Lexicon
נַ֫הַם
na.ham
H5099
H:N-M Hebrew

roaring

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na.ham denotes the lion-like roar used to portray a king’s rage or terror.

The attested use is a lion’s roar employed in comparisons describing the threatening force of a king’s rage or terror.

Senses in use

  1. Lion-like roar portraying royal threat · dominant

    The masculine singular absolute noun occurs in comparisons involving a lion and a king. In Proverbs 19:12 the APB renders the clause "The rage of a king is like the roaring of a lion," while in Proverbs 20:2 it renders "The roaring of a lion is the terror of a king."

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across both verses, the APB presents the noun as "roaring" in a lion comparison connected with a king’s rage or terror. This identifies the clause-level presentation rather than a precise English token mapping.

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