Hebrew · Strong's H5098
נָהַם
nahamnaw-ham'
to growl
1890 spelling: nâham
Gematria 95· 655 mispar gadol
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to growl
Rendered in the KJV as
mourn, roar(-ing).
- 5occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- וְיִנְהֹם֙1
- וְיִנְהֹ֥ם1
- וְנָהַמְתָּ֥1
- וּנְהַמְתֶּ֖ם1
- נֹ֭הֵם1
How it is rendered · 4
- and you will groan2
- and it may growl1
- roaring1
- so it may growl1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- HC/Vqu3ms2
- Hc/Vqq2mp1
- Hc/Vqq2ms1
- verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1
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- HC/Vqu3ms · 2
- Hc/Vqq2mp · 1
- Hc/Vqq2ms · 1
- HVqrmsa · 1
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Proverbs2 occurrences
- Proverbs 5:11וְנָהַמְתָּ֥venahamtaHc/Vqq2msAt the end of your life you will groan when your flesh and your body are spent,here: and you will groan
- Proverbs 28:15נֹ֭הֵםnohemverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularLike a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.here: roaring
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 5:29וְיִנְהֹם֙veyinhomHC/Vqu3msTheir roaring is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they carry it away from deliverance.here: so it may growl
- Isaiah 5:30וְיִנְהֹ֥םveyinhomHC/Vqu3msIn that day they will roar over it, like the roaring of the sea. If one looks over the land, he will see darkness and distress; even the light will be obscured by clouds.here: and it may growl