Seir

Seir (Hebrew: שֵׂעִיר, Modern Se'ir, Tiberian Śēʻîr, "Rough, hairy"). It is sometimes used as an alternative term for a goat, as in Seir La'Azazel (שעיר לעזאזל - scapegoat).

References

  1. Book: The Witness of the Stars by E.W. Bullinger, online version at: http://philologos.org/__eb-tws/chap32.htm
  2. "Biblical Astronomy web site: http://www.biblicalastronomy.com/04May.htm
  3. The Language of God in the Universe" by Helena Lehman, online excerpts at: http://www.pillar-of-enoch.com/Language_of_God_in_the_Universe/
  4. Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. 1983. ISBN 978-0935161793.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "article name needed". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons. 

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