H8163b H8163b
A male goat (he-goat), especially as a sacrificial animal; rarely a shaggy creature or goat-demon.
Derived from the root meaning 'hairy' or 'shaggy,' this noun refers almost exclusively to the male goat used in Israel's sacrificial system. It appears prominently in the Levitical sin-offering rituals, including the Day of Atonement scapegoat ceremony (Lev 16), and throughout the Numbers 7 tribal offerings. Spanish macho cabrio and French bouc consistently render the straightforward 'he-goat' sense. A single occurrence in Daniel 8:21 applies the term symbolically to the king of Greece, where English 'the shaggy one' and Spanish el peludo reflect the etymological link to hairiness rather than the cultic animal.
Senses
1. male goat, he-goat — Male goat or he-goat used in sacrificial and ritual contexts. The primary meaning across 52 occurrences, central to Priestly legislation. Spanish macho cabrio and French bouc de capture the cultic animal consistently (Gen 37:31, where Joseph's brothers dip his coat in goat's blood; Lev 4:23-24 for the sin offering; Lev 16:5-22 for the Day of Atonement). 52×
AR["تَيْسُ־", "وَ-تَيْسَ", "وَتَيْسُ", "وَتَيْسُ-"]·ben["এবং-ছাগল", "এবং-ছাগল-", "এবং-সেইর", "এবং-সেইর-ইজ্জিম", "ছাগল", "ছাগল-"]·DE["maennlich-Ziege-", "und-maennlich-Ziege-von", "und-maennlich-Ziege-von-"]·EN["and-male-goat-of", "and-male-goat-of-", "male-goat-"]·FR["et-bouc-de", "et-bouc-de-", "mâle-bouc-"]·heb["ו-שעיר", "שעיר"]·HI["और-बकरा", "और-बकरा-", "बकरा-"]·ID["dan-kambing", "satu-kambing-jantan-"]·IT["e-maschio-capro-di", "e-maschio-capro-di-", "maschio-capro-"]·jav["Lan-wedhus-lanang", "Lan-wedhus-lanang-", "Wedhus-", "lan-wédhus-jaler-"]·KO["그리고-숙염소", "그리고-숙염소-를", "그리고-숫염소", "숫염소"]·PT["E-bode", "E-bode-de", "E-bode-de-", "bode", "e-bode-de"]·RU["и-козла", "и-козла-", "козёл-"]·ES["Macho-cabrío-", "Y-macho-cabrío", "Y-macho-cabrío-de", "Y-macho-cabrío-de-", "y-macho-cabrío-de-"]·SW["mbuzi-dume-", "na-beberu-", "na-mbuzi-dume", "na-mbuzi-dume-"]·TR["teke-", "ve-teke", "ve-teke-"]·urd["اور-بکرا", "بکرا"]
2. shaggy creature, satyr — Shaggy creature applied figuratively. In Daniel 8:21 the term is used symbolically for the king of Greece, likely a gloss on tsaphir ('he-goat'). English 'the shaggy' and Spanish el peludo foreground the etymological sense of hairiness rather than the sacrificial animal. This usage bridges the literal animal and the visionary symbolism of Daniel's apocalyptic imagery. 1×
AR["الشَّعِرُ"]·ben["-রোমশ-ছাগল"]·DE["[השעיר]"]·EN["the-shaggy"]·FR["[השעיר]"]·heb["ה-שעיר"]·HI["बालोंवाला"]·ID["-berbulu"]·IT["[השעיר]"]·jav["ingkang-wulu"]·KO["털-많은-것-은"]·PT["peludo"]·RU["косматый"]·ES["el-peludo"]·SW["mwenye-nywele-ndefu"]·TR["tüylü"]·urd["بالوں-والا"]
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
II. שָׂעִיר53 n.m.Nu 15:24 he-goat, buck (hairy one; NH id.);—abs. שׂ׳ Lv 4:24 +, cstr. שְׂעִיר Nu 7:16 +; pl. שְׂעִירִם Lv 16:7, 8; cstr. שְׂעִירֵי v 5 Nu 7:87;—he-goat, usually שְׂעִיר(־)עִזִּים buck of goats (v. עֵז p. 777): Gn 37:31 (J), Ez 43:22; 45:23 Lv 4:23; 9:3; 23:19 + 20 times Nu (all P); שְׂעִירֵי ע׳ Lv 16:5 Nu 7:87 (P); שׂ׳ alone = he-goat Lv 4:24 + 11 times Lv 16 (P); שְׂעִיר…