What does יַחְמוּר mean in the Bible?
יַחְמוּר is a Hebrew word meaning "a kind of deer".
Hebrew · H3180
יַחְמוּר
A kind of deer
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יַחְמוּר H3180
What does יַחְמוּר mean in the Bible?
יַחְמוּר is a Hebrew word meaning "a kind of deer".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3180?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include roebucks (1), the roe deer (1).
Where does יַחְמוּר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 14:5. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (1), Deuteronomy (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It roebucks 1× 1 Kings 4:23
the roe deer 1× Deuteronomy 14:5
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 14:5
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Deuteronomy 1 1 Kings 1
Source forms
וְיַחְמ֑וּר 1x wə·yaḥ·mūr Deuteronomy 14:5
וְיַחְמ֔וּר 1x wə·yaḥ·mūr 1 Kings 4:23
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2x Deuteronomy 14:5, 1 Kings 4:23
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a kind of deer
Source Gloss
a kind of deer
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a kind of deer BDB: roebuck Usage: fallow deer.
Word Origins
יַחְמוּר is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain