SATYR . The Heb. word sâ‘îr means primarily ‘he-goat,’ but the plur. sÄ•‘îrîm is tr. [Note: translate or translation.] in Leviticus 17:7 and 2 Chronicles 11:15 , AV [Note: Authorized Version.] ‘devils,’ RV [Note: Revised Version.] ‘ he-goats ’; in Isaiah 13:21; Isaiah 34:14 EV [Note: English Version.] ‘satyrs,’ RVm [Note: Revised Version margin.] ‘he-goats.’ Probably too in 2 Kings 23:3 shÄ›‘ ârîm (‘gates’) should be sÄ•‘îrîm , and tr. [Note: translate or translation.] as in Leviticus 17:7 . In these passages some ‘hairy’ demon is to be Inferred to whom ‘sacrifices’ were made ( Leviticus 17:7 ), ‘high places’ erected ( 2 Kings 23:8 ), and ‘priests’ set apart ( 2 Chronicles 11:15 ). The association of these creatures with the mythological Lilith (wh. see) in Isaiah 34:14 is specially noticeable.
E. W. G. Masterman.