Strong’s H1039 · Hebrew

בֵּית נִמְרָה
Bêyth Nimrâh
bayth nim-raw'

Definition

Beth-Nimrah, a place east of the Jordan

Etymology

from H1004 (בַּיִת) and the feminine of H5246 (נָמֵר); house of (the) leopard;

Where the KJV renders it

  • Beth-Nimrah. Compare H5247 (נִמְרָה)

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