יחמור

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־מ־ר (kh-m-r)
6 terms

Compare Arabic يَحْمُور (yaḥmūr, “roe deer”).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jaχ.ˈmuʀ/
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jaħ.ˈmuʀ/
(Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jaħ.ˈmuːr/

Noun

יַחְמוּר • (yakhmúr, yaḥmūr) m (plural indefinite יַחְמוּרִים)

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