What does נַהַם mean in the Bible?
נַהַם is a Hebrew word meaning "a snarl".
Hebrew · H5099
נַהַם
A snarl
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נַהַם H5099
What does נַהַם mean in the Bible?
נַהַם is a Hebrew word meaning "a snarl".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5099?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include is like the roar (2).
Where does נַהַם appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Proverbs 19:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It is like the roar 2× Proverbs 19:12, Proverbs 20:2
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First aligned row Proverbs 19:12
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Proverbs 2
Source forms
נַ֣הַם 2x na·ham Proverbs 19:12, Proverbs 20:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 2x Proverbs 19:12, Proverbs 20:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a snarl
Source Gloss
a snarl
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a snarl BDB: growling Usage: roaring.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
נַהַם is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain