Lexical Definition
שָׂעִיר sâʻîyr (saw-eer') hairy H:A
or שָׂעִר sâʻir (saw-eer'); from שָׂעַר
devil, goat, hairy, kid, rough, satyr.
- shaggy
- as noun, a he-goat
- by analogy, a faun
adj
1) hairy
n m
2) he-goat, buck
2a) as sacrificial animal
2b) satyr, may refer to a demon possessed goat like the swine of Gadara (Mt 8:30-32)
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| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| שְׂעִירֵ֥י | male goats of | Lev.16.5 |
| שְׂעִירֵ֣י | goats of | 2Chr.29.23 |
| שְׂעִיר | a male goat of | Lev.9.3 • Lev.23.19 • Num.7.16 • Num.7.22 • Num.7.28 • Num.7.34 • Num.7.40 • Num.7.46 • Num.7.52 • Num.7.58 • Num.7.64 • Num.7.70 • Num.7.76 • Num.7.82 • Num.29.11 • Ezek.43.22 • Ezek.43.25 |
| שְׂעִ֥יר | a male goat of | Lev.4.23 • Num.28.30 • Ezek.45.23 |
| שְׂעִ֤יר | male goat of | Lev.9.15 • Lev.16.15 |
| שְׂעִ֣יר | a male goat of | Gen.37.31 |
| male goat of | Lev.10.16 • Lev.16.27 | |
| וּשְׂעִירֵ֥י | and male goats of | Num.7.87 |
| וּשְׂעִיר | and a male goat of | Num.15.24 • Num.29.5 • Num.29.16 • Num.29.19 • Num.29.25 |
| וּשְׂעִ֨יר | and a male goat of | Num.28.15 |
| וּשְׂעִ֥יר | and a male goat of | Num.28.22 • Num.29.22 • Num.29.28 • Num.29.31 • Num.29.34 • Num.29.38 |
| וְהַשָּׂעִ֗יר | and the male goat | Lev.16.10 |
| הַשָּׂעִיר֮ | the male goat | Lev.16.21 |
| הַשָּׂעִיר֙ | the male goat | Lev.16.26 |
| הַשָּׂעִ֥יר | the male goat | Lev.16.20 • Lev.16.22 |
| הַשָּׂעִ֖יר | hairy | Dan.8.21 |
| the male goat | Lev.16.22 | |
| הַשָּׂעִ֔יר | the male goat | Lev.4.24 • Lev.16.9 • Lev.16.18 • Lev.16.21 |
| הַשְּׂעִירִ֖ם | the male goats | Lev.16.8 |
| הַשְּׂעִירִ֑ם | the male goats | Lev.16.7 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. שָׂעִר adjective hairy; — masculine singular ׳אִישׁ שׂ Gen 27:11 feminine plural יָדָיו שְׂעִרֹת vGen 27:33 (J).
II. שָׂעִיר53 noun masculineNum 15:24 he-goat, buck (hairy one; Late Hebrew id.); — absolute ׳שׂ Lev 4:24 +, construct שְׂעִיר Num 7:16 +; plural שְׂעִירִם Lev 16:7; Lev 16:8 construct שְׂעִירֵי vLev 16:5; Num 7:87 — he-goat, usually שְׂעִיר(ֿ)עִזִּים buck of goats (see עֵז p. 777): Gen 37:31 (J), Ezek 43:22; Ezek 45:23; Lev 4:23; Lev 9:3; Lev 23:19 + 20 t. Numbers (all P); ׳שְׂעִירֵי ע Lev 16:5; Num 7:87 (P); ׳שׂ alone = he-goat Lev 4:24 + 11 t. Lev 16 (P); שְׂעִיר (הַ)חַטָּאת he-goat for sin-offering Ezek 43:25; Lev 9:15 + 9 t. Leviticus, Numbers; ׳שְׂעִירֵי הַח 2Chr 29:23 in Dan 8:21 ׳הַשּׂ is probably gloss to הַצָּפִיר (compare Dr).
III. שָׂעִיר noun masculine satyr, demon (with he-goat's form, or feet; Late Hebrew id.; compare BaudStud. i. 136 ff.; hairy demons WeSkizzen iii. 135; Heid. 152 RSSemitic 113, 423: 2nd ed. 120, 441); absolute ׳שׂ Isa 34:14 inhabiting desolate ruins, so plural שְׂעִירִים Isa 13:21 name for idols 2Chr 11:15 and (שְׂעִירִם) Lev 17:7 (H); probably also ׳בָּמוֺת הַשּׂ 2Kgs 23:8 (ᵑ0 הַשְּׁעָרִים) HoffmZAW ii (1882), 175 SS Kmp Klo Kit Benz Bur.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 27:11 · 27:33 · 37:31 |
| Leviticus | 4:23 · 4:24 · 9:3 · 9:15 · Chapter 16 · 16:5 · 16:7 · 16:8 · 17:7 · 23:19 |
| Numbers | 7:16 · 7:87 · 15:24 |
| 2 Kings | 23:8 |
| 2 Chronicles | 11:15 · 29:23 |
| Isaiah | 13:21 · 34:14 |
| Ezekiel | 43:22 · 43:25 · 45:23 |
| Daniel | 8:21 |