Gôwr — H1484

Definition

masculine noun

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

1. whelp

Usually translated as

whelp

Origin

or (feminine) gôrâh; a variation of H1482

• Gûwr (H1482)

Occurrences

Gôwr occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Jeremiah (1), Nahum (1)

• Jeremiah 51:38 — They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions’ whelps (כְּגוֹרֵ֥י).
• Nahum 2:12 — The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps (גֹֽרוֹתָ֔יו), and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.