H8163 שָׂעִיר (sâʻîyr) saw-eer'

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

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

Derivation: or שָׂעִר; from H8175 (שָׂעַר);

KJV Usage: devil, goat, hairy, kid, rough, satyr.

TWOT Reference: 2274c,e

Outline of Biblical Usage

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)

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G1140 G1497 G2055 G2056 G3152 G3655

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שָׂעִר (sa.ir) — hairy. adj hairy

שָׂעִיר (sa.ir) — he-goat. 1) he-goat, buck 1a) as sacrificial animal

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

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

שָׂעִיר (H8163 · H8164)

noun m · שְׂעִירָה · שֵׂעָר · שְׂעֹרָה · שַׂעֲרָה · שֵׂעִיר

Domestic Animals

(shaggy) he-goat = a fairly small, male domestic animal, usually black and with floppy ears, hooves and long hair, and usually found in one single flock with sheep; ► raised for its hair, often used for sacrifices; a clean animal, and therefore to be eaten

GEN 37:31 · LEV 4:23 · LEV 4:24 · LEV 9:3 · LEV 9:15 · LEV 10:16 · LEV 16:5 · LEV 16:7 · LEV 16:8 · LEV 16:9 · LEV 16:10 · LEV 16:15 · LEV 16:18 · LEV 16:20 · LEV 16:21 · LEV 16:21 · LEV 16:22 · LEV 16:22 · LEV 16:26 · LEV 16:27 · 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 7:87 · NUM 15:24 · NUM 28:15 · NUM 28:22 · NUM 28:30 · NUM 29:5 · NUM 29:11 · NUM 29:16 · NUM 29:19 · NUM 29:22 · NUM 29:25 · NUM 29:28 · NUM 29:31 · NUM 29:34 · NUM 29:38 · 2CH 29:23 · EZK 43:22 · EZK 43:25 · EZK 45:23 · DAN 8:21

Deities

goat-demon, satyr = supernatural beings shaped like goats

LEV 17:7 · 2CH 11:15 · ISA 13:21 · ISA 34:14

adj

Shape | ≠ חָלָק

hairy = state in which someone has a lot of body hair

GEN 27:11 · GEN 27:23

noun m

Rain

shower = shower of rain, ≈ regarded as a blessing

DEU 32:2

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שָׂעִר adj. hairy base

שָׂעִיר 63 n.m. he-goat, buck (hairy one) base

שָׂעִיר n.m. satyr, demon (with he-goat’s form, or feet) base

Bible Occurrences (57)

27:11 27:23 37:31

4:23 4:24 9:3 9:15 10:16 16:5 16:7 16:8 16:9 16:10 16:15 16:18 16:20 16:21 16:22 16:26 16:27 17:7 23:19

7:16 7:22 7:28 7:34 7:40 7:46 7:52 7:58 7:64 7:70 7:76 7:82 7:87 15:24 28:15 28:22 28:30 29:5 29:11 29:16 29:19 29:22 29:25 29:28 29:31 29:34 29:38

11:15 29:23

13:21 34:14

43:22 43:25 45:23

8:21

Genesis 27:11

Jacob... answered his mother Rebekah, Look, my brother Esau is a hairy man, but I am... smooth-skinned.

Genesis 27:23

[Isaac] did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau; so he blessed him.

Genesis 37:31

Then they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a young goat..., and dipped the robe in its blood.

Leviticus 4:23

When he becomes aware... of the sin he has committed, he must bring an unblemished male goat...... as his offering.

Leviticus 4:24

He is to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD. It is a sin offering.

Leviticus 9:3

Then speak to the Israelites... [and] say, Take a male goat... for a sin offering, a calf and a lamb — both a year old... [and] without blemish — for a burnt offering,

Leviticus 9:15

Aaron then presented the people’s offering. He took the male goat for the people’s sin offering, slaughtered it, and offered it for sin like the first one.

Leviticus 10:16

Later, Moses searched carefully... for the goat of the sin offering, and behold, it had been burned up. He was angry with Eleazar... and Ithamar, Aaron’s remaining sons, and asked,