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Goat, wild

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Comments: Wild goat in Ardèche

 

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Comments: Iberian Wild Goats (Capra pyrenaica) at Guadarrama National Park (Madrid, Spain)

 

Goat, wild, Job 39:1; 1Sa 24:2, where it is an equivalent for yã' él - Strongs: H3277, translated in Ps. 104:18, as hart and in Prov. 5:19, as fawn, is most probably the ibex syriacus, a denizen of the rocky summits [Ps. 104:18]. It was regarded as a model of grace (Proverbs 5:19), and its name, Jahel, Jahala, was frequently given to persons (Judges 5:6; Ezra 2:56, etc.).

Verses:

  • 1 Samuel 24:2
  • Job 39:1
  • Psalms 104:18
Bibliography Information
Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​apo/​g/goat-wild.html. 2024.
 
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