female goat
se.i.rah denotes a female goat presented in sacrificial offerings for sin.
The attested use is a female goat specified as an offering animal in contexts involving sin: one is brought as an offering in Leviticus 4:28, while Leviticus 5:6 places it among animals brought for an offering and priestly atonement.
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Female goat brought as an offering · dominant
Both occurrences are feminine singular construct nouns within offering clauses. In Leviticus 4:28 the APB renders the offering as an "unblemished female goat" for the sin committed; in Leviticus 5:6 it renders a female from the flock as either a lamb or a goat, followed by the priest's atonement for sin.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly presents the animal as an "unblemished female goat" in Leviticus 4:28. In Leviticus 5:6 it gives a broader offering description, "either a lamb or a goat"; Its exact wording cannot by itself isolate the term.