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Lexicon :: Strong's H5246 - nāmēr

Aa
נָמֵר
Transliteration
nāmēr
Pronunciation
naw-mare'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning properly, to filtrate, i.e. be limpid [comp נִמְרָה (H5247) and נִמְרִים (H5249)]
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TWOT Reference: 1372a

Strong’s Definitions

נָמֵר nâmêr, naw-mare'; from an unused root meaning properly, to filtrate, i.e. be limpid (comp H5247 and H5249); and thus to spot or stain as if by dripping; a leopard (from its stripes):—leopard.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H5246 in the following manner: leopard (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H5246 in the following manner: leopard (6x).

  1. leopard

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָמֵר nâmêr, naw-mare'; from an unused root meaning properly, to filtrate, i.e. be limpid (comp H5247 and H5249); and thus to spot or stain as if by dripping; a leopard (from its stripes):—leopard.
STRONGS H5246: Abbreviations
† נָמֵר noun masculineIsaiah 11:6 leopard; — absolute נ׳ Hosea 13:7 + 3 times; plural נְמֵרִים Habakkuk 1:8; Songs 4:8; — leopard, as spotted Jeremiah 13:23, swift Habakkuk 1:8, keen-eyed Jeremiah 5:6 (symbol of calamities of Israel), so Hosea 13:7 (simile of י׳); עִםגְּֿדִי יִרְבָּ֑ץ נ׳ Isaiah 11:6 (predict); חַרֲרֵי נְמֵרִים Songs 4:8 (|| מְעֹנוֺת אֲרָיוֺת).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H5245.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Song of Songs

4:8; 4:8

Isaiah

11:6; 11:6

Jeremiah

5:6; 13:23

Hosea

13:7; 13:7

Habakkuk

1:8; 1:8

H5246

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5246 matches the Hebrew נָמֵר (nāmēr),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:8 - Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, with me from Lebanon; see from the top of Amana, from the top of Senir and Hermon, from the places of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:6 - And the wolf will be living with the lamb, and the leopard will take his rest with the young goat; and the lion will take grass for food like the ox; and the young lion will go with the young ones of the herd; and a little child will be their guide.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:6 - And so a lion from the woods will put them to death, a wolf of the waste land will make them waste, a leopard will keep watch on their towns, and everyone who goes out from them will be food for the beasts; because of the great number of their sins and the increase of their wrongdoing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:23 - Is it possible for the skin of the Ethiopian to be changed, or the markings on the leopard? Then it might be possible for you to do good, who have been trained to do evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:7 - So I will be like a lion to them; as a cruel beast I will keep watch by the road;

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:8 - And their horses are quicker than leopards and their horsemen more cruel than evening wolves; they come from far away, like an eagle in flight rushing on its food.
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