Hebrew and/or Greek linguists: About unicorns?

Question

The King James Version of the books of Numbers, Deuteronomy, Job, Psalms, and Isaiah all refer to unicorns, but in the New International Version the term is substituted with wild ox. In your understanding of either of these languages, which is the proper English term?

Update:

@zazoo: I do not seek to mock the Word of God. Bless you.

Update 2:

@Yoni: You are saying neither is accurate?

YoniA · Accepted Answer

King James translated the word רְאֵם [re'em] as "unicorn", when in fact it's just an oryx.

*I'm saying that Re'em means oryx, both in Biblical and Modern Hebrew (as well as in Arabic). It's not an ox and most definitely not a unicorn.

Anonym · Answer

The Septuagint translated it as monoceros, meaning  "one horn" in english. Some time ago an ancient cave painting was found depicting a two-horned animal identified by the same Hebrew word. The two-horned animal was a wild ox, a now extinct animal.

I believe the proper translation should be unicorn. It refers to a rhinoceros, a one-horned animal.

Anonym · Answer

Wild ox

Anonym · Answer

According to Stongs it can be a wild bull or a unicorn.

There are better ones if you want to make fun of the Bible....like the fiery serpents and the satyr.

Hebrew and/or Greek linguists: About unicorns?

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