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גּוּר H1482

H1482 is the Hebrew word גּוּר, transliterated gûwr and said goor. The King James Version most often renders it whelp.

Word: גּוּרTransliteration: gûwrSaid: goorLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 7 verses

What it means

a cub (as still abiding in the lair), especially of the lion.

Where it comes from

or (shortened) גֻּר; perhaps from H1481 (גּוּר).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

whelp 3×whelps 3×young ones 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: whelp, young one.

Verses using גּוּר

All 7 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 49:9 · KJV

Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?

Deuteronomy 33:22 · KJV

And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion’s whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.

Lamentations 4:3 · KJV

Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.

Ezekiel 19:2 · KJV

And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.

Ezekiel 19:3 · KJV

And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.

Ezekiel 19:5 · KJV

Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion.

Nahum 2:11 · KJV

Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion’s whelp, and none made them afraid?

Common questions

What does Strong's H1482 mean?

H1482 is the Hebrew word גּוּר (gûwr), meaning a cub (as still abiding in the lair), especially of the lion.

How is H1482 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it whelp (3 times), whelps (3 times), young ones (1 time).

How many times does H1482 appear in the Bible?

גּוּר (gûwr) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1482 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or (shortened) גֻּר; perhaps from H1481 (גּוּר).

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