Word Study · Strong's H5246 · Hebrew
נָמֵר
namer
naw-mare'
Strong's 1890 spelling: nâmêr
“a leopard (from its stripes)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a leopard (from its stripes)
Rendered in the KJV as
leopard.
- 6occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- וְנָמֵ֖ר2
- כְּנָמֵ֖ר1
- מִנְּמֵרִ֜ים1
- נָמֵ֤ר1
- נְמֵרִֽים׃1
How it is rendered · 6
- a leopard1
- and a leopard1
- and leopard1
- leopards1
- like a leopard1
- more than leopards1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular2
- noun · masculine plural1
- noun · masculine singular1
- preposition + noun · masculine plural1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HC/Ncmsa · 2
- HNcmpa · 1
- HNcmsa · 1
- HR/Ncmpa · 1
- HR/Ncmsa · 1
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Jeremiah2 of 6 · 33%
- Song of Solomon1 of 6 · 17%
- Isaiah1 of 6 · 17%
- Hosea1 of 6 · 17%
- Habakkuk1 of 6 · 17%
Jeremiah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Jeremiah2 occurrences
- Jeremiah 5:6נָמֵ֤רnamernoun · masculine singularTherefore 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.here: a leopard
- Jeremiah 13:23וְנָמֵ֖רvenamerconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularCan the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Neither are you able to do good— you who are accustomed to doing evil.here: and a leopard