Pygarg
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Pygarg is a Hebrew word translated as "springing". It is used in the Old Testament of the Bible in Deuteronomy 14:5, as one of the animals permitted for food. It is supposed to be the antelope Addax. It is described as "a large animal, over 3 1/2 feet high at the shoulder, and, with its gently-twisted horns, 2 1/2 feet long. Its colour is pure white, with the exception of a short black mane, and a tinge of tawny on the shoulders and back.". Henry Baker Tristram, The Natural History of the Bible (1867).
This entry incorporates text from the public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897.
