key term
ibex
Originalאַקּוֹ
Transliterationʾaqqô
Strong'sH0689
Languagehebrew
Domainmammals; wild animals
large wild goat (Capra ibex nubiana), with adults being about ninety centimeters high at the shoulder; grayish coat most of the year but browner in winter; males have thick horns over 130 centimeters long which curve backwards in a semicircle; female horns are slimmer and shorter, about 40 centimeters; lives in small herds in the mountains and prefers cliffs and crags; eats leaves of bushes that grow on the ledges; clean animal, may be eaten
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“ibex.” Atlas. Accessed 2026. https://fcbh-atlas.vercel.app/en/term/ibex
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