# Is “Unicorn” in the Bible?

> Only in the King James Bible. “Unicorn” appears 9 times in the King James Bible, but not in modern translations like the Lumin Translation.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/unicorn
By Andrew Kittridge · October 28, 2026

The King James Version says unicorn six times, and unicorns three more, for a Hebrew animal (re’em) that modern translations call a wild ox, as in Numbers 23:22.

- Lumin Translation: 0
- King James Version: 9, first in Numbers 23:22

> God brings them out of Egypt; he has the strength of a wild ox.
>
> — [Numbers 23:22](https://www.lumin.faith/read/numbers/23#22) (Lumin Translation)

## Common questions

### Is “Unicorn” in the Bible?

Only in the King James Bible. “Unicorn” appears 9 times in the King James Bible, but not in modern translations like the Lumin Translation. The King James Version says unicorn six times, and unicorns three more, for a Hebrew animal (re’em) that modern translations call a wild ox, as in Numbers 23:22.

### How many times is “Unicorn” in the Bible?

Unicorn is not in the Lumin Translation and 9 times in the King James Bible. Counts are of exact word forms, counting unicorn and unicorns.

### Where is “Unicorn” first mentioned in the Bible?

In the King James Bible, unicorn first appears in Numbers 23:22.

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