Deuteronomy 14:5

אַיָּ֥ל וּצְבִ֖י וְיַחְמ֑וּר וְאַקּ֥וֹ וְדִישֹׁ֖ן וּתְא֥וֹ וָזָֽמֶר
The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois.
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אַיָּ֥ל
אַיָּ֥ל
Root word hart, harts
Dictionary form: אַיָּל · ah-YAWL

Noun — Common, both singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: the hart
hart ×3 the hart ×2 and as of the hart ×1 and as the hart ×1 as an hart ×1 as the hart ×1 harts ×1 like harts ×1
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deer — Broadest, most familiar modern English term.
stag — Adult male deer; precise and vivid in poetic contexts.
buck — Informal term for male deer; suits conversational registers.
male deer — Plain descriptive phrase; clearest for general audiences.

BDB215 H354

BDB214 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB216

אַיָּל noun [masculine] (feminine Ps 42:2) hart, stag, deer (Aramaic id., , Arabic , Assyrian ailu Dlw, but dubious, see HptBAS i. 170; Ethiopic = leader ? compare אַיִל) Arabic = ibex (i. q. , ). — ׳א absolute Deut 12:15 + 6 t.; plural אַיָּלִים Song 2:9 + 3 t.; — hart, stag, allowed as food Deut 12:15; Deut 12:22; Deut 15:22 (all || צְבִי); Deut 14:5 (|| צְבִי, יַחְמוּר etc.); eaten in Solomon's household 1Kgs 5:3 (|| as Deut 14:5); simile of leaping Isa 35:6 id. ׳עֹפֶר הָא Song 2:9; Song 2:17; Song 8:14 (all || צְבִי); as in search of pasture, simile of princes of Judah Lam 1:6 as longing for water, simile of longing for ׳י Ps 42:2.

hart, harts
ʾayyāl
a stag or male deer
  • stag, deer, hart

וּ צְבִ֖י
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
צְבִ֖י
Root word glory, roe, glorious, roebuck, roes, …
Dictionary form: צְבִי · tseh-BEE

Noun — Common, both singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: and the roebuck
a roe ×2 by the roes ×2 glory ×2 in the glorious ×2 is the glory ×2 roe ×2 the glory ×2 a goodly ×1
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splendor — Best for abstract glory or magnificence of a land/place.
beauty — Broad and natural; works for persons, lands, or objects.
gazelle — Use for the literal animal; more precise than 'roe/roebuck'.
glory — Retain when theological or honorific weight is needed.
pride — Suits contexts of national or civic boasting (e.g., 'pride of the land').
jewel — Vivid metaphor for a prized possession or cherished place.

BDB6913 H6643

BDB6912 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6914

I. צְבִי noun masculine2Sam 1:19 beauty, honour; — absolute ׳צ 2Sam 1:19 +, צֶבִ֑י Dan 8:9 construct צְבִי Isa 13:19 +; plural construct צִבְאוֺת Jer 3:19 (so ᵑ7 Ki Thes Hi Gf Ol § 145 b Köii.l, 584 and others; > from צבא ᵑ6 Gie and others); —

1. a. beauty, decoration, עֶדְיוֺ ׳צ, of silver and gold Ezek 7:20, of products of soil Isa 4:2 (predict.)
  b. elsewhere in figure: of drunkard's chaplet, תִפְאַרְתּוֺ ׳צ Isa 28:1; Isa 28:4 (figurative of Samaria); ׳עֲטֶרֶת צ vIsa 28:5 (of ׳י); ׳הַצּ 2Sam 1:19 (Saul and Jonathan); ׳גְּאוֺן כָּלצֿ, of Tyre Isa 23:9 מַמְלָכוֺת ׳צ Isa 13:19 (of Babylonian ); of land of Israel (Judah), צְבִי הִיא לְכָלהָֿאֲרָצוֺת Ezek 20:6; Ezek 20:15, גּוֺיִם נַחֲלַת צְבִי צִבְאוֺת Jer 3:19 (see above) heritage of the beauty of beauties of the nations, i.e. most beauteous heritage; ׳הַצּ especially of Jerusalem and temple Dan 8:9 (Bev), compare ׳אֶרֶץ הַצּ Dan 11:16; Dan 11:41 (see Dr), קֹֿרֶשׁ׳הַר צ vDan 11:45(i.e. temple-hill); of cities of Moab, אֶרֶץ ׳צ Ezek 25:9.
2. = honour, דִּיק׳לַצּ ׳צ Isa 24:16. — Ezek 26:20 read בִי׳וְתִתְיַצְּ for וְנָתַתִּי צְבִי, so Lxx Co Berthol Toy Krae and others

BDB6915 H6643

BDB6914 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6916

II. צְבִי noun masculineIsa 13:14 gazelle; — ׳צ absolute Deut 12:15 +; plural צְבָיִם 2Sam 2:18, צְבָאיִם 1Chr 12:9 (Gi Baer; van d. H. v.1Chr 12:8), צְבָאוֺת Song 2:7; Song 3:5 — gazelle, allowed as food Deut 14:5, compare Deut 12:15; Deut 12:22 (although not for sacrifice, Dr; all + אַיָּל), so Deut 15:22 (+ אַיָּל, יַחְמוּר, etc.), see 1Kgs 5:3 simile of swiftness 2Sam 2:18; 1Chr 12:9 see above, Prov 6:5 of grace and beauty Song 2:9; Song 2:17; Song 8:14 (compare JacobArab. Dichter iv. 20 f.); hence used in adjuration Song 2:7; Song 3:5 ( + אילות); מֻדָּח ׳צ Isa 13:14, simile of fugitives.

glory, roe, glorious, roebuck, roes, …
ṣĕbî
splendor (as conspicuous)
  • beauty, glory, honor
    • beauty, decoration
      • "honor
    roebuck, gazelle
    • perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning unknown

וְ יַחְמ֑וּר
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
יַחְמ֑וּר
Root word deer, fallowdeer
Dictionary form: יַחְמוּר · ya-MOOR

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: and the fallow deer
and fallowdeer ×1 and the fallow deer ×1
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fallow deer — Most recognized modern name for this species.
roebuck — Alternative deer species; use if fallow deer is uncertain.
deer — Generic; best when species identification is unclear.
gazelle — Some scholars propose this identification; use cautiously.

BDB2898 H3180

BDB2897 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2899

יַחְמוּר noun [masculine] roebuck (Samaritan יחמור, Syriac ᵑ7 יַחְמוּרָא see HomNS 392 (and 339), LagBN 127; name from reddish colour ?) — edible Deut 14:5; 1Kgs 5:3 — on identification with roebuck, see TristrProc. Zool. Soc. London, May 2, 1876 ConderTent Work, 1887, p.91.

deer, fallowdeer
yaḥmûr
a kind of deer
  • roebuck
    • a kind of deer, reddish in color
      • "perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning unknown

וְ אַקּ֥וֹ
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
אַקּ֥וֹ
Root word goat
Dictionary form: אַקּוֹ · ak-KOH

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: and the wild goat
and the wild goat ×1
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wild goat — Most natural modern rendering; broadest applicability.
mountain goat — Emphasizes highland habitat; vivid for nature contexts.
ibex — Precise zoological term for wild mountain goat species.
chamois — Some scholars identify this species; use with caution.

BDB707 H689

BDB706 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB708

אַקּוֺ noun masculine wild goat (?) only Deut 14:5 in list of clean animals וָזָ֑מֶר אַיָּל וּצְבִי וְיַחְמוּר וְאַקּוֺ וְדִישׁוֺן וּתְאוֺ (ᵐ5 ὄρυξ, ᵑ6 ᵑ7 ibex; compare BoHieroz. i. 900 f., Thes below אנק compare MV, with reference to Arabic goat; Thes compare also Talmud אִיקָא, but NHWB MV refer this to αἴξ).

אֹר see אוֺר, for Amos Deut 8:8 see יְאֹר.

goat
ʾaqqô
slender, i.e., the ibex
  • wild goat

וְ דִישֹׁ֖ן
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
דִישֹׁ֖ן
Root word pygarg
Dictionary form: דִּישֹׁן · dee-SHONE

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: and the pygarg
and the pygarg ×1
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antelope — Broad, widely understood term for the animal family.
ibex — Specific wild goat; favored in some modern translations.
oryx — White antelope; preferred by several scholars for this term.
addax — North African antelope; a scholarly identification of pygarg.

BDB1898 H1788

BDB1897 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1899

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).

pygarg
dîšōn
the leaper, i.e., an antelope
  • a clean animal,
    • pygarg, a kind of antelope or gazelle
      • "perhaps mountain goat"perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning unknown

וּ תְא֥וֹ
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
תְא֥וֹ
Root word bull, ox
Dictionary form: תְּאוֹ · teh-OH

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: and the wild ox
and the wild ox ×1 as a wild bull ×1
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wild ox — Most natural modern rendering; broadly understood.
wild bull — Emphasizes male animal; fits aggressive/powerful contexts.
aurochs — Precise zoological term for extinct wild bovine ancestor.
bison — Use only where cultural audience unfamiliar with aurochs.

BDB9092 H8377

BDB9091 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB9093

תְּאוֺ noun masculine antelope (whether antilope leucoryx TrNHB 59; FFP 5, or oryx beatrix PostHast. DB Ox; on form see Ol§ 173 g); — absolute ׳ת Deut 14:5 (clean animal, compare Dr); construct תּוֺא Isa 51:20.

תַּאֲוָה see תוה, I. אוה. תְּאָלָה see II. אלה. p. 16, 46, 1063

bull, ox
tĕʾô
a species of antelope (probably from the white stripe on the cheek)
  • wild ox, antelope, oryx
    • perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning unknown

וָ זָֽמֶר
וָ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
זָֽמֶר
Root word chamois
Dictionary form: זֶמֶר · dzeh-MER

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: and the chamois
and the chamois ×1
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mountain goat — Most recognizable wild goat for general readers.
wild sheep — Emphasizes the ovine possibility of the uncertain species.
mountain sheep — Highlights the alpine habitat of the animal.
chamois — Retained from KJV tradition; still current but less familiar.

BDB2398 H2169

BDB2397 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2399

[זֶ֫מֶר] noun [masculine] a certain animal allowed as food, most probably some kind of mountain-sheep or -goat (ᵑ6 ) 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.)

chamois
zemer
a gazelle (from its lightly touching the ground)
  • mountain sheep, mountain goat, moufflon, gazelle, chamois (meaning uncertain)
    • a certain animal allowed as food (specific species uncertain)
      • "perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning unknown

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
אַיָּ֥ל וּצְבִ֖י Tipeha — a lesser break וְיַחְמ֑וּר Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וְאַקּ֥וֹ וְדִישֹׁ֖ן Tipeha — a lesser break וּתְא֥וֹ וָזָֽמֶר Silluq — end of the verse

אַיָּל וּצְבִי וְיַחְמוּר וְאַקּוֹ וְדִישֹׁן וּתְאוֹ וָזָֽמֶר׃
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The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois.
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