H5246 - נָמֵר (nâmêr)

H5246 נָמֵר (nâmêr) naw-mare'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

leopard

Strong's Definition

a leopard (from its stripes)

Derivation: from an unused root meaning properly, to filtrate, i.e. be limpid (comp H5247 (נִמְרָה) and H5249 (נִמְרִים)); and thus to spot or stain as if by dripping;

KJV Usage: leopard.

TWOT Reference: 1372a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) leopard

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

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STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

leopard Aramaic equivalent: ne.mar (נְמַר "leopard" H5245)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

נָמֵר nâmêr BDB Definition: 1) leopard Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from an unused root meaning properly, to filtrate, i.e. be limpid [comp H5247 and H5249] Same Word by TWOT Number: 1372a Total KJV Occurrences: 6

Bible Occurrences (5)

11:6

5:6 13:23

13:7

1:8

Isaiah 11:6

The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child... will lead them.

Jeremiah 5:6

Therefore... a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, [and] everyone who ventures out... will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are many, [and] their unfaithful deeds are numerous.

Jeremiah 13:23

Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Neither are you able to do good — you who are accustomed to doing evil.

Hosea 13:7

So like a lion I will pounce on them; like a leopard I will lurk by the path.

Habakkuk 1:8

Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead, and their cavalry comes from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to devour.