Beth-Nimrah — the meaning of the Hebrew name בֵּית נִמְרָה

בֵּית נִמְרָה

Bêyth Nimrâh · pronounced bayth nim-raw' · Strong's H1039 · a place

Beth-Nimrah means house of (the) leopard.

Built from

בַּיִת bayith (from, H1004) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) open in the lexicon ›

נָמֵר nâmêr (the feminine of, H5246) — and thus to spot or stain as if by dripping open in the lexicon ›

from H1004 and the feminine of H5246; house of (the) leopard; Beth-Nimrah, a place east of the Jordan.

Num 32:36 And Beth–nimrah, and Beth–haran, fenced cities: and folds for sheep. (KJV)

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Numbers, Joshua

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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