Lexicon
נְמַר
ne.mar
H5245
A:N-M Hebrew

leopard

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ne.mar denotes the leopard-like creature in Daniel’s vision.

The term is attested for the leopard-like creature in Daniel’s vision, where the animal is described with four bird wings, four heads, and granted dominion.

Senses in use

  1. Leopard-like visionary beast · dominant

    In Daniel 7:6, the masculine singular absolute noun identifies the animal to which the vision compares another beast. The APB renders the clause "another beast like a leopard" and then describes it as having four bird wings, four heads, and dominion.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 7:6, the APB presents the comparison as "another beast like a leopard." This rendering confirms the verse’s animal comparison without isolating every contribution of the Aramaic form.

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