What does נַהַם · ὠρύομαι mean in the Bible?
נַהַם · ὠρύομαι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to roar loudly".
Hebrew · H5099, G5612
נַהַם
A snarl · to "roar"
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נַהַם H5099 a snarl
ὠρύομαι G5612 to "roar"
Pronunciation ōrýomai
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What does נַהַם (naham) mean in the Bible?
נַהַם · ὠρύομαι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to roar loudly".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5099, G5612?
H5099, G5612 is connected to 2 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to roar loudly
Strong's H5099, G5612
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Source Gloss
to roar loudly
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
נַהַם is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain