גּוּר
gûwr · goor
a cub (as still abiding in the lair), especially of the lion
Lexicon
Derivation: or (shortened) גֻּר; perhaps from H1481 (גּוּר);
a cub (as still abiding in the lair), especially of the lion
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: whelp, young one.
Letters
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to carry, to lift up › to fasten and establish › the head, the highest
To carry, to lift up that works to fasten and establish of the head, the highest.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of גּוּר above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
7 occurrences · 7 OT · 0 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- whelp3 · 43%
- of her whelps2 · 29%
- to their young ones1 · 14%
- her whelps1 · 14%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.