ez denotes goats presented among the animals for a sin offering at the dedication of God’s house.

The attested use places the plural noun among animals brought for a sin offering at the dedication of the house of God in Ezra 6:17.

1. Goats among sin-offering animals · dominant

   In Ezra 6:17, the feminine plural absolute form occurs in the list of animals brought for the dedication of the house of God; the APB renders the clause with “male goats as a sin offering for all Israel.”

   Ezra 6:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezra 6:17, the APB presents the term within the animal list as “male goats” for a sin offering. That English wording is treated as the verse’s presentation rather than a precise lexical definition.