Lexicon
דִּישֹׁן
di.shon
H1788
H:N-M Hebrew

ibex

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Hebrew
Language

di.shon denotes an animal named within Deuteronomy 14:5’s list of animals.

The attested use places di.shon as a singular masculine noun within Deuteronomy 14:5’s list of animals; the verse context supports an animal designation.

Senses in use

  1. An animal in a listed group · dominant

    In Deuteronomy 14:5, the singular masculine noun occurs in a sequence of animal names. The APB renders the verse as a list including “the ibex,” but the translation does not mark its English terms word-for-word against the Hebrew.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Deuteronomy 14:5, the APB presents the verse as a list of animals and includes “the ibex.” That rendering cannot be assigned to the Hebrew token with full certainty.

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