Definition
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)
Traditional renderings: leopard.
Traditional renderings: leopard.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
6 total
- Song of Solomon 4:8נְמֵרִֽים׃ · of the leopardsCome 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 11:6וְנָמֵ֖ר · and the leopardThe 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 5:6נָמֵ֤ר · A leopardTherefore 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 13:23וְנָמֵ֖ר · or the leopardCan 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 13:7כְּנָמֵ֖ר · like a leopardSo like a lion I will pounce on them; like a leopard I will lurk by the path.
- Habakkuk 1:8מִנְּמֵרִ֜ים · than leopardsTheir 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.