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Lexicon :: Strong's H8163 - śāʿîr

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שָׂעִיר
Transliteration
śāʿîr
Pronunciation
saw-eer'
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Part of Speech
adjective, masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2274c,2274e

Strong’s Definitions

שָׂעִיר sâʻîyr, saw-eer'; or שָׂעִר sâʻir; from H8175; shaggy; as noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faun:—devil, goat, hairy, kid, rough, satyr.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 59x

The KJV translates Strong's H8163 in the following manner: kid (28x), goat (24x), devil (2x), satyr (2x), hairy (2x), rough (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 59x
The KJV translates Strong's H8163 in the following manner: kid (28x), goat (24x), devil (2x), satyr (2x), hairy (2x), rough (1x).
adjective

  1. hairy

    masculine noun

  2. he-goat, buck

    1. as sacrificial animal

    2. satyr, may refer to a demon possessed goat like the swine of Gadara (Mt. 8:30-32)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׂעִיר sâʻîyr, saw-eer'; or שָׂעִר sâʻir; from H8175; shaggy; as noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faun:—devil, goat, hairy, kid, rough, satyr.
STRONGS H8163: Abbreviations
† I. שָׂעִר adjective hairy; — masculine singular אִישׁ שׂ׳ Genesis 27:11; feminine plural יָדָיו שְׂעִרֹת Genesis 27:33 (J).

II. שָׂעִיר 53 noun masculineNumbers 15:24 he-goat, buck (hairy one; Late Hebrew id.); — absolute שׂ׳ Leviticus 4:24 +, construct שְׂעִיר Numbers 7:16 +; plural שְׂעִירִם Leviticus 16:7, 8; construct שְׂעִירֵי Leviticus 16:5; Numbers 7:87; — he-goat, usually שְׂעִיר(ֿ)עִזִּים buck of goats (see עֵז p. 777): Genesis 37:31 (J), Ezekiel 43:22; Ezekiel 45:23; Leviticus 4:23; Leviticus 9:3; Leviticus 23:19 + 20 times Numbers (all P); שְׂעִירֵי ע׳ Leviticus 16:5; Numbers 7:87 (P); שׂ׳ alone = he-goat Leviticus 4:24 + 11 times Leviticus 16 (P); שְׂעִיר (הַ)חַטָּאת he-goat for sin-offering Ezekiel 43:25; Leviticus 9:15 + 9 times Leviticus, Numbers; שְׂעִירֵי הַח׳ 2 Chronicles 29:23; in Daniel 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׳ Isaiah 34:14 inhabiting desolate ruins, so plural שְׂעִירִים Isaiah 13:21; name for idols 2 Chronicles 11:15 and (שְׂעִירִם) Leviticus 17:7 (H); probably also בָּמוֺת הַשּׂ׳ 2 Kings 23:8 (MT הַשְּׁעָרִים) HoffmZAW ii (1882), 175 SS Kmp Klo Kit Benz Bur.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

27:11; 27:33; 37:31

Leviticus

4:23; 4:24; 4:24; 9:3; 9:15; 16; 16:5; 16:5; 16:7; 16:8; 17:7; 23:19

Numbers

7:16; 7:87; 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

H8163

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Strong's Number H8163 matches the Hebrew שָׂעִיר (śāʿîr),
which occurs 59 times in 57 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 2 (2Ch 29:23–Dan 8:21)

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:23 - Then the goats for the sin offering were brought to the king and the assembly, and they laid their hands on them,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:21 - But wild animals will lie down there,
and their houses will be full of howling creatures;
there ostriches[fn] will dwell,
and there wild goats will dance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:14 - And wild animals shall meet with hyenas;
the wild goat shall cry to his fellow;
indeed, there the night bird[fn] settles
and finds for herself a resting place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:22 - And on the second day you shall offer a male goat without blemish for a sin offering; and the altar shall be purified, as it was purified with the bull.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:25 - For seven days you shall provide daily a male goat for a sin offering; also, a bull from the herd and a ram from the flock, without blemish, shall be provided.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:23 - And on the seven days of the festival he shall provide as a burnt offering to the LORD seven young bulls and seven rams without blemish, on each of the seven days; and a male goat daily for a sin offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:21 - And the goat[fn] is the king of Greece. And the great horn between his eyes is the first king.

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