Unicorn
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
Described as an animal of great ferocity and strength (Numbers 23:22, R.V., "wild ox, " marg., "ox-antelope;24:8; Isaiah 34:7, R.V., "wild oxen"), and untamable (Job 39:9). It was in reality a two-horned animal; but the exact reference of the word so rendered (reem) is doubtful. Some have supposed it to be the buffalo; others, the white antelope, called by the Arabs rim. Most probably, however, the word denotes the Bos primigenius ("primitive ox"), which is now extinct all over the world. This was the auerochs of the Germans, and the urus described by Caesar (Galatians Bel., vi.28) as inhabiting the Hercynian forest. The word thus rendered has been found in an Assyrian inscription written over the wild ox or bison, which some also suppose to be the animal intended (Comp. Deuteronomy 33:17; Psalm 22:21; 29:6; 92:10).
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (n.) A fabulous animal with one horn; the monoceros; -- often represented in heraldry as a supporter.

2. (n.) A two-horned animal of some unknown kind, so called in the Authorized Version of the Scriptures.

3. (n.) Any large beetle having a hornlike prominence on the head or prothorax.

4. (n.) The larva of a unicorn moth.

5. (n.) The kamichi; -- called also unicorn bird.

6. (n.) A howitzer.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
UNICORN

u'-ni-korn (re'em (Numbers 23:22; Numbers 24:8 Deuteronomy 33:17 Job 39:9, 10 Psalm 22:21; Psalm 29:6; Psalm 92:10 Isaiah 34:7)): "Unicorn" occurs in the King James Version in the passages cited, where the Revised Version (British and American) has "wild-ox" (which see).

Strong's Hebrew
7214. reem -- a wild ox
... unicorn. Or rieym {reh-ame'}; or reym {rame}; or rem {rame}; from ra'am; a wild
bull (from its conspicuousness) -- unicorn. see HEBREW ra'am. 7213, 7214. ...
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Library

Types of the Death of Christ Isaac; Joseph; Jacob against Simeon ...
... the flesh, the Jews; but when he is blessed by his father in these words: "His glory
is that of a bullock; his horns are the horns of a unicorn; with them ...
/.../tertullian/the five books against marcion/chapter xviii name of the.htm

On the Animals
... The one-horned is the unicorn; in the psalm: and my beloved son is like a unicorn,
that is, of unique power, or unique among the saints, who wholly keep the ...
/.../eucherius/the formulae of st eucherius of lyons/iv on the animals.htm

Concerning the Passion of Christ, and Its Old Testament ...
... [1330] For Joseph is withal blest by his father [1331] after this form: "His glory
(is that) of a bull; his horns, the horns of an unicorn; on them shall he ...
/.../tertullian/an answer to the jews/chapter x concerning the passion of.htm

The Cross was Foretold in the Blessings of Joseph, and in the ...
... Let him be glorified among his brethren; [2304] his beauty is [like] the firstling
of a bullock; his horns the horns of an unicorn: with these shall he push ...
/.../chapter xci the cross was foretold.htm

On the Worthy Praise of the Pure Queen of Heaven.
... all thy virtues and graces! Or, who has ever caught the wild and noble
unicorn, if not thou? [10] How infinitely pleasing, above ...
/.../suso/a little book of eternal wisdom/chapter xvi on the worthy.htm

Psalm XCII.
... 11. ..."But mine horn shall be exalted like the horn of an unicorn" (ver.10).
Why did He say, "like the horn of an unicorn"? Sometimes ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm xcii.htm

The Adventures of Saint James of Spain.
... tawny Moors, with bows, and darts feathered with ravens' wings; and after them rode
Celestine, the Shah's fair daughter, mounted on an unicorn, and guarded by ...
/.../kingston/the seven champions of christendom/chapter six the adventures of.htm

My Brethren.
... Then the Kingdom will be the Lord's. He who suffered on the cross was heard
"from the horns of the unicorn" (Psalm 22:21). Resurrection ...
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The Song of the Little Baltung. AD 395
... He showed him ostrich and unicorn, Ape, lion, and tiger keen; And elephants
wise roared 'Hail Kaiser!' As though they had Christians been. ...
/.../kingsley/andromeda and other poems/the song of the little.htm

Claudius Apollinaris, Bishop of Hierapolis, and Apologist.
... though Judge of living and dead, and who was delivered into the hands of sinners
to be crucified, who was lifted up on the horns of the unicorn, and who was ...
/.../unknown/the decretals/claudius apollinaris bishop of hierapolis.htm

Thesaurus
Unicorn (6 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) The larva of a unicorn moth. 5. (n.) The kamichi; -- called also unicorn
bird. 6. (n.) A howitzer. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. UNICORN. ...
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Zoology
... Mule, Rhinoceros (b) Even-toed non-ruminants: Swine, Hippopotamus (Behemoth) (c)
Ruminants: (1) Bovidae, Domestic Cattle, Wild Ox or Unicorn, Sinaitic Ibex (sv ...
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Unhypocritical (1 Occurrence)

/u/unhypocritical.htm - 6k

Unicorns (2 Occurrences)

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Ox (197 Occurrences)
... Perhaps the Itala Ozi and the Syriac Uz point to the Hebrew Uzzi. WILD OX. (re'em):
The word "unicorn" occurs in the King James Version in Numbers 23:22 ...
/o/ox.htm - 43k

Pygarg (1 Occurrence)
... The Arabic Bible has ri'm, "a white gazelle," a kindred word to re'em, the King
James Version "unicorn," the Revised Version (British and American) "wild-ox ...
/p/pygarg.htm - 9k

Crib (3 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Crib (3 Occurrences). Job 39:9 Will the unicorn be willing
to serve thee, or abide by thy crib? (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV). ...
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Antelope (2 Occurrences)
... It must be borne in mind that re'm or re'em, rendered "unicorn" (which see) in the
King James Version and "wild ox" in the Revised Version (British and American ...
/a/antelope.htm - 11k

Wild (147 Occurrences)
... Alfred Ely. WILD OX. (re'em): The word "unicorn" occurs in the King James Version
in Numbers 23:22; Numbers 24:8 Deuteronomy 33:17 Job 39:9, 10 Psalm 22:21 ...
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Horn (108 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 22:11 2 Chronicles 18:10), while "horns of the wildox" (Deuteronomy 33:17
Psalm 22:21; Psalm 92:10, the King James Version "unicorn") represent the ...
/h/horn.htm - 49k

Bible Concordance
Unicorn (6 Occurrences)

Numbers 23:22 God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.
(KJV WBS)

Numbers 24:8 God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
(KJV WBS)

Job 39:9 Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?
(KJV WBS)

Job 39:10 Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
(KJV WBS)

Psalms 29:6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.
(KJV WBS)

Psalms 92:10 But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
(KJV WBS)

Subtopics

Unicorn

Wild Ox of God As the Strength of Israel

Wild Ox of the Judgments of God

Wild Ox of the Wicked

Wild Ox of Vast Strength

Wild Ox: (Horns of) of the Strength of Powerful Enemies

Wild Ox: (Horns of) of the Strength of the Descendants of Joseph

Wild Ox: (The Position of Its Horns) the Exaltation of Saints

Wild Ox: Generally had a Single Horn

Wild Ox: Great Strength of

Wild Ox: Horned

Wild Ox: Intractable

Wild Ox: Intractable in Disposition

Wild Ox: Sometimes Found With Two Horns

Wild Ox: The Young of, Remarkable for Agility

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Zoology

Unhypocritical (1 Occurrence)

Unicorns (2 Occurrences)

Ox (197 Occurrences)

Pygarg (1 Occurrence)

Crib (3 Occurrences)

Antelope (2 Occurrences)

Wild (147 Occurrences)

Horn (108 Occurrences)

Canst (62 Occurrences)

Cattle (277 Occurrences)

Enemies (317 Occurrences)

Bind (68 Occurrences)

Harrow (3 Occurrences)

Rhinoceros

Arabia (9 Occurrences)

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