נָהַם nâham — to growl
Translated in the KJV as mourn, roar.
a primitive root; to growl.
nâham in each stem
Qal (Pa'al)
Sequential perfect (weqatal) 2Imperfect (yiqtol) 2Participle (active) 1
And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›