Strong's Lexicon

H5795

H5795 — עֵז

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebreweznoun femOccurrences: 74TWOT: 1654a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5795
Word:עֵז
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:from H5810
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:74
Transliteration:ez
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:`ez (aze) n-f.
Meaning:1. a she-goat (as strong), but masculine in plural (which also is used ellipt. for goat's hair)
KJV Renderings:(she) goat, kid.

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BDB6220

עֵז74 noun feminine Gen 15:9 she-goat; — absolute ׳ ע Gen 15:9 + 6 t.; plural עַזִּים Gen 27:9 + 65 t.; suffix עִזֶּיךָ Gen 31:38

1. as property Gen 30:32; Gen 30:33; Gen 30:35 ( J ), Gen 31:15 ; Gen 31:38 ( E ), 1Sam 25:2 .
2. as food: גְּדָיֵי (גְּדִי) עִזִּים kid(s) of she-goats Gen 27:9; Gen 27:16 ( J ) + 7 t., שְׂעִיר עִזִּים Gen 37:31 ( J ) a buck of goats, he-goat, שֵׂה עִזִּים Deut 14:4 a (n individual) goat; compare Lev 7:23 ( P ; fat forbidden); also ׳ חֲלֵב ע Prov 27:27 goats' milk.
3. as sacrificial victim, chiefly P :
a. in general Lev 22:27 ( H ), Num 15:11 .
b. in בְּרִית Gen 15:9 ( J E ; compare Gen 15:18).
c. פֶּסַח Exod 12:5 ( שֶׂה), בְּנֵי עִזִּים 2Chr 35:7.
d. עוֺלָה Lev 22:19 ( H ), Lev 1:10 ; Num 28:30 ( ׳ שְׂעִיר ע).
e. זֶבַח שְׁלָמִים Lev 3:12; Lev 17:3 ( H ; compare Lev 17:5), אִשֶּׁה Num 18:17 ( ׳ בְּכוֺר ע). feminine חַטָּאת, ׳ שְׂעִיר ע Ezek 43:22 ; Ezek 45:23 ; Lev 4:23 + 3 t. Leviticus; Num 7:16 + 19 t. Numbers; שְׂעִירַת עִזִּים a single she-goat Lev 4:28; Lev 5:6 עְפִרֵי זִּים 2Chr 29:21 he-goats.
4. עִזִּים = goats' hair, as material 1Sam 19:13; 1Sam 19:16; Exod 25:4 + 6 t. P (Exod 35:26 object of טָווּ!).
5. in simile חֲשַׂפֵי עִזִּים 1Kgs 20:27 (see [ חָשִׂיף ]); ׳ כְּעֵדַר הָע Song 4:1; Song 6:5, of flowing, undulating hair.
6. ׳ צְפִיר הָע Du Song 8:5; Song 8:8 he-goat in vision.


BDB9785

ענז (√ of following; see Biblical Hebrew ענז , עֵז).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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