Goat
Smith’s Bible Dictionary · William Smith, F. N. Peloubet, M. A. Peloubet
There appear to be two or three varieties of the common goat, Hircus agagrus , at present bred in Palestine and Syria, but whether they are identical with those which were reared by the ancient Hebrews it is not possible to say. The most marked varieties are the Syrian goat(Capra mammorica, Linn.) and the Angora goat (Capra angorensis , Linn.), with fine long hair. As to the "wild goats," (1 Samuel 24:2; Job 39:1; Psalms 104:18) it is not at all improbable that some species of ibex is denoted.
In other dictionaries
Read “Goat” in the 9 dictionaries- GoatEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- KidEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- ScapegoatEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- GoatInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- KidInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- KidSmith’s Bible Dictionary
- ScapegoatSmith’s Bible Dictionary
- goat, goatskin, scapegoat, kidTranslation Words
Source of the article
William Smith; revised by F. N. Peloubet and M. A. Peloubet; CrossWire SWORD module Smith 1.3
Bible Strong digital edition from CrossWire module 1.3, based on the 1884 Peloubet revision with later digital enrichments preserved