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" which some translations have erroneously rendered with the word unicorn "

An earlier version said that the Bible contains a word "re'em" "which some translations have erroneously rendered with the word unicorn".

This sentence takes the definitive position that this translation was wrong, when in fact, this is debatable and in fact not supported by very strong evidence.

The oldest Greek and Latin translations translate this word as unicorn, which is pretty strong evidence that it meant this, since these translations were done when Biblical Hebrew was still a living language or shortly thereafter. The basis for the arguments that the word "re'em" did not mean "unicorn" was because another ancient Middle Eastern language is known to have a word "rimu" which meant wild ox. However, merely because another nearby language had a word that shared two consonants does not mean they were variations of the same word. For example, English word "parrot" is very similar to the Spanish word "perro", but these words refer to completely different animals and are etymologically unrelated. In sum, there is not enough evidence to definitively say that the translation of "re'em" as "unicorn" was wrong. The article should instead merely state that some versions translate the word as unicorn. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Atomicporcupine88 (talk • contribs) 03:56, 13 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Recommended addition to Heraldic Supporters

The Rothschild family uses lion & unicorn supporters on their family arms as granted by the Emperor. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.164.87.162 (talk) 10:08, 22 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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unicorn rating

 Hi! I personally think this page is super awesome! I love learning about unicorn . I really love the history of myths! 
 I would rate this article a 7/10. who doesn't love learning 'bout unicorns! one thing i would like fixed is the pictures how do you know if they are real?

  kind regards 
        -LAYLA wiki editor for [[wi

File:Unicorn-history-myths-unicorn

i think unicorns look like this (copied pic)

kipedia |sacagawea]] and others 😃 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 103.3.147.210 (talk) 05:30, 28 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Unicorns are born with their horns already developed 86.177.127.31 (talk) 17:56, 4 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not done. No source presented. Not a serious edit request. Deor (talk) 18:23, 4 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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krishna chandra kheti is the most intelligent person

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 Unicorns are born with their horns already developed [[Special:Contributions/86.177.127.31|86.177.127.31]] ([[User talk:86.177.127.31|talk]]) 17:56, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
 :{{not done}}. No source presented. Not a serious edit request. [[User:Deor|Deor]] ([[User talk:Deor|talk]]) 18:23, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
+== Semi-protected edit request on 7 May 2018 ==
+{{edit semi-protected|Unicorn|answered=no}}
+ [[Special:Contributions/2405:205:1580:9366:171:55DE:3BA3:F326|2405:205:1580:9366:171:55DE:3BA3:F326]] ([[User talk:2405:205:1580:9366:171:55DE:3BA3:F326|talk]]) 15:42, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
+krishna chandra kheti is the most intelligent person