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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
A mythical creature, half
man
, half
goat
, inhabiting woods and waste places
(
Isa. 13:21; 34:14
21
But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there. (Isaiah 13:21)
14
The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest. (Isaiah 34:14)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
The word
is
sair
, which signifies “hairy one,” and hence a “he
goat
.” It is translated “goat” and “
kid
” many
times
. In
Leviticus 17:7
7
And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations. (Leviticus 17:7)
and
2 Chronicles 11:15
15
And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made. (2 Chronicles 11:15)
it is translated “devils,” but would have been better “demons,” referring to the
gods
which the
heathen
unconsciously worshipped (compare
1 Cor. 10:20
20
But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils. (1 Corinthians 10:20)
). The word is translated “satyr” in
Isaiah 13:21
21
But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there. (Isaiah 13:21)
and
Isaiah 34:14
14
The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest. (Isaiah 34:14)
, both passages referring to places brought to utter desolation, so that they are inhabited by wild beasts, owls, and perhaps “wild goats” are intended; or that the desolation would be such that men would shun them as if haunted by unearthly beings. Such a dread is often expressed by dwellers in the
East
.
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
a demon (in he-goat form, or as bristling with horror) Saul, requested
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