יחמור

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־מ־ר (kh-m-r)

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)

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