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H8166 H8166
N-fsc  |  2× in 1 sense
A female goat, a she-goat; specified for certain sin offerings in Levitical law
A feminine noun, literally 'a hairy female of goats,' denoting a she-goat. It appears in Leviticus 4:28 and 5:6 as the specified offering for certain sin offerings. The phrase 'a female goat of goats' is emphatic, clarifying both the gender and the species—not just any female animal, but specifically a female goat. The multilingual glosses translate straightforwardly: 'a female goat,' 'cabra,' 'une chèvre.' The specificity reflects the detailed sacrificial system, where gender, species, and condition of the animal all mattered. She-goats were acceptable for individual sin offerings, part of the graded system that allowed poorer Israelites to bring smaller, less expensive animals.

Senses
1. sense 1 The Levitical sacrificial code differentiates carefully among animals by species, age, gender, and physical condition. The she-goat served as an acceptable sin offering for individuals who could not afford larger animals. The construct phrase 'female of goats' is emphatic, ensuring no ambiguity: this must be a female goat, not a male, not a sheep. The cross-linguistic uniformity ('female goat,' 'cabra de,' 'chèvre de') reflects the straightforward nature of the term, and the precision underscores the seriousness with which Israel approached atonement.
PROPERTIES_RELATIONS Nature, Class, Example Geography and Space
AR["عَنْزَةَ"]·ben["ছাগী"]·DE["ein-weiblich-Ziege-von"]·EN["a-female-goat-of"]·FR["une-chèvre-de"]·heb["שעירת"]·HI["बकरी"]·ID["kambing"]·IT["un-femmina-capro-di"]·jav["wedhus-estri"]·KO["암-염소를", "얼룩얼룩한-염소"]·PT["cabra-de"]·RU["козу"]·ES["cabra-de"]·SW["mbuzi-jike"]·TR["dişi-keçi"]·urd["بکری"]

Related Senses
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
† I. [שְׂעִירָה] n.f. she-goat;—cstr. שְׂעִירַת עִזִּים (lit. hairy female of goats) Lv 4:28; 5:6.