What does נָמֵר (nāmēr) mean in the Bible?
נָמֵר (nāmēr): Leopard identified by distinctive spotted/striped markings; symbol of danger, speed, and untamable wildness in biblical metaphor
Hebrew · H5246
נָמֵר
A leopard (from its stripes)
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נָמֵר H5246
Pronunciation nāmēr
What does נָמֵר (nāmēr) mean in the Bible?
נָמֵר (nāmēr): Leopard identified by distinctive spotted/striped markings; symbol of danger, speed, and untamable wildness in biblical metaphor
Full entry for נָמֵר (H5246) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5246?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include A leopard (1), and the leopard (1), like a leopard (1), of the leopards (1), or the leopard (1).
Where does נָמֵר (nāmēr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Song Of Solomon 4:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (2), Habakkuk (1), Hosea (1), Isaiah (1).
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 A leopard 1× Jeremiah 5:6
and the leopard 1× Isaiah 11:6
like a leopard 1× Hosea 13:7
of the leopards 1× Song Of Solomon 4:8
or the leopard 1× Jeremiah 13:23
than leopards 1× Habakkuk 1:8
Show sample aligned rows
Song Of Solomon 4:8 נְמֵרִֽים׃ to of the leopards Noun - masculine plural Isaiah 11:6 וְנָמֵ֖ר to and the leopard Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 5:6 נָמֵ֤ר to A leopard Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 13:23 וְנָמֵ֖ר to or the leopard Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Hosea 13:7 כְּנָמֵ֖ר to like a leopard Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Habakkuk 1:8 מִנְּמֵרִ֜ים to than leopards Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Song Of Solomon 4:8
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 5
Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 2 Hosea 1 Habakkuk 1
Source forms
וְנָמֵ֖ר 2x wə·nā·mêr Isaiah 11:6, Jeremiah 13:23
כְּנָמֵ֖ר 1x kə·nā·mêr Hosea 13:7
מִנְּמֵרִ֜ים 1x min·nə·mê·rîm Habakkuk 1:8
נָמֵ֤ר 1x nā·mêr Jeremiah 5:6
נְמֵרִֽים׃ 1x nə·mê·rîm Song Of Solomon 4:8
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2x Isaiah 11:6, Jeremiah 13:23
Noun - masculine plural 1x Song Of Solomon 4:8
Noun - masculine singular 1x Jeremiah 5:6
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular 1x Hosea 13:7
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural 1x Habakkuk 1:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Leopard identified by distinctive spotted/striped markings; symbol of danger, speed, and untamable wildness in biblical metaphor
Source Gloss
a leopard (from its stripes)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Leopard identified by distinctive spotted/striped markings; symbol of danger, speed, and untamable wildness in biblical metaphor
a leopard (from its stripes) BDB: leopard Usage: leopard.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
Leopard's spots as metaphor for inability to change inherent nature
Leopard as fierce predator watching over city, symbol of divine judgment
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
נָמֵר is built from these roots:
נִמְרָה H5247
+ נִמְרִים H5249
Part of These Phrases
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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