Strong's H5246

נָמֵר

Transliteration

nâmêr

Pronunciation

naw-mare'

Definition

a leopard (from its stripes)

KJV usage

leopard.

Derivation

from an unused root meaning properly, to filtrate, i.e. be limpid (comp H5247 (נִמְרָה) and H5249 (נִמְרִים)); and thus to spot or stain as if by dripping;

From Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), Hebrew dictionary. Data: Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA.