Goat
-Designated as one of the ceremonially clean animals to be
eaten
De 14:4; with Le 11:1-8
-Used for food
Ge 27:9; 1Sa 16:20
-For the paschal feast
Ex 12:5; 2Ch 35:7
-As a sacrifice by Abraham
Ge 15:9
-By Gideon
Jud 6:19
-Manoah
Jud 13:19
-Milk of, used for food
Pr 27:27
-Hair of, used for clothing
Nu 31:20
-Pillows
1Sa 19:13
-Curt...
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There appear to be two or three varieties of the common goat,
Hircus agagrus, at present bred in Israel and Syria, but
whether they are identical with those which were reared by the
ancient Hebrews it is not possible to say. The most marked
varieties are the Syrian goat(Capra mammorica, Linn.) and the
Angora goat (Capra angorensis, Linn.), wit...
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(1.) Heb. 'ez, the she-goat (Gen. 15:9; 30:35; 31:38). This
Hebrew word is also used for the he-goat (Ex. 12:5;
Lev. 4:23;
Num. 28:15), and to denote a kid (Gen. 38:17, 20).
Hence it may
be regarded as the generic name of the animal as
domesticated.
It literally means "strength," and points to the
superior
strength of the goat as compared ...
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1. Wild goat, yeliym, the ibex of ancient Moab.
2. The goat deer, or else gazelle, aqow.
3. The atuwd, "he goat", the leader of the flock;
hence the chief ones of the earth, leaders in mighty
wickedness; the ram represents headstrong wantonness and
offensive lust (Isaiah 14:9; Zechariah 10:3; compare Matthew
25:32-33; Ezekiel 34:17). As the...
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But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or
the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they [are]
holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and
shalt burn their fat [for] an offering made by fire, for a
sweet savour unto the LORD....
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Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that [is] for
the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with
that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and
sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:...
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And one goat [for] a sin offering; beside the continual burnt
offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering....
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got:
1. Names:
The common generic word for "goat" is `ez (compare Arabic
`anz, "she-goat"; aix), used often for "she-goat" (Gen 15:9;
Nu 15:27), also with gedhi, "kid," as gedhi `izzim, "kid of
the goats" (Gen 38:17), also with sa`ir, "he-goat," as se`ir
`izzim, "kid of the goats" or "he-goat," or translated
simply "kids," as in 1 Ki 20:27, "T...
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Goat. - Though the sacred writers spoke of the ewe more frequently than of the goat, yet with the latter they were very well acquainted. It was indeed, especially in the hilly regions east of the Jordan, an important item in the wealth of the Israelites. The goat of Israel, particularly the capra membrica, affords numerous illustrations and allusio...
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Goat, Wild, Job, xxxix, 1; I K., xxiv, 3, where it is an equivalent for yã' él, translated, Ps., ciii (Hebr., Civ), 18, by hart, Prov., v, 19, by fawn, is most probably the ibex syriacus, a denizen of the rocky summits [Ps. ciii (Hebr., civ), 18]. It was regarded as a model of grace (Proverbs 5:19), and its name, Jahel, Jahala, was frequently given...
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