BDB5020
נַ֫הַם noun [masculine] growling of lion; — figurative of king's wrath Prov 19:12, compare Prov 20:2.
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5099 |
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| Word: | נַהַם |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H5098 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | naham |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | nah'-ham |
| Meaning: | 1. a snarl |
| KJV Renderings: | roaring. |
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נַ֫הַם noun [masculine] growling of lion; — figurative of king's wrath Prov 19:12, compare Prov 20:2.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke