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zemer זֶ֫מֶר ‘mountain goat’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: apparently from zāmar זָמַר ‘to sing’ or zāmar זָמַר ‘to prune’
Roots: זמר זמר

zemer n, m
1) mountain sheep, mountain goat, moufflon, gazelle, chamois (meaning uncertain)
 1a) a certain animal allowed as food (specific species uncertain)
 1b) perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning unknown

Mentioned in Deuteronomy 14:5

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