SATYR sā’ têr (שָׂעִיר֙, H8539; LXX μάταια; meaning uncertain; hairy, wild goats, demons, foolish things have been suggested).

There is considerable obscurity with respect to this term. It may refer to wild beasts that overran the desolate areas or to demonic creatures that gambol there (Isa 13:21; 34:14). In Gr. and Rom. mythology, Satyr was a sylvan god, half man and half beast. It seems most likely that it is a reference to one of the demonically inspired pagan gods of Canaan, in the image of a goat, having a brutal and lustful nature, which was an object of worship for Israel and became a snare to them (Lev 17:7; Deut 32:17; Ps 106:37).