he-goat
sa.ir denotes a male goat, chiefly one designated for sacrificial offerings, and once figures in Daniel’s animal imagery.
The term most often identifies a male goat designated for sin offerings and related sacrificial actions; the same animal is also slaughtered in Genesis 37:31, while Daniel 8:21 uses it in the vision’s description of a shaggy male goat representing the king of Javan.
Senses in use
-
Male goat designated for offerings · dominant
The noun commonly identifies an animal brought, presented, slaughtered, or offered in sacrificial contexts. In Leviticus 16:5 the APB renders the clause “two male goats for a sin offering,” and Leviticus 16:15 describes the people’s sin-offering goat being slaughtered and its blood brought inside the curtain; Numbers 29:16 likewise lists one male goat alongside the continual burnt offering.
-
Male goat slaughtered for its blood · rare
In Genesis 37:31, the masculine singular construct form names the animal slaughtered before Joseph’s tunic is dipped in the blood. The verse does not present this act as an offering.
-
Goat in visionary animal imagery · rare
In Daniel 8:21, the singular absolute form is tagged as an adjective and occurs in the clause the APB renders “The shaggy male goat is the king of Javan.” The animal functions within the verse’s identification of a visionary figure rather than as an offering animal.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the offering passages, the APB usually presents the term as “male goat,” “he-goat,” or “goat,” often within the phrase “sin offering.” In Daniel 8:21 it renders the clause “The shaggy male goat”; these are verse-level renderings rather than a word-by-word alignment.