H2169 H2169
Mountain sheep or goat; a clean animal permitted for food (Deuteronomy 14:5)
This animal name appears in the list of clean animals in Deuteronomy 14:5. Though traditionally translated 'chamois,' that species isn't native to biblical lands. Most scholars now favor 'mountain sheep' or 'mountain goat,' animals indigenous to the highlands of the ancient Near East. The Syriac version suggests 'wild goat.' The inclusion in Deuteronomy's list establishes this as a legitimate food source for Israel, distinguishing permitted from forbidden game animals.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — A mountain-dwelling animal (sheep or goat) listed among clean animals in Deuteronomy 14:5. The traditional 'chamois' is geographically impossible, so modern translations favor indigenous highland species. Spanish 'cabra salvaje' (wild goat), German 'Berg-Schaf' (mountain sheep) reflect scholarly consensus. The Syriac cognate supports a mountain goat identification. Its presence in the clean animals list permits its consumption. 1×
AR["وَ-الزَّمِرُ"]·ben["এবং-পর্বত-ছাগল"]·DE["und-Berg-Schaf"]·EN["and-mountain-sheep"]·FR["et-montagne-mouton"]·heb["ו-זמר"]·HI["और-पहाड़ी-भेड़"]·ID["dan-domba-gunung"]·IT["e-monte-pecora"]·jav["lan-wedhus-gunung-alit."]·KO["그리고-야산-양"]·PT["e-carneiro-selvagem"]·RU["и-серна-горная"]·ES["y-cabra-salvaje"]·SW["na-kondoo-wa-mlima"]·TR["ve-dağ-koyunu"]·urd["اور-زیمر"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† [זֶ֫מֶר] n.[m.] a certain animal allowed as food, most prob. some kind of mountain-sheep or-goat (𝔖 ܐܪܢܐ) וָזָמֶ֑ר Dt 14:5. (AV RV chamois: but see TristramDB 2. s.v., who points out that this is not a native of any Bible land.)