הַ/שָּׂעִיר֮
𐤄/𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤓
hasair
of the goat
or שָׂעִר; from שָׂעַר; shaggy; as noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faun; devil, goat, hairy, kid, rough, satyr.
H8163
Leviticus 16:21 · Word #9
Lexicon H8163
| Lemma | שָׂעִיר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤓 |
| Transliteration | sâʻîyr |
| Strong's | H8163 |
| In-context | of the goat |
Morphology HTd/Ncmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H8163-01
the shaggy he-goat
| Root | שׂער (ś-ʿ-r) |
| Core Meanings | hairiness, shagginess, roughness |
| Semantic Range | a male goat (especially one noted for its shaggy coat), a goat used in sacrificial contexts, a wild goat, by extension a satyr-like being or wilderness demon in prophetic literature |
| Conceptual Significance | The שָׂעִיר plays a central role in Israel’s sacrificial system, notably in the Day of Atonement ritual. Its association with wilderness and wildness also gave rise to imagery of desolation and demonic beings, reflecting cultural perceptions of untamed, hairy creatures inhabiting deserted places. |
| Morphological Notes | Common masculine singular noun in the absolute state with prefixed definite article (הַ־). No pronominal suffix. From root שׂער ("to be hairy, shaggy"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun שָׂעִיר derives from the root שׂער, conveying hairiness or shagginess. The form is masculine singular absolute with the definite article ("the"), so "the shaggy he-goat" preserves both the root sense of hairiness and the masculine singular grammatical form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שׂער (hairiness, shagginess, roughness)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H8165-01 |
beseir | in Seir (the Rough-Highland) |
H8163-02 |
haseirim | the shaggy he-goats |
H8184-01 |
haseorah | the bristly barley |
H8184-02 |
haseorim | the bristled barleys |
|
laseirim | to the shaggy goat-demons |
H8165-02 |
miseir | from Rough-Seir |
H5591-04 |
saarat | hair-of |
H8181-01 |
saerekhe | your (fem.) bristling hair |
H8181-02 |
sear | bristling hair |
H8181-03 |
searo | his bristling hair |
H8165-03 |
seir | Rough Seir |
H8165-04 |
seirah | Seir-ward (toward the Rough-Mountain) |
H8166-01 |
seirat | hairy she-goat of |
H8184-03 |
seorah | bristly-grain |
H8184-04 |
seorim | bristled barley-grains |
H8181-04 |
usearekhe | and your bristling-hair |
H8163-04 |
useir | and a shaggy he-goat of |
H8184-06 |
useorim | and rough barleys |
H8165-05 |
uveseir | and in Rugged-Seir |
H8184-07 |
vehaseorim | and the rough barleys |
H8175-01 |
vesaaru | and you will storm in dread |
H8163-05 |
vesair | and a shaggy he-goat |
H8181-05 |
vesear | and bristling-hair |
Word Usage (59 occurrences of H8163)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 27:11 | שָׂעִ֔ר | sair | hairy |
| Genesis 27:23 | שְׂעִרֹ֑ת | seirot | hairy |
| Genesis 37:31 | שְׂעִ֣יר | seir | male goat |