נמר

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
נ־מ־ר (n-m-r)

From Proto-Semitic *namir-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *mary-. Cognate with Arabic نَمِر (namir) and Aramaic נִמְרָא (nimrā).

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Noun

נָמֵר • (namér) m (plural indefinite נְמֵרִים, singular construct נְמֵר־, plural construct נִמְרֵי־, feminine counterpart נְמֵרָה)

1. leopard
   • Tanach, Isaiah 11:6, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     וְגָר זְאֵב עִם־כֶּבֶשׂ וְנָמֵר עִם־גְּדִי יִרְבָּץ וְעֵגֶל וּכְפִיר וּמְרִיא יַחְדָּו וְנַעַר קָטֹן נֹהֵג בָּם׃

     And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

2. (slang) tiger

Derived terms

• חָתוּל נְמֵרִי (khatúl n'merí)

References

• “נמר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• נמר on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he