The meaning of “שָׂעִיר”
Understanding sâʻîyr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or שָׂעִר sâʻir (saw-eer'); from שָׂעַר devil, goat, hairy, kid, rough, satyr. - shaggy - as noun, a he-goat - by analog...
שָׂעִיר
or שָׂעִר sâʻir (saw-eer'); from שָׂעַר devil, goat, hairy, kid, rough, satyr. - shaggy - as noun, a he-goat - by analogy, a faun adj 1) hairy n m 2) he-goat, buck 2a) as sacrificial animal 2b) satyr, may refer to a demon possessed goat like the swine of Gadara (Mt 8:30-32)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 27:23 | “And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.” Word: שָׂעִיר (sâʻîyr) | |
| Leviticus 16:10 | “But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.” Word: שָׂעִיר (sâʻîyr) | |
| Numbers 15:24 | “Then it shall be, if ought be committed by ignorance without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bullock for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour unto the Lord, with his meat offering, and his drink offering, according to the manner, and one kid of the goats for a sin offering.” Word: שָׂעִיר (sâʻîyr) | |
| 2 Chronicles 29:23 | “And they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them:” Word: שָׂעִיר (sâʻîyr) | |
| Isaiah 34:14 | “The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.” Word: שָׂעִיר (sâʻîyr) |
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