BDB8282
I. שָׂעִר adjective hairy; — masculine singular ׳ אִישׁ שׂ Gen 27:11 feminine plural יָדָיו שְׂעִרֹת Gen 27:33 ( J ).
Strong's Lexicon
H8163
H8163 — שָׂעִיר שָׂעִר
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H8163 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שָׂעִיר שָׂעִר |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from H8175 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 59 |
| Transliteration: | sa`iyr |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | saw-eer' (or sabir {saw-eer'}) adj. |
| Meaning: | 1. shaggy 2. as noun, a he-goat 3. by analogy, a faun |
| KJV Renderings: | devil, goat, hairy, kid, rough, satyr. |
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BDB8283
II. שָׂעִיר53 noun masculine Num 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 Lev 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 ).
BDB8286
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.
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke