H6261 H6261
ready, prepared, or appointed (one who stands ready for a specific task)
This Hebrew adjective describes someone in a state of readiness or appointment. In Leviticus 16:21, it designates the man prepared to lead the scapegoat into the wilderness on the Day of Atonement—someone specifically chosen and standing ready for this ritual task. The term implies both timing and preparation, suggesting someone who is appropriately positioned and equipped for immediate action.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Describes a person in a state of readiness or appointed for a specific task. In Leviticus 16:21, the 'appointed man' is already prepared to receive the scapegoat and lead it away, embodying both temporal readiness (the right moment) and practical preparation. The multilingual glosses (appointed, designated, established) emphasize the formal selection and preparedness inherent in the term. 1×
AR["مُعَيَّنٍ"]·ben["প্রস্তুত"]·DE["setzte-ein"]·EN["appointed"]·FR["établit"]·heb["עתי"]·HI["तैयार"]·ID["yang-ditunjuk"]·IT["stabili"]·jav["cumplung"]·KO["준비된"]·PT["designado"]·RU["назначенного"]·ES["designado"]·SW["aliyetengwa"]·TR["hazır"]·urd["مقررہ"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† עִתִּי adj. timely, ready (Gk. ὡραῖος);—אִישׁ ע׳ Lv 16:21 a man who is in readiness.