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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.
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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.