she-goat
Strong's H8166, H5795, H5347
Lexical occurrences 98 verses Source Gloss
a she-goat
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שְׂעִירַת עִזִּים נְקֵבָה 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