8495. tayish

Lexicon

tayish: Goat, specifically a male goat or he-goat

Original Word: תַּיִשׁ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: tayish
Pronunciation: tah-yeesh
Phonetic Spelling: (tah'-yeesh)
Definition: Goat, specifically a male goat or he-goat
Meaning: a buck, he-goat

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

he-goat

From an unused root meaning to butt; a buck or he-goat (as given to butting) -- he goat.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
male goat
NASB Translation
male goat (1), male goats (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[תַּ֫יִשׁ] noun masculine he-goat (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic Aramaic תְּיָשָׁא, תֵּישָׁא id., √ unknown); — absolute תָּ֑יִשׁ Proverbs 30:31; plural תְּיָשִׁים Genesis 30:35 (J), Genesis 32:15 (E; + עִזִּים she-goats), 2 Chronicles 17:11.

תֹּךְ see תכך. below.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to butt or push.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek entry in Strong's Concordance is G5131 (τραγός, tragos), which also refers to a male goat or he-goat. This term is used in the New Testament, notably in the book of Hebrews, where it discusses the insufficiency of animal sacrifices compared to the sacrifice of Christ (Hebrews 9:12-13). The Greek term maintains the same connotations of strength and leadership within the herd, similar to its Hebrew counterpart.

Usage: The term תַּיִשׁ is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a male goat, often in contexts related to sacrificial offerings or descriptions of livestock.

Context: The Hebrew word תַּיִשׁ (tayish) appears in the Old Testament as a term for a male goat, specifically a he-goat or buck. This term is used in various contexts, often related to pastoral life and sacrificial systems. In ancient Israel, goats were common livestock, valued for their milk, meat, and hair. The he-goat, or buck, played a significant role in breeding and maintaining the herd.

In the sacrificial system outlined in the Torah, goats were among the animals acceptable for offerings. The he-goat was sometimes used in sin offerings, as seen in Leviticus 4:23-24, where a male goat is prescribed for a sin offering if a leader sins unintentionally. The imagery of goats is also used metaphorically in the Bible, such as in the prophetic visions of Daniel, where a goat represents a powerful kingdom (Daniel 8:5-8).

The term תַּיִשׁ is not as frequently used as other terms for goats, such as עֵז (ez), which is more general and can refer to both male and female goats. However, when תַּיִשׁ is used, it specifically denotes the male of the species, emphasizing its role and characteristics.

Forms and Transliterations

הַתְּיָשִׁ֜ים התישים וּתְיָשִׁ֕ים וּתְיָשִׁ֖ים ותישים תָ֑יִשׁ תיש hat·tə·yā·šîm hatteyaShim hattəyāšîm ṯā·yiš ṯāyiš Tayish ū·ṯə·yā·šîm uteyaShim ūṯəyāšîm

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 30:35
HEB: הַה֨וּא אֶת־ הַתְּיָשִׁ֜ים הָֽעֲקֻדִּ֣ים וְהַטְּלֻאִ֗ים
NAS: and spotted male goats and all
KJV: that day the he goats that were ringstraked
INT: day he male the striped and spotted

Genesis 32:14
HEB: עִזִּ֣ים מָאתַ֔יִם וּתְיָשִׁ֖ים עֶשְׂרִ֑ים רְחֵלִ֥ים
NAS: and twenty male goats, two hundred
KJV: and twenty he goats, two hundred
INT: female hundred male and twenty ewes

2 Chronicles 17:11
HEB: וּשְׁבַ֣ע מֵא֔וֹת וּתְיָשִׁ֕ים שִׁבְעַ֥ת אֲלָפִ֖ים
NAS: rams and 7,700 male goats.
KJV: and seven hundred he goats.
INT: and seven hundred male and seven thousand

Proverbs 30:31
HEB: מָתְנַ֣יִם אוֹ־ תָ֑יִשׁ וּ֝מֶ֗לֶךְ אַלְק֥וּם
NAS: rooster, the male goat also,
KJV: A greyhound; an he goat also;
INT: rooster also the male king army

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8495
4 Occurrences

hat·tə·yā·šîm — 1 Occ.
ṯā·yiš — 1 Occ.
ū·ṯə·yā·šîm — 2 Occ.