H2169: זֶמֶר
zemer · pronounced zeh'-mer · “mountain goat”
Definition
a gazelle (from its lightly touching the ground)
KJV translates it as: chamois.
Word origin: apparently from H2167 (זָמַר) or H2168 (זָמַר);
Extended definition
1) mountain sheep, mountain goat, moufflon, gazelle, chamois (meaning uncertain)
1a) a certain animal allowed as food (specific species uncertain)
1b) perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning unknown
1a) a certain animal allowed as food (specific species uncertain)
1b) perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning unknown
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H2169 is translated
- a mountain sheep ×1
Bible verses with H2169 (zemer)
Zemer appears in 1 verse.
- Deuteronomy 14:5
The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois.