What does תַּיִשׁ mean in the Bible?
תַּיִשׁ is a Hebrew word meaning "a buck or he-goat (as given to butting)".
Hebrew · H8495
תַּיִשׁ
A buck or he-goat (as given to butting)
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תַּיִשׁ H8495
What does תַּיִשׁ mean in the Bible?
תַּיִשׁ is a Hebrew word meaning "a buck or he-goat (as given to butting)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8495?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include male goats (2), a he-goat (1), goats (1).
Where does תַּיִשׁ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 30:35. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (2), 2 Chronicles (1), Proverbs (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It male goats 2× Genesis 30:35, Genesis 32:14
a he-goat 1× Proverbs 30:31
goats 1× 2 Chronicles 17:11
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 30:35 הַתְּיָשִׁ֜ים to male goats Article | Noun - masculine plural Genesis 32:14 וּתְיָשִׁ֖ים to male goats Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 2 Chronicles 17:11 וּתְיָשִׁ֕ים to goats Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Proverbs 30:31 תָ֑יִשׁ to a he-goat Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 30:35
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Genesis 2 2 Chronicles 1 Proverbs 1
Source forms
הַתְּיָשִׁ֜ים 1x hat·tə·yā·šîm Genesis 30:35
וּתְיָשִׁ֖ים 1x ū·ṯə·yā·šîm Genesis 32:14
וּתְיָשִׁ֕ים 1x ū·ṯə·yā·šîm 2 Chronicles 17:11
תָ֑יִשׁ 1x ṯā·yiš Proverbs 30:31
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 2x Genesis 32:14, 2 Chronicles 17:11
Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Genesis 30:35
Noun - masculine singular 1x Proverbs 30:31
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a buck or he-goat (as given to butting)
Source Gloss
a buck or he-goat (as given to butting)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a buck or he-goat (as given to butting) BDB: he-goat Usage: he goat.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain