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שָׂעִיר
sâʻîyr · Hebrew · Strong's H8163 · 59 occurrences
The KJV renders 9 different Hebrew and Greek words as “goat”
What it means
shaggy; as noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faun
or שָׂעִר; from H8175 (שָׂעַר);
How the KJV renders it
devil, goat, hairy, kid, rough, satyr
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“goat”
also renders eríphion (G2055), ériphos (G2056), aígeios (G122), trágos (G5131), ʻêz (H5795), ʻêz (H5796), ʻattûwd (H6260), seh (H7716)
“kid”
also renders ériphos (G2056), gᵉdîy (H1423), gᵉdîyâh (H1429), ʻêz (H5795), sᵉʻîyrâh (H8166)
“rough”
also renders trachýs (G5138), ʼêythân (H386), çâmâr (H5569), qâsheh (H7186)
Answers that weigh this word
- What does Romans 14:5 mean about esteeming one day above another?
- Is eating meat sacrificed to idols permitted?
Where it appears
59 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 57 verses shown.
2 Chronicles 11:15 · HC/Rd/Ncmpa
He himself appointed priests for the high places, for the male goat and calf idols which he had made.
2 Chronicles 29:23 · HNcmpc
They brought near the male goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly; and they laid their hands on them.
Daniel 8:21 · HTd/Aamsa
The rough male goat is the king of Greece. The great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
Ezekiel 43:22 · HNcmsc
“On the second day you shall offer a male goat without defect for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they cleansed it with the bull.
Ezekiel 43:25 · HNcmsc
“Seven days you shall prepare every day a goat for a sin offering. They shall also prepare a young bull and a ram out of the flock, without defect.
Ezekiel 45:23 · HNcmsc
The seven days of the feast he shall prepare a burnt offering to Yahweh, seven bulls and seven rams without defect daily the seven days; and a male goat daily for a sin offering.
Genesis 27:11 HAamsaGenesis 27:23 HAafpaGenesis 37:31 HNcmscIsaiah 13:21 HC/NcmpaIsaiah 34:14 HC/NcmsaLeviticus 4:23 HNcmscLeviticus 4:24 HTd/NcmsaLeviticus 9:3 HNcmscLeviticus 9:15 HNcmscLeviticus 10:16 HNcmscLeviticus 16:5 HNcmpcLeviticus 16:7 HTd/NcmpaLeviticus 16:8 HTd/NcmpaLeviticus 16:9 HTd/NcmsaLeviticus 16:10 HC/Td/NcmsaLeviticus 16:15 HNcmscLeviticus 16:18 HTd/NcmsaLeviticus 16:20 HTd/NcmsaLeviticus 16:21 HTd/NcmsaLeviticus 16:22 HTd/NcmsaLeviticus 16:26 HTd/NcmsaLeviticus 16:27 HNcmscLeviticus 17:7 HRd/NcmpaLeviticus 23:19 HNcmscNumbers 7:16 HNcmscNumbers 7:22 HNcmscNumbers 7:28 HNcmscNumbers 7:34 HNcmscNumbers 7:40 HNcmscNumbers 7:46 HNcmscNumbers 7:52 HNcmscNumbers 7:58 HNcmscNumbers 7:64 HNcmscNumbers 7:70 HNcmscNumbers 7:76 HNcmscNumbers 7:82 HNcmscNumbers 7:87 HC/NcmpcNumbers 15:24 HC/NcmscNumbers 28:15 HC/NcmscNumbers 28:22 HC/NcmscNumbers 28:30 HNcmscNumbers 29:5 HC/NcmscNumbers 29:11 HNcmscNumbers 29:16 HC/NcmscNumbers 29:19 HC/NcmscNumbers 29:22 HC/NcmscNumbers 29:25 HC/NcmscNumbers 29:28 HC/NcmscNumbers 29:31 HC/NcmscNumbers 29:34 HC/NcmscNumbers 29:38 HC/Ncmsc
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