שָׂעִיר
sair (śāʿîr)
/saw-EER/
“he-goat, hairy goat, sin offering goat”
He-goat, buck; standard animal for communal sin offerings, ruler's sin offering, and the two goats on Day of Atonement.
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From שָׂעַר (H8175) to bristle, be hairy.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
goatkiddevilsatyr
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: שָׂעִיר (he-goat, hairy goat, sin offering goat) -> G5131
H8163 שָׂעִיר he-goat, hairy goat, sin offering goat G1228 διάβολος slanderous, accusing falsely, a slanderer, false accuser, Satan, the Accuser, the Devil
LXX conceptual translation: שָׂעִיר (he-goat, hairy goat, sin offering goat) -> διάβολος (slanderous, accusing falsely, a slanderer, false accuser, Satan, the Accuser, the Devil)
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where שָׂעִיר (sair) carries significant theological or narrative weight.