se'irim

The se'irim are demons in the shape of goats. The children of Israel are forbidden to make sacrifice to goat-demons.1

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The name is derived from sā'ir, "hairy."

References

Notes

  1. Lev. 17:7 (NRSV).

Source

  • Lurker, Manfred. (2004). Routledge Dictionary of Gods and Demons. London: Routledge.