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Bible Lexicons

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Strong's #5246 - נָמֵר

Transliteration

nâmêr

Phonetics

naw-mare'

Origin

from an unused root meaning properly, to filtrate, i.e. be limpid [comp (H5247) and (H5249)]

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

1372a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

leopard

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 3917 ‑ πάρδαλις (par'‑dal‑is);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (6)

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 2

Hosea 1

Habakkuk 1

BSB (6)

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 2

Hosea 1

Habakkuk 1

CSB (5)

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 2

Hosea 1

Habakkuk 1

ESV (5)

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 2

Hosea 1

Habakkuk 1

KJV (6)

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 2

Hosea 1

Habakkuk 1

LEB (6)

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 2

Hosea 1

Habakkuk 1

LSB (6)

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 2

Hosea 1

Habakkuk 1

N95 (6)

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 2

Hosea 1

Habakkuk 1

NAS (6)

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 2

Hosea 1

Habakkuk 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (6)

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 2

Hosea 1

Habakkuk 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2408) r m n (נמר NMR) AC: ? CO: ? AB: ?

N^m ) r m n (נמר NMR) - Leopard: [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (7): leopard - Strongs: H5245 (נְמַר), H5246 (נָמֵר)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

נָמֵר noun masculine^{Isaiah 11:6} leopard; — absolute ׳נ Hosea 13:7 3t.; plural נְמֵרִים Habakkuk 1:8; Song of Solomon 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); חַרֲרֵינְמֵרִים Song of Solomon 4:8 ("" מְעֹנוֺת אֲרָיוֺת).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

נָמֵר an unused root

(I) i.q. Arabic نَمَِر to be spotted, covered over with specks [“Syriac ܢܰܡܶܪ to variegate”]; compare نبر VIII, to have a speckled skin. Hence נָמֵר leopard.

(II) i.q. Arab. نمر IV, to find limpid and sweet water (see נִמְרָה ).

נָמֵר m. leopard, so caned from its spots [“prob. also including the tiger”], Jeremiah 5:6; Habakkuk 1:8. Syr. ܢܶܡܪܐܳ, Arab. نِمِرُ, نَمْرُ, Eth. ነምር፡ Amhar. ነብር፡ (see the root) id.

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List of Word Forms

וְנָמֵ֖ר ונמר כְּנָמֵ֖ר כנמר מִנְּמֵרִ֜ים מנמרים נְמֵרִֽים׃ נָמֵ֤ר נמר נמרים׃ kə·nā·mêr kenaMer kənāmêr min·nə·mê·rîm minnemeRim minnəmêrîm nā·mêr naMer nāmêr nə·mê·rîm nemeRim nəmêrîm venaMer wə·nā·mêr wənāmêr