צָפִיר

tsa.phirmale goatHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine6 occurrences3 books5 verses

Definition

from H6852; a male goat (as prancing)
Traditional renderings: (he) goat.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

6 total
  1. 2 Chronicles 29:21וּצְפִירֵ֨י · male goats
    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.
  2. Ezra 8:35צְפִירֵ֥י · male goats
    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.
  3. Daniel 8:5צְפִיר־ · a goat; וְהַ֨צָּפִ֔יר
    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.
  4. Daniel 8:8וּצְפִ֥יר · Thus the goat
    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.
  5. Daniel 8:21וְהַצָּפִ֥יר · goat
    The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king.