The Greyhound is a breed of dog, a sighthound which has been bred for coursing game and greyhound racing. Historically, the Greyhound has, since its first appearance as a hunting type and breed, enjoyed a specific degree of fame and definition in Western literature, heraldry and art as the most elegant or noble companion and hunter of the canine world. 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 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.