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SUMMARY OF MAMMALIA OF THE BIBLE.Grounded on the Rev. W. HOUGHTON'S Paper | ||||||
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| Animal Denoted. | English Translation. | Hebrew Original. | Septuagint Translation. | Assyrian Inscriptions. | Remarks. | Zoological Genus or Species. |
| Antelope. | Pygarg. | Dîshôn. | πύγαργος. | Da-as-su. | Addax. | |
| Antelope. | Wild ox. | Tô, or têo. | ἔλαΦος. | Burkhiïs. | Oryx leucoryx. | |
| Ape. | Ape. | Koph. | πίθηκος. | Udumu. | Presbytes entellus. | |
| Ass (tame). | Ass. | Chamôr. | ὄνος. | Imiru. | Asinus vulgaris. | |
| Ass (wild). | Wild ass. | Pereh. | ἣμιππος. | Tseri. | Asinus himippus | |
| Bear. | Bear. | Dôb. | ἄρκτος. | Dabuu. | Ursus Syriacus. | |
| Bull(domestic) | Cattle, oxen. | Eleph. | κτήνη. | Alap. | Bos taurus. | |
| Bull (wild). | Unicorn. | Reêm. | μονόκερως. | Ri-i-mu. | Bos primigenius. | |
| Camel | Camel. | Gâmâl. | κάμηλος. | Gammalu. | Camelus Arabicus. Camelus Bactrianus. | |
| Cat | Cat. | None. | αἴλουρος. | None. | Felis domestica. | |
| Deer. | Fallow deer. | Yachmur. | βούβαλος. | Alcephalus bubalis | ||
| Dolphin. | Nakhiru. | Syr. Nakhira. | Delphinus. | |||
| Dog. | Dog. | Keleb. | κύων. | Kalbu. | Canis familiaris. | |
| Fallow Deer. | Hart, hind. | Ayyâl. | ἔλαΦος. | Ailu. | Cervus Mesopotamicus. | |
| Gazelle. | Roe, roebuck. | Tsebi. | δορκάς. | Tsabiï. | Gazella gutturosa. | |
| Goat (he). | He-goat. | Yatud. | τράγος. | Atudu. | Capra hircus. | |
| Tsâphîr. | Tsapparu. | The Paseng. | Capra ægagrus. | |||
| Goat (wild). | Chamois | Zemer. | καμηλοπάρδαλις. | Ditanu. | Rupicapra tragus. | |
| Wild goat. | Yâ’êl. | Ibex Bedeanus, or Capra Sinaitica. | ||||
| Greyhound. | Greyhound. | Zarzir. | ἀλέκτωρ. | None. | Figured on Assyrian dish. | Doubtful. |
| Hare. | Hare. | Arnebeth. | χοιρογρύλλιος. | Annabu. | Lepus Sinaiticus. Lepus Caspius. | |
| Horse. | Horse. | Sûs. | ἵππος. | Susu. | Equus caballus. | |
| Hippopotamus. | Behemoth. | Behemoth. | θηρία. | Coptic, P-ehe-mon. | ||
| Hyæna. | Doleful creatures. | [Ôâch., Ôchim]. | None. | Akhu. | Hyæna straita. | |
| Jackal. | Fox. | Shûal. | ἀλώπηξ. | Asi. (?) | Canis vulpes. | |
| Leopard. | Leopard. | Nâmer. | πάρδαλις. | Niïmru. | Leopardus varius. | |
| Lion. | Lion. | Aryeh. | λέων. | Ne-essu. | Felis leo. | |
| Mole-rat. | Mole. | Tinshemeth. | ἀσπάλαξ. | Spalax typhlus. | ||
| Mouse. | Mouse. | ’Akhbar. | μυ̑ς. | Dipus, and Alactaga. | ||
| Mule. | Mule. | Pered. | ἡμίονος. | Parie. | ||
| Ox. | Young Bull. | Shôr. | μόσχος. | Chald. Thôr. | Bos taurus. | |
| Oxen. | Bâkâr. | ταυ̑ρος. | Buchal rimi. | |||
| Ram. | Ram. | Ayil. | κριός. | Ailur. | Ovis aries. | |
| Rhinoceros. | Alap nahr. | Rhinoceros unicornis. | ||||
| Sheep. | Sheep. | Tsôn. | πρόβατα. | Tsieni. | Ovis laticaudatus. | |
| Sheep. (wild). (See Wild Goats.) | Arnu. | Syr. Arno. | Capra ægagrus. | |||
| Unicorn (See Wild Bull). | ||||||
| Wolf. | Wolf. | Zeeb. | Ziïbu. | Zebu. | Canis Lupus. | |
| Wolf. | λύκος. | Aciluv. | ||||
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