(3.) Hebrews gedi, properly a kid. Its flesh was a delicacy among the
Hebrews (Genesis 27:9, 14, 17; Judges 6:19).
(4.) Hebrews sa’ir, meaning the “shaggy,” a hairy goat, a he-goat (2
Chronicles 29:23); “a goat” (Leviticus 4:24); “satyr” (Isaiah 13:21);
“devils” (Leviticus 17:7). It is the goat of the sin-offering (Leviticus 9:3,
15; 10:16).
(5.) Hebrews tsaphir, a he-goat of the goats (2 Chronicles 29:21). In Daniel
8:5, 8 it is used as a symbol of the Macedonian empire.
(6.) Hebrews tayish, a “striker” or “butter,” rendered “he-goat” (Genesis
30:35; 32:14).
(7.) Hebrews ‘azazel (q.v.), the “scapegoat” (Leviticus 16:8, 10,26).
(8.) There are two Hebrew words used to denote the undomesticated goat:,
Yael, only in plural mountain goats (1 Samuel 24:2; Job 39:1; Psalm
104:18). It is derived from a word meaning “to climb.” It is the ibex, which
abounded in the mountainous parts of Moab. And ’akko, only in
Deuteronomy 14:5, the wild goat.
Goats are mentioned in the New Testament in Matthew 25:32,33;
Hebrews 9:12,13, 19; 10:4. They represent oppressors and wicked men
(Ezekiel 34:17; 39:18; Matthew 25:33).
Several varieties of the goat were familiar to the Hebrews. They had an
important place in their rural economy on account of the milk they
afforded and the excellency of the flesh of the kid. They formed an
important part of pastoral wealth (Genesis 31:10, 12;32:14; 1 Samuel
25:2).
- GOATH a lowing, a place near Jerusalem, mentioned only in Jeremiah
31:39. - GOB a pit, a place mentioned in 2 Samuel 21:18, 19; called also Gezer, in
1 Chronicles 20:4. - GOBLET a laver or trough for washing garments. In Cant. 7:2, a bowl or
drinking vessel, a bowl for mixing wine; in Exodus 24:6, a sacrificial basin.
(See CUP.) - GOD (A.S. and Dutch God; Daniel Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the
Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word