What does שָׂעִיר · חַטָּאָה mean in the Bible?
שָׂעִיר · חַטָּאָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "shaggy ; as noun, a he-goat ; by analogy, a faun".
Hebrew · H8163, H2403
שְׂעִיר הַחַטָּאת
Shaggy ; as noun, a he-goat ; by analogy, a faun · an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty , occasion , sacrifice , or expiation ; also (concretely) an offender
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שָׂעִיר H8163 shaggy ; as noun, a he-goat ; by analogy, a faun
חַטָּאָה H2403 an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty , occasion , sacrifice , or expiation ; also (concretely) an offender
Pronunciation chatta't
Sin encompasses both the transgression and its consequences—the act, guilt, offering, and expiation form an inseparable semantic whole
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What does שְׂעִיר הַחַטָּאת (śĕʿîr haḥaṭṭāʾt) mean in the Bible?
שָׂעִיר · חַטָּאָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "shaggy ; as noun, a he-goat ; by analogy, a faun".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8163, H2403?
H8163, H2403 is connected to 358 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. shaggy ; as noun, a he-goat ; by analogy, a faun
Strong's H8163, H2403
Lexical occurrences 358 verses Source Gloss
shaggy ; as noun, a he-goat ; by analogy, a faun
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שְׂעִיר הַחַטָּאת is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
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