◄ 6841. tsephir ►
Strong's Lexicon tsephir: He-goat, young male goat Original Word: צְפִיר Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: tsephir Pronunciation: tse-feer' Phonetic Spelling: (tsef-eer') Definition: He-goat, young male goat Meaning: a he-goat Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be prominent Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2055 (eriphos): Refers to a young goat or kid. - G5132 (tragos): Refers to a male goat or he-goat. Usage: The Hebrew word "tsephir" refers to a young male goat or he-goat. In the context of the Old Testament, it is often used to describe sacrificial animals or to symbolize strength and leadership. The he-goat was a common sacrificial animal in ancient Israelite worship, representing atonement and purification. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, goats were significant both economically and religiously. They provided milk, meat, and skins, and were also used in various sacrificial rites. The he-goat, in particular, was often associated with leadership and was sometimes used metaphorically to describe leaders or prominent figures. The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) involved the ritual of the scapegoat, where a goat was symbolically burdened with the sins of the people and sent into the wilderness. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding to tsaphir Definition male goat NASB Translation male (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs [צְפִיר] noun masculine he-goat (see Biblical Hebrew V. צפר); — plural construct צְפִירֵי עִזִּין Ezra 6:17. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance he-goat (Aramaic) corresponding to tsaphiyr; a he-goat -- he (goat). see HEBREW tsaphiyr Forms and Transliterations וּצְפִירֵ֨י וצפירי ū·ṣə·p̄î·rê ūṣəp̄îrê utzefiRei Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Ezra 6:17 HEB: אַרְבַּ֣ע מְאָ֑ה וּצְפִירֵ֨י עִזִּ֜ין [לְחַטָּיָא NAS: 12male goats, KJV: twelve he goats, INT: four hundred male goats sin 1 Occurrence Strong's Hebrew 6841 1 Occurrence ū·ṣə·p̄î·rê — 1 Occ.