רְאֵם
Transliteration
rᵊ'ēm
Pronunciation
reh-ame'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From רָאַם (H7213)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2096a

Strong’s Definitions

רְאֵם rᵉʼêm, reh-ame'; or
רְאֵים rᵉʼêym, reh-ame';or
רֵים rêym, rame; or
רֵם rêm, rame; from H7213; a wild bull (from its conspicuousness):—unicorn.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H7214 in the following manner: unicorn (9x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H7214 in the following manner: unicorn (9x).

  1. probably the great aurochs or wild bulls which are now extinct. The exact meaning is not known.

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רְאֵם rᵉʼêm, reh-ame'; or
רְאֵים rᵉʼêym, reh-ame';or
רֵים rêym, rame; or
רֵם rêm, rame; from H7213; a wild bull (from its conspicuousness):—unicorn.
STRONGS H7214: Abbreviations
† רְאֵם noun masculineJob 39:10 wild ox (Assyrian rêmu DlHWB 603 (ראם), HoughtonTSBA v (1877). 336 ff., and illustrated before p. 33 SchrKGF 135 ff., 530 HomNS 237 ff., 410, 436 f. DrDeuteronomy 33:17; on strength and ferocity, PlinNH viii. 21; Aramaic רְאֵמָא, רֵימָא, רֵימָנָא (LagBN 58); Arabic is white antelope, antilope leucoryx; (erroneous) μονοκέρως (Isaiah 34:7 ἅδροι, unicornis, and (oftener) rhinoceros); — absolute ר׳ Numbers 23:22 +, רְאֵים Psalm 92:11, רֵים Job 39:9,10; plural רְאֵמִים Isaiah 34:7; Psalm 29:6, רֵמִים Psalm 22:22 (see Baer); — wild ox, as fierce and strong Job 39:9,10; simile of strength of Israel, לוֺ כְּתוֺעֲפוֺת ר׳ Numbers 23:22 = Numbers 24:8 (JE), וַתָּרֶם כִּרְאֵם קַרְנִי Psalm 92:11; so figurative of Joseph, קַרְנַיו קַרְנֵי ר׳ Deuteronomy 33:17; figurative of princes of Edom Isaiah 34:7 ( + אַבִּירִים עִם פָּרִים); of powerful foes, מִקַּרְנֵי רֵמִים Psalm 22:22; in simile of skipping, leaping, בֶּןרְֿאֵמִים Psalm 29:6 (|| עֵגֶּל).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

Numbers 23:22; Numbers 23:22; Numbers 24:8

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 33:17; Deuteronomy 33:17

Job

Job 39:9; Job 39:9; Job 39:10

Psalms

Psalms 22:22; Psalms 22:22; Psalms 29:6; Psalms 29:6; Psalms 92:11; Psalms 92:11

Isaiah

Isaiah 34:7; Isaiah 34:7; Isaiah 34:7