כְּפִירkᵉphîyr
young lion (Judges 14:5; Jeremiah 2:15; Zechariah 11:3; Nahum 2:14; Ezekiel 38:13)
Pronunciation: kef-eer' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3715
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 32 times in the Bible.
- Judges 14:5 As Samson and his parents were going down to Timnah, a young lion suddenly attacked Samson near the vineyards of Timnah.
- Nehemiah 6:2 So Sanballat and Geshem sent a message asking me to meet them at one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But I realized they were plotting to harm me,
- Job 4:10 The lion roars and the wildcat snarls, but the teeth of strong lions will be broken.
- Job 38:39 “Can you stalk prey for a lioness and satisfy the young lions’ appetites
- Psalms 17:12 They are like hungry lions, eager to tear me apart— like young lions hiding in ambush.
- Psalms 34:10 Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry, but those who trust in the Lord will lack no good thing.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).