Quick Definition
mountain goat
Strong's Definition
a gazelle (from its lightly touching the ground)
Derivation: apparently from H2167 (זָמַר) or H2168 (זָמַר);
KJV Usage: chamois.
TWOT Reference: 560b
Outline of Biblical Usage
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
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
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
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
זֶמֶר
zemer
BDB 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
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: apparently from H2167 or H2168
Same Word by TWOT Number: 560b
Total KJV Occurrences: 1