<P> The name `` Greyhound '' is generally believed to come from the Old English grighund . `` Hund '' is the antecedent of the modern `` hound '' , but the meaning of `` grig '' is undetermined , other than in reference to dogs in Old English and Old Norse . Its origin does not appear to have any common root with the modern word `` grey '' for color , and indeed the Greyhound is seen with a wide variety of coat colors . The lighter colors , patch - like markings and white appeared in the breed that was once ordinarily grey in color . The Greyhound is the only dog mentioned by name in the Bible ; many versions , including the King James version , name the Greyhound as one of the `` four things stately '' in the Proverbs . However , some newer biblical translations , including The New International Version , have changed this to strutting rooster , which appears to be an alternative translation of the Hebrew term mothen zarzir . However , the Douay -- Rheims Bible translation from the late 4th - century Latin Vulgate into English translates this term as `` a cock . '' </P>
<P> The name `` Greyhound '' is generally believed to come from the Old English grighund . `` Hund '' is the antecedent of the modern `` hound '' , but the meaning of `` grig '' is undetermined , other than in reference to dogs in Old English and Old Norse . Its origin does not appear to have any common root with the modern word `` grey '' for color , and indeed the Greyhound is seen with a wide variety of coat colors . The lighter colors , patch - like markings and white appeared in the breed that was once ordinarily grey in color . The Greyhound is the only dog mentioned by name in the Bible ; many versions , including the King James version , name the Greyhound as one of the `` four things stately '' in the Proverbs . However , some newer biblical translations , including The New International Version , have changed this to strutting rooster , which appears to be an alternative translation of the Hebrew term mothen zarzir . However , the Douay -- Rheims Bible translation from the late 4th - century Latin Vulgate into English translates this term as `` a cock . '' </P>
who is the only dog mentioned in the bible
who is the only dog mentioned in the bible
Greyhound
Greyhound