na.ar describes the growling sound likened to lion cubs in Jeremiah 51:38.

The attested use describes growling in a comparison with lion cubs in Jeremiah 51:38.

1. Growling like lion cubs · dominant

   In Jeremiah 51:38, the Qal perfect third common plural form occurs in the clause comparing “they” with lion cubs; the APB renders the verse, “They will roar together like young lions; they will growl like lion cubs.”

   Jeremiah 51:38

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Jeremiah 51:38, the APB presents the comparison with lion cubs using “they will growl.” That wording is treated as the verse's presentation rather than a precise lexical equivalence.