נַהַםnaham

growling, of lion (Proverbs 19:12; Proverbs 20:2)

Pronunciation: nah'-ham · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5099

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Proverbs 19:12 The king’s anger is like a lion’s roar, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
  • Proverbs 20:2 The king’s fury is like a lion’s roar; to rouse his anger is to risk your life.

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).