Pygarg
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Heb. dishon, Meaning: 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.
This entry includes text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897.
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Clean animal mentioned in Deut 14:5, following the Septuagint. The identity of the animal has not been established.
Bibliography: Tristram, Natural History of the Bible, p. 126.
This entry includes text from the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906.
