whelp
gur denotes a young lion or other young animal, appearing in images of rearing, feeding, and lion-like strength.
The attested use centers on young lions: cubs reared by a lioness, a cub becoming a lion, and lion cubs supplied with prey. The same term also occurs in a comparison involving young animals being suckled.
Senses in use
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Young lion in lion imagery · dominant
The construct singular and plural forms identify young lions in scenes of lineage, growth, and provision. In Ezekiel 19:2 the APB renders a lioness rearing “her cubs,” while Ezekiel 19:3 and Ezekiel 19:5 describe one of those cubs becoming a lion; Genesis 49:9 and Deuteronomy 33:22 use a lion’s cub in comparisons, and Nahum 2:12 places the young within the lion’s supply of prey.
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Young animals being suckled · rare
In Lamentations 4:3, the plural construct form occurs in the clause about animals drawing out the breast and suckling their young; the APB renders them “whelps.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term as “cub” or “cubs” in lion contexts, including “lion’s cub” and “her cubs.” In Lamentations 4:3 it uses “whelps”; These English terms reflect the clauses rather than fixed lexical equivalents.