נָהַם
na.ham
“to groan”
Definition
to growl
a primitive root;
- to growl, groan 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to growl (of lion) 1a2) to groan (of sufferer)
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Occurrences
נָהַם appears 5 times in the Old Testament.
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Key Passages
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Their roaring is like that of a lion;they roar like young lions.They growl and seize their prey;they carry it away from deliverance.
In that day they will roar over it,like the roaring of the sea.If one looks over the land,he will see darkness and distress;even the light will be obscured by clouds.
Like a roaring lion or a charging bearis a wicked ruler over a helpless people.
At the end of your life you will groanwhen your flesh and your body are spent,
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