HebrewH6842Noun (Masculine)

צָפִיר

tsa.phir

5Occurrences
H6842Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a male goat (as prancing)

from H6852 (צָפַר);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
he-goat Aramaic equivalent: tse.phir (*צְפִיר *"male goat" H6841)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

צָפִיר appears 5 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Daniel
3
2 Chronicles
1
Ezra
1

Key Passages

2 Chronicles 29:21BSB

They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And the king commanded the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the LORD.

Daniel 8:5BSB

As I was contemplating all this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between his eyes came out of the west, crossing the surface of the entire earth without touching the ground.

Daniel 8:8BSB

Thus the goat became very great, but at the height of his power, his large horn was broken off, and four prominent horns came up in its place, pointing toward the four winds of heaven.

Daniel 8:21BSB

The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king.

Ezra 8:35BSB

Then the exiles who had returned from captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel: 12 bulls for all Israel, 96 rams, 77 lambs, and a sin offering of 12 male goats. All this was a burnt offering to the LORD.

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