נַהַם
naham · roar, growl
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5099 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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naham (נַהַם) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “roar, growl”.
A roar, like a lion's.
How to say it
na·ham
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- The lion's loud growl.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Where it appears
- Proverbs 19:12
Like the roar of a young lion is the rage of a king, but like dew on the grass is his favor.
- Proverbs 20:2
Like the roar of a young lion is the terror of a king; whoever angers him sins against his soul.