“Unicorn” is one translation of the word “re’em,” notably found in the King James Bible. Meanwhile, most other versions render the Hebrew word as “wild ox.”

The idea that unicorns not only existed but are present in God’s narrative is enchanting, yet even if God intended to portray such a creature in his Word as it is in our 21st-century imaginations, His intention was possibly symbolic.

What is the biblical meaning behind the unicorn?

Some Unicorn History — Biblical and Secular

One historian