Leviticus 16:9:3Lev.16.9.W3TAB
אֶת־הַשָּׂעִ֔יר
ethasaeer
“the goat”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-sa-EER
- Extended
- eht-hah-saa-EER
- IPA
- /ʔet.ha.saˈʕiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the goat
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-sa-EER
- clause
ve-hik-REEV ah-ha-ROHN et-ha-sa-EER a-SHER ah-LAH ah-LAW ha-go-RAL la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-hik-REEV ah-ha-ROHN et-ha-sa-EER a-SHER ah-LAH ah-LAW ha-go-RAL la-ye-ho-VAH ve-ah-sah-HU khat-TAT
Exegesis
The noun phrase ’et-hasaʿir {אֶת־הַשָּׂעִיר | ’et-ha-sāʿîr} ‘the goat’ is marked by the direct object particle ’et and definite article to indicate a specific sacrificial animal.
Root and etymology
ś-ʿ-rshin-ayin-resh
“hairy”
In context — Leviticus 16:9
And Aaron shall bring near the goat on which the lot fell for the LORD , and he shall make it a sin offering .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 16:9, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַשָּׂעִ֔יר (ethasaeer) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Lev.16.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.9.W3.S1) and character.