(pronounced often shame), the translation of the Hebrew zemer in (14:5) But the translation is incorrect; for there is no evidence that the chamois have ever been seen in Palestine or the Lebanon. It is probable that some mountain sheep is intended.
·noun A soft leather made from the skin of the chamois, or from sheepskin, ·etc.; — called also cha...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Only in Deut. 14:5 (Heb. zemer), an animal of the deer or gazelle species. It bears this Hebrew name...
Easton's Bible Dictionary