Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5246 |
|---|---|
| Word: | נָמֵר |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning properly, to filtrate, i.e. be limpid (comp H5247 and H5249) |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 6 |
| Transliteration: | namer |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | naw-mare' |
| Meaning: | 1. and thus to spot or stain as if by dripping 2. a leopard (from its stripes) |
| KJV Renderings: | leopard. |
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נָמֵר noun masculine Isa 11:6 leopard; — absolute ׳ נ Hos 13:7 + 3 t.; plural נְמֵרִים Hab 1:8; Song 4:8 — leopard, as spotted Jer 13:23, swift Hab 1:8, keen-eyed Jer 5:6 (symbol of calamities of Israel), so Hos 13:7 (simile of ׳ י); עִםגְּֿדִי יִרְבָּ֑ץ ׳ נ Isa 11:6 (predict); חַרֲרֵי נְמֵרִים Song 4:8 (|| מְעֹנוֺת אֲרָיוֺת).
נְמַר noun [masculine] leopard (see Biblical Hebrew); — absolute Dan 7:6.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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