וּ/שְׂעִ֥יר
𐤅/𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤓
useir
and a male goat
or שָׂעִר; from שָׂעַר; shaggy; as noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faun; devil, goat, hairy, kid, rough, satyr.
Numbers 29:28 · Word #1
Lexicon H8163
| Lemma | שָׂעִיר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤓 |
| Transliteration | sâʻîyr |
| Strong's | H8163 |
| In-context | and a male goat |
Morphology HC/Ncmsc
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 | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H8163-08
and a shaggy he-goat of
| Root | שׂער (ś-ʿ-r) |
| Core Meanings | hairiness, shagginess, roughness |
| Semantic Range | a shaggy male goat, buck; by extension a goat-demon or satyr-like being; figuratively associated with wilderness creatures or idols |
| Conceptual Significance | In the Hebrew Bible, שָׂעִיר can denote literal male goats used in offerings, including sin offerings, but also appears in contexts referring to wilderness beings or goat-demons, reflecting ancient Near Eastern associations between desolate places and shaggy, untamed creatures. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וּ ("and") prefixed to a masculine singular noun in the construct state (Ncmsc). The base noun שָׂעִיר means "shaggy one" and commonly refers to a male goat; here it is grammatically singular and masculine, in construct relationship. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun שָׂעִיר derives from the root שׂער, meaning "to be hairy" or "shaggy." Rendering it as "shaggy he-goat" preserves the root sense of hairiness while reflecting the masculine singular form. The construct state (as indicated by the morphology) is conveyed by "of," showing it is grammatically bound to a following noun. |
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) |
H8185-01 |
hasaarah | the hair-strand |
H8163-01 |
hasair | the shaggy he-goat |
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 |