שָׂעִיר
śāʿir
satyr
Strong's H8163NounHebrewTWOT 2274e

שָׂעִיר (śāʿir) is a Hebrew noun meaning satyr. It appears 59 times in 7 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H8163).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2274e)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2274e)satyr, demon, he-goat’s; he-goat, buck, hairy; shaggy, faun; devil, goat, kid, rough
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

שָׂעִיר noun, masculine: satyr, demon, he-goat’s

שָׂעִיר noun, masculine: he-goat, buck, hairy

he-goat, buck (hairy one)

Strong's H8163 שָׂעִיר: shaggy; as noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faun
KJV:devil, goat, hairy, kid, rough, satyr.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 2274: שׂער śʿr — Root of: שֵׂעִיר Sē‛ir; שֵׂעִיר Sē‛ir; שָׂעִיר satyr, demon, he-goat’s; שָׂעִיר satyr, demon, he-goat’s; שְׂעִירָה she-goat; שֵׂעָר hair; …

See it in Scripture

Genesis 27:11Leviticus 4:23Numbers 7:16

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