Namer נָמֵר
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| נָמֵר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | namer |
| Strong's number | H5246 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | leopard |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | Jeremiah (2) |
Namer (Hebrew נָמֵר, Strong's H5246) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “leopard”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
leopard
Aramaic equivalent: ne.mar (נְמַר "leopard" H5245)
Aramaic equivalent: ne.mar (נְמַר "leopard" H5245)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | leopard (4), leopards (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | leopard (3), leopards (1), like a leopard (1), than leopards (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Namer, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Song of Solomon
- Song of Solomon 4:8Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards.Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, come with me from Lebanon! Descend from the peak of Amana, from the summits of Senir and Hermon, from the dens of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 11:6The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.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
- Jeremiah 5:6Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.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 13:23Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.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
- Hosea 13:7Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:So like a lion I will pounce on them; like a leopard I will lurk by the path.
Habakkuk
- Habakkuk 1:8Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.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.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).