Encyclopedia entry
Pygarg
Heb. dishon, “springing”, (Deut. 14:5), one of the animals permitted for food. It is supposed to be the Antelope addax. It is described as “a large animal, over 3 1/2 feet high at the shoulder, and, with its gently-twisted horns, 2 1/2 feet long. Its colour is pure white, with the exception of a short black mane, and a tinge of tawny on the shoulders and back.”, Tristram’s Natural History.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
occurs, (14:5) in the list of clean animals as the rendering of the Heb. dishon, the name apparently of one species of antelope, though it is by no means easy to identify it.
In the Bible
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Verses where Pygarg is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Deuteronomy 14:5
the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep.
Scripture on Pygarg
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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