Word Study · Strong's H5795 · Hebrew
עֵז
ez
aze
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻêz
“a she-goat (as strong), but masculine in plural (which also is used elliptically for goat's hair)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a she-goat (as strong), but masculine in plural (which also is used elliptically for goat's hair)
Rendered in the KJV as
(she) goat, kid.
- 74occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 13 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 31inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 74 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 31
- עִזִּ֥ים21
- עִזִּ֖ים9
- עִזִּ֔ים5
- הָֽעִזִּ֔ים4
- הָעִזִּ֖ים4
- עִזִּים֙3
- וְעִזִּֽים׃2
- עֵ֖ז2
- עִזִּֽים׃2
- בָּעִזִּ֑ים1
- בָּֽעִזִּ֗ים1
- בָעִזִּֽים׃1
and 19 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 16
- goats42
- the goats7
- a goat3
- and goat hairs3
- goat hairs3
- the goat hairs3
- among the goats2
- and a goat2
- the she-goats2
- [is] a goat1
- a female goat1
- among the kids1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 8
- noun · masculine plural46
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural13
- noun · feminine singular5
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural3
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine plural3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmpa · 46
- HTd/Ncmpa · 13
- HNcfsa · 5
- HC/Ncmpa · 3
- HRd/Ncmpa · 3
- HC/Ncfsa · 2
- HC/Ncmpc/Sp2ms · 1
- HC/Rd/Ncmpa · 1
All 74, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Numbers25 of 74 · 34%
- Leviticus12 of 74 · 16%
- Genesis11 of 74 · 15%
- Exodus7 of 74 · 9%
- Judges4 of 74 · 5%
Numbers carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis11 occurrences
- Genesis 15:9וְעֵ֥זveezconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularAnd the LORD said to him, “Bring Me a heifer, a goat, and a ram, each three years old, along with a turtledove and a young pigeon.”here: and a goat
- Genesis 27:9עִזִּ֖יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralGo out to the flock and bring me two choice young goats, so that I can make them into a tasty dish for your father—the kind he loves.here: goats
- Genesis 27:16הָֽעִזִּ֔יםhaizimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralShe also put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.here: the goats
- Genesis 30:32בָּעִזִּ֑יםbaizimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluralLet me go through all your flocks today and remove from them every speckled or spotted sheep, every dark-colored lamb, and every spotted or speckled goat. These will be my wages.here: among the goats
- Genesis 30:33בָּֽעִזִּ֗יםbaizimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluralSo my honesty will testify for me when you come to check on my wages in the future. If I have any goats that are not speckled or spotted, or any lambs that are not dark-colored, they will be considered stolen.”here: among the goats
- Genesis 30:35הָֽעִזִּים֙haizimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralThat very day Laban removed all the streaked or spotted male goats and every speckled or spotted female goat—every one that had any white on it—and every dark-colored lamb, and he placed them under the care of his sons.here: the female goats
- Genesis 31:38וְעִזֶּ֖יךָveizeikhaconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularI have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten the rams of your flock.here: and female goats your
- Genesis 32:14עִזִּ֣יםʾizimnoun · masculine plural200 female goats, 20 male goats, 200 ewes, 20 rams,here: female goats
- Genesis 37:31עִזִּ֔יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralThen they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the robe in its blood.here: goats
- Genesis 38:17עִזִּ֖יםʾizimnoun · masculine plural“I will send you a young goat from my flock,” Judah answered. But she replied, “Only if you leave me something as a pledge until you send it.”here: goats
- Genesis 38:20הָֽעִזִּ֗יםhaizimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralNow when Judah sent his friend Hirah the Adullamite with the young goat to collect the items he had left with the woman, he could not find her.here: the goats
Exodus7 occurrences
- Exodus 12:5הָעִזִּ֖יםhaizimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralYour lamb must be an unblemished year-old male, and you may take it from the sheep or the goats.here: the goats
- Exodus 25:4וְעִזִּֽים׃veizimconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine pluralblue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;here: and goat hairs
- Exodus 26:7עִזִּ֔יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralYou are to make curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all.here: goat hairs
- Exodus 35:6וְעִזִּֽים׃veizimconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine pluralblue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;here: and goat hairs
- Exodus 35:23וְעִזִּ֑יםveizimconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine pluralEveryone who had blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen, goat hair, ram skins dyed red, or articles of fine leather, brought them.here: and goat hairs
- Exodus 35:26הָעִזִּֽים׃haizimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralAnd all the skilled women whose hearts were stirred spun the goat hair.here: the goat hairs
- Exodus 36:14עִזִּ֔יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralHe then made curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all.here: goat hairs
Leviticus12 occurrences
- Leviticus 1:10הָעִזִּ֖יםhaizimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralIf, however, one’s offering is a burnt offering from the flock—from the sheep or goats—he is to present an unblemished male.here: the goats
- Leviticus 3:12עֵ֖זʾeznoun · feminine singularIf one’s offering is a goat, he is to present it before the LORD.here: [is] a goat
- Leviticus 4:23עִזִּ֖יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralWhen he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring an unblemished male goat as his offering.here: goats
- Leviticus 4:28עִזִּים֙ʾizimnoun · masculine pluralWhen he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring an unblemished female goat as his offering for that sin.here: goats
- Leviticus 5:6עִזִּ֖יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluraland he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD for the sin he has committed: a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering. And the priest will make atonement for him concerning his sin.here: goats
- Leviticus 7:23וָעֵ֖זvaezconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘You are not to eat any of the fat of an ox, a sheep, or a goat.here: and a goat
- Leviticus 9:3עִזִּים֙ʾizimnoun · masculine pluralThen speak to the Israelites and say, ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering, a calf and a lamb—both a year old and without blemish—for a burnt offering,here: goats
- Leviticus 16:5עִזִּ֖יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralAnd he shall take from the congregation of Israel two male goats for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt offering.here: goats
- Leviticus 17:3עֵ֖זʾeznoun · feminine singular‘Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp or outside of ithere: a goat
- Leviticus 22:19וּבָֽעִזִּֽים׃uvaizimconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine pluralmust offer an unblemished male from the cattle, sheep, or goats in order for it to be accepted on your behalf.here: and among the goats
- Leviticus 22:27עֵז֙ʾeznoun · feminine singular“When an ox, a sheep, or a goat is born, it must remain with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day on, it will be acceptable as an offering made by fire to the LORD.here: a goat
- Leviticus 23:19עִזִּ֥יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralYou shall also prepare one male goat as a sin offering and two male lambs a year old as a peace offering.here: goats
Numbers25 occurrences
- Numbers 7:16עִזִּ֥יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralone male goat for a sin offering;here: goats
- Numbers 7:22עִזִּ֥יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralone male goat for a sin offering;here: goats
- Numbers 7:28עִזִּ֥יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralone male goat for a sin offering;here: goats
- Numbers 7:34עִזִּ֥יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralone male goat for a sin offering;here: goats
- Numbers 7:40עִזִּ֥יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralone male goat for a sin offering;here: goats
- Numbers 7:46עִזִּ֥יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralone male goat for a sin offering;here: goats
- Numbers 7:52עִזִּ֥יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralone male goat for a sin offering;here: goats
- Numbers 7:58עִזִּ֥יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralone male goat for a sin offering;here: goats
- Numbers 7:64עִזִּ֥יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralone male goat for a sin offering;here: goats
- Numbers 7:70עִזִּ֥יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralone male goat for a sin offering;here: goats
- Numbers 7:76עִזִּ֥יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralone male goat for a sin offering;here: goats
- Numbers 7:82עִזִּ֥יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralone male goat for a sin offering;here: goats
- Numbers 7:87עִזִּ֛יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralAll the livestock for the burnt offering totaled twelve bulls, twelve rams, and twelve male lambs a year old—together with their grain offerings—and twelve male goats for the sin offering.here: goats
- Numbers 15:11בָעִזִּֽים׃vaizimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluralThis is to be done for each bull, ram, lamb, or goat.here: among the kids
- Numbers 15:24עִזִּ֥יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluraland if it was done unintentionally without the knowledge of the congregation, then the whole congregation is to prepare one young bull as a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD, with its grain offering and drink offering according to the regulation, and one male goat as a sin offering.here: goats
- Numbers 15:27עֵ֥זʾeznoun · feminine singularAlso, if one person sins unintentionally, he is to present a year-old female goat as a sin offering.here: a female goat
- Numbers 18:17עֵ֛זʾeznoun · feminine singularBut you must not redeem the firstborn of an ox, a sheep, or a goat; they are holy. You are to sprinkle their blood on the altar and burn their fat as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.here: a goat
- Numbers 28:15עִזִּ֥יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralIn addition to the regular burnt offering with its drink offering, one male goat is to be presented to the LORD as a sin offering.here: goats
- Numbers 28:30עִזִּ֖יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralInclude one male goat to make atonement for you.here: goats
- Numbers 29:5עִזִּ֥יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralInclude one male goat as a sin offering to make atonement for you.here: goats
- Numbers 29:11עִזִּ֥יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralInclude one male goat for a sin offering, in addition to the sin offering of atonement and the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offerings.here: goats
- Numbers 29:16עִזִּ֥יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralInclude one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.here: goats
- Numbers 29:19עִזִּ֥יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralInclude one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.here: goats
- Numbers 29:25עִזִּ֥יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralInclude one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.here: goats
- Numbers 31:20עִזִּ֖יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralAnd purify every garment and leather good, everything made of goat’s hair, and every article of wood.”here: goat hairs
Deuteronomy1 occurrence
Judges4 occurrences
- Judges 6:19עִזִּים֙ʾizimnoun · masculine pluralSo Gideon went in and prepared a young goat and unleavened bread and an ephah of flour. He placed the meat in a basket and the broth in a pot and brought them out to present to Him under the oak.here: goats
- Judges 13:15עִזִּֽים׃ʾizimnoun · masculine plural“Please stay here,” Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, “and we will prepare a young goat for you.”here: goats
- Judges 13:19הָעִזִּים֙haizimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralThen Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and offered them on a rock to the LORD. And as Manoah and his wife looked on, the LORD did a marvelous thing.here: the goats
- Judges 15:1עִזִּ֔יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralLater on, at the time of the wheat harvest, Samson took a young goat and went to visit his wife. “I want to go to my wife in her room,” he said. But her father would not let him enter.here: goats
1 Samuel4 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 16:20עִזִּ֖יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralAnd Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and one young goat, and sent them to Saul with his son David.here: goats
- 1 Samuel 19:13הָֽעִזִּ֔יםhaizimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralThen Michal took a household idol and laid it in the bed, placed some goat hair on its head, and covered it with a garment.here: the goat hairs
- 1 Samuel 19:16הָעִזִּ֖יםhaizimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralAnd when the messengers entered, there was the idol in the bed with the quilt of goats’ hair on its head.here: the goat hairs
- 1 Samuel 25:2עִזִּ֑יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralNow there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. He was a very wealthy man with a thousand goats and three thousand sheep, which he was shearing in Carmel.here: goats
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 29:21עִזִּ֤יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralThey brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And the king commanded the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the LORD.here: goats
- 2 Chronicles 35:7עִזִּים֮ʾizimnoun · masculine pluralFrom his own flocks and herds Josiah contributed 30,000 lambs and goats plus 3,000 bulls for the Passover offerings for all the people who were present.here: goats
Proverbs1 occurrence
Song of Solomon2 occurrences
- Song of Solomon 4:1הָֽעִזִּ֔יםhaizimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralHow beautiful you are, my darling— how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down Mount Gilead.here: the she-goats
- Song of Solomon 6:5הָֽעִזִּ֔יםhaizimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralTurn your eyes away from me, for they have overcome me. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down from Gilead.here: the she-goats
Ezekiel2 occurrences
- Ezekiel 43:22עִזִּ֥יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralOn the second day you are to present an unblemished male goat as a sin offering, and the altar is to be cleansed as it was with the bull.here: goats
- Ezekiel 45:23עִזִּ֖יםʾizimnoun · masculine pluralEach day during the seven days of the feast, he shall provide seven bulls and seven rams without blemish as a burnt offering to the LORD, along with a male goat for a sin offering.here: goats
Daniel2 occurrences
- Daniel 8:5הָֽעִזִּים֙haizimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralAs I was contemplating all this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between his eyes came out of the west, crossing the surface of the entire earth without touching the ground.here: the goats
- Daniel 8:8הָעִזִּ֖יםhaizimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralThus the goat became very great, but at the height of his power, his large horn was broken off, and four prominent horns came up in its place, pointing toward the four winds of heaven.here: the goats
Same headword in Strong's