Strong’s H1482 · Hebrew

גּוּר
gûwr
goor

Definition

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

Etymology

or (shortened) גֻּר; perhaps from H1481 (גּוּר);

Where the KJV renders it

  • whelp
  • young one

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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