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A species of wild goat with large curved horns, native to high mountain areas. The ibex is included among clean game (Deuteronomy 14:5 ). KJV's pygarg is a white-rumped antelope (compare “white-rumped deer” REB). The precise identity of the animal (whether goat or antelope) is uncertain.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Ibex'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/i/ibex.html. 1991.

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