Lexicon
גּוֹר
gor
H1484
H:N-M Hebrew

whelp

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Hebrew
Language

gor denotes young lions or cubs in scenes of roaring and threatened destruction.

gor is used for young lions or cubs: Jeremiah 51:38 places them in a collective roar and growl, while Nahum 2:13 includes them among lions facing destruction.

Senses in use

  1. Young lions or cubs · dominant

    In Jeremiah 51:38, the masculine plural construct form occurs in the clause about roaring together and growling; the APB renders the verse with “young lions” and “lion cubs.” In Nahum 2:13, the same morphological form occurs in the judgment declaration concerning lions; the APB renders the surrounding clause, “the sword will eat your lions.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “lion cubs” in Jeremiah 51:38, while in Nahum 2:13 it renders the surrounding group as “your lions.” The term's precise English contribution in Nahum 2:13 cannot be isolated with certainty.

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