שְׂעִירָה
seira · female goat
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H8166 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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seira (שְׂעִירָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “female goat”.
How to say it
se·i·ra
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A nanny of the herd, offered for an ordinary person's sin.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Where it appears
- Leviticus 4:28
or his sin that he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring as his offering a female goat, without defect, for his sin that he has committed.
- Leviticus 5:6
He shall bring his guilt offering to YHWH for his sin that he has committed: a female from the flock, a ewe lamb or a female goat, as a sin offering; and the priest shall make expiation for him for his sin.