Hebrew Word Study
The meaning of “גּוֹר”
Understanding gôwr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Definition
or (feminine) גֹּרָה gôrâh (go-raw'); a variation of גּוּר whelp. - {a cub (as still abiding in the lair), especially of...
H1484
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
גּוֹר
Phoneticgore
Transliterationgôwr
Grammar Code
H:N-M
Hebrew Noun, Masculine
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
or (feminine) גֹּרָה gôrâh (go-raw'); a variation of גּוּר whelp. - {a cub (as still abiding in the lair), especially of the lion} 1) whelp
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
2 total references
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah 51:38 | “They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions’ whelps.” Word: גּוֹר (gôwr) | |
| Nahum 2:12 | “The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.” Word: גּוֹר (gôwr) |