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Lexicon :: Strong's H5246 - nāmēr

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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 Box Sng 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:8 - Come with me from Lebanon, my bride;
come with me from Lebanon.
Depart[fn] from the peak of Amana,
from the peak of Senir and Hermon,
from the dens of lions,
from the mountains of leopards.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:6 - The wolf shall dwell with the lamb,
and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat,
and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together;
and a little child shall lead them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:6 - Therefore a lion from the forest shall strike them down;
a wolf from the desert shall devastate them.
A leopard is watching their cities;
everyone who goes out of them shall be torn in pieces,
because their transgressions are many,
their apostasies are great.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:23 - Can the Ethiopian change his skin
or the leopard his spots?
Then also you can do good
who are accustomed to do evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:7 - So I am to them like a lion;
like a leopard I will lurk beside the way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:8 - Their horses are swifter than leopards,
more fierce than the evening wolves;
their horsemen press proudly on.
Their horsemen come from afar;
they fly like an eagle swift to devour.
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