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Strong's #5246 - נָמֵר

Transliteration
nâmêr
Phonetics
naw-mare'
Root Word (Etymology)
from an unused root meaning properly, to filtrate, i.e. be limpid [comp (H5247) and (H5249)]
Parts of Speech
Noun Masculine
TWOT
1372a
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Definition   
Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) leopard

Greek Equivalent Words:
Strong #: 3917 ‑ πάρδαλις (par'‑dal‑is);  
Frequency Lists
Verse Results
KJV (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
HCS (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
ESV (3)
Jeremiah 1
Hosea 1
Habakkuk 1
WEB (6)
Song of Solomon 1
Isaiah 1
Jeremiah 2
Hosea 1
Habakkuk 1
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2408) rmn (נמר NMR) AC: ? CO: ? AB: ?

Nm ) rmn (נמר NMR) - Leopard: [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (7): leopard - Strongs: H5245 (נְמַר), H5246 (נָמֵר)

AHL Definitions Copyright: ©1999-2024
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
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).


Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
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
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