Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H2169 |
|---|---|
| Word: | זֶמֶר |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | apparently from H2167 or H2168 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | zemer |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | zeh'-mer |
| Meaning: | 1. a gazelle (from its lightly touching the ground) |
| KJV Renderings: | chamois. |
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[זֶ֫מֶר] noun [masculine] a certain animal allowed as food, most probably some kind of mountain-sheep or -goat ( ᵑ6 [untranscribed source text 1515]) וָזָמֶ֑ר Deut 14:5. ( AV RV chamois: but see TristrDB 2. under the word , who points out that this is not a native of any Bible land.)
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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