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Dishon (Hebrew: דישון) is a Hebrew word translated as "springing". It is mentioned in the Bible in Deuteronomy 14:5, as one of the animals permitted for food. The Septuagint translates "dishon" as "pugargos," and the King James Version takes from there its term "pygarg." It is proposed to be the antelope Addax. It is described as "a large animal, over 3 1/2 feet high at the shoulder, and, with its gently-twisted horns, 2 1/2 feet long. Its colour is pure white, with the exception of a short black mane, and a tinge of tawny on the shoulders and back.". Henry Baker Tristram, The Natural History of the Bible (1867).
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