Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H1788 |
|---|---|
| Word: | דִּישׁוֹן |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H1758 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | diyshon |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | dee-shone' |
| Meaning: | 1. the leaper, i.e. an antelope |
| KJV Renderings: | pygarg. |
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I. דִּישֹׁן noun [masculine] a clean animal, ᵐ5 πύγαργος compare ᵑ9 ; hence AV RV & most pygarg, a kind of antelope or gazelle, compare Di Lev 11:2f.; perhaps rather mountain-goat, HomNS 391 compare Ethiopic version [ ᵑ8̈]; only Deut 14:5 — (Homl.c. derives from √ דושׁ with kindred meaning of spring, leap & compare Assyrian daššu ; so already DlS i. 54).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Leviticus 26:5
