A greyhound ; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
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Gill's Exposition
A greyhound,.... So Gersom interprets the word; but Jarchi owns he does not know what is meant; and Aben Ezra only says, it is the name of a living creature, but does not say what; but observes, that…
Barnes' Notes
A greyhound - The Hebrew word occurs nowhere else in the Old Testament. The literal meaning is: “one with loins girded;” and some have referred this to the stripes of the zebra, others to the…
Here is, I. An enumeration of four things which are majestic and stately in their going, which look great: - 1. A lion, the king of beasts, because strongest among beasts. Among beasts it is strength…
Cambridge Bible
A greyhound The Heb. word, which occurs nowhere else, and means literally, well-girt(or, well-knit) in the loins(R.V. marg.), has been variously rendered, war-horse, cock(ἀλέκτωρ ἐμπεριπατῶν θηλείαις…