יחמור

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־מ־ר (kh-m-r)

Compare Arabic يَحْمُور (yaḥmūr, roe deer).

Pronunciation

Noun

יַחְמוּר (yakhmúr, yaḥmūrm (plural indefinite יַחְמוּרִים)

  1. fallow deer
    • Tanach, Deuteronomy 14:5, with translation of the King James Version:
      אַיָּל וּצְבִי, וְיַחְמוּר; וְאַקּוֹ וְדִישֹׁן, וּתְאוֹ וָזָמֶר.
      ʾayyāl vẓḇī, vyaḥmūr; vʾaḳḳo vdiŝōn, ūtʾō vāzāmer.
      the hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois.

References

  • יחמור” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language