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It symbolizes strength, vitality, and at times, sin or atonement, depending on the context of its use in sacrificial rituals.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, goats were common livestock and held significant economic and religious value. The he-goat, or "tsaphir," was often used in sacrificial ceremonies, particularly in the sin offerings and the Day of Atonement rituals. The goat's role in these ceremonies underscored its importance in the religious life of the Israelites, serving as a symbol of atonement and purification.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from an unused word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>male goat<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>goat (1), male (2), male goat (1), male goats (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">צָפִיר</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>he-goat</b></font> (late); — absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">צ</font> <a href="/interlinear/daniel/8-5.htm">Daniel 8:5,21</a>; construct <font class="hebrew2">צְפִיר הָעִזִּים</font> <a href="/interlinear/daniel/8-5.htm">Daniel 8:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/daniel/8-8.htm">Daniel 8:8</a> (all in vision, symbolic of Alexander); plural construct (literal) <font class="hebrew2">צְפִירֵי עִזִּים</font>2Chronicles 29:21, <font class="hebrew2">צְפִירֵי חַטָאת</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezra/8-35.htm">Ezra 8:35</a> <em>he-goats for a sin-offering.</em> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>he goat <p>From <a href="/hebrew/6852.htm">tsaphar</a>; a male goat (as prancing) -- (he) goat. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6852.htm">tsaphar</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְהַ֨צָּפִ֔יר וְהַצָּפִ֥יר וּצְפִ֥יר וּצְפִירֵ֨י והצפיר וצפיר וצפירי צְפִירֵ֥י צְפִיר־ צפיר־ צפירי ṣə·p̄î·rê ṣə·p̄îr- ṣəp̄îr- ṣəp̄îrê tzefir tzefiRei ū·ṣə·p̄î·rê ū·ṣə·p̄îr ūṣəp̄îr ūṣəp̄îrê utzeFir utzefiRei veHatztzaFir wə·haṣ·ṣā·p̄îr wəhaṣṣāp̄îr<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_chronicles/29-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Chronicles 29:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/29.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּכְבָשִׂ֣ים שִׁבְעָ֗ה <b> וּצְפִירֵ֨י </b> עִזִּ֤ים שִׁבְעָה֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_chronicles/29.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and seven <span class="itali">male</span> goats<br><a href="/kjvs/2_chronicles/29.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and seven <span class="itali">he</span> goats,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/29-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> lambs seven <span class="itali">male</span> goats and seven<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/8-35.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 8:35</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שִׁבְעִ֣ים וְשִׁבְעָ֔ה <b> צְפִירֵ֥י </b> חַטָּ֖את שְׁנֵ֣ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> 12<span class="itali">male goats</span> for a sin offering,<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> twelve <span class="itali">he goats</span> [for] a sin offering:<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/8-35.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> seventy and seven <span class="itali">male</span> A sin both<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/8-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 8:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מֵבִ֗ין וְהִנֵּ֤ה <b> צְפִיר־ </b> הָֽעִזִּים֙ בָּ֤א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> behold, <span class="itali">a male</span> goat<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> behold, an he <span class="itali">goat</span> came<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/8-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> was observing behold <span class="itali">A male</span> an he was coming<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/8-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 8:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נוֹגֵ֖עַ בָּאָ֑רֶץ <b> וְהַ֨צָּפִ֔יר </b> קֶ֥רֶן חָז֖וּת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a male <span class="itali">goat</span> was coming<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not the ground: <span class="itali">and the goat</span> [had] a notable<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/8-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> touching the ground <span class="itali">goat</span> horn a conspicuous<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/8-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 8:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וּצְפִ֥יר </b> הָעִזִּ֖ים הִגְדִּ֣יל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Then the male</span> goat magnified<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Therefore the he</span> goat waxed very<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/8-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">the male</span> goat magnified<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/8-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 8:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וְהַצָּפִ֥יר </b> הַשָּׂעִ֖יר מֶ֣לֶךְ</span><br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And the rough <span class="itali">goat</span> [is] the king<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/8-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">goat</span> the shaggy the kingdom<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6842.htm">6 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6842.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6842<br>6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/tzefir_6842.htm">ṣə·p̄îr- — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tzefirei_6842.htm">ṣə·p̄î·rê — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/utzefir_6842.htm">ū·ṣə·p̄îr — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/utzefirei_6842.htm">ū·ṣə·p̄î·rê — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vehatztzafir_6842.htm">wə·haṣ·ṣā·p̄îr — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 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