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Chamois. (Often pronounced 'shame'). The translation of the Hebrew, zemer, in Deuteronomy 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.