נָמֵרnâmêr
leopard (Isaiah 11:6; Hosea 13:7; Habakkuk 1:8; Song of Solomon 4:8; Jeremiah 13:23)
Pronunciation: naw-mare' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5246
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Song of Solomon 4:8 Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, come with me from Lebanon. Come down from Mount Amana, from the peaks of Senir and Hermon, where the lions have their dens and leopards live among the hills.
- Isaiah 11:6 In that day the wolf and the lamb will live together; the leopard will lie down with the baby goat. The calf and the yearling will be safe with the lion, and a little child will lead them all.
- Jeremiah 5:6 So now a lion from the forest will attack them; a wolf from the desert will pounce on them. A leopard will lurk near their towns, tearing apart any who dare to venture out. For their rebellion is great, and their sins are many.
- Jeremiah 13:23 Can an Ethiopian change the color of his skin? Can a leopard take away its spots? Neither can you start doing good, for you have always done evil.
- Hosea 13:7 So now I will attack you like a lion, like a leopard that lurks along the road.
- Habakkuk 1:8 Their horses are swifter than cheetahs and fiercer than wolves at dusk. Their charioteers charge from far away. Like eagles, they swoop down to devour their prey.
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).