Bible Encyclopedia: Growl

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Strong's Hebrew

5286. naar -- to growl
... naar. 5287 . to growl. Transliteration: naar Phonetic Spelling: (naw-ar') Short
Definition: growl. ... root Definition to growl NASB Word Usage growl (1). yell. ...
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5098. naham -- to growl, groan
... naham. 5099 . to growl, groan. Transliteration: naham Phonetic Spelling:
(naw-ham') Short Definition: groan. ... A primitive root; to growl -- mourn, roar(-ing). ...
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1993. hamah -- to murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous
... hamah. 1994 . to murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous. Transliteration: hamah Phonetic
Spelling: (haw-maw') Short Definition: roar. Word Origin a prim. ...
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1897. hagah -- to moan, growl, utter, speak, muse
... hagah. 1898 . to moan, growl, utter, speak, muse. Transliteration: hagah Phonetic
Spelling: (daw-gaw') Short Definition: meditate. Word Origin a prim. ...
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5414. nathan -- to give, put, set
... 1), furnishing (1), gave (293), generously give (1), gift (1), give (491), given
(259), gives (67), giving (37), grant (18), granted (11), growl* (1), had (3 ...
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3885b. lun -- to murmur
... Word Origin a prim. root Definition to murmur NASB Word Usage growl (1), grumble
(4), grumbled (7), grumbling (2), making (1). 3885a, 3885b. lun. 3886 . ...
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6963. qol -- sound, voice
... Word Origin from an unused word Definition sound, voice NASB Word Usage birds (1),
bleating (1), crackling (2), cry (2), crying (1), growl* (1), listen (4 ...
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Library

In Travel-Worn Garb Vergilius Went Early to See the King. ...
... king. At least fifty paces from the door of his chamber, in the great hall
above-stairs, he could hear the growl of the old lion. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bacheller/vergilius/chapter 13 in travel-worn garb.htm

Early Training.
... The next moment she thought she heard a low growl. "O Louise," she cried,
"I do believe that is the bear papa told us about." The ...
/.../byrum/the value of a praying mother/chapter iii early training.htm

San Josef
... his voice"it was a deep tenor; but when a little excited by any passion (and this
savage was the child of passion) his voice sounded like the low growl of a ...
//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/at last/chapter ix san josef.htm

The Adventures of Saint Andrew of Scotland.
... Nor did they expect in vain, for suddenly a loud growl assailed their ears, and
the moon, just then rising, exhibited to them a whole army of bears, prepared ...
/.../kingston/the seven champions of christendom/chapter eight the adventures of.htm

The Displeasure of Jesus.
... to the New Testament, after giving as the equivalent of the word [Greek: embrimaomai]
in pagan use, 'I am moved with anger,' 'I roar or growl,' 'I snort at ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/macdonald/unspoken sermons/the displeasure of jesus.htm

Song 16. Against Quarrelling and Fighting.
... Fighting. 1 Let dogs delight to bark and bite, For God has made them so; Let
bears and lyons growl and fight, For `tis their nature too. ...
/.../watts/divine songs for children/song 16 against quarrelling and.htm

Jesus Sentenced
... since he did not in the least believe that Jesus threatened the Roman supremacy;
namely, to set Him at liberty, and let the disappointed rulers growl like wild ...
/.../expositions of holy scripture st john chaps xv to xxi/jesus sentenced.htm

Song 16. Against Quarrelling and Fighting.
... 8,6,8,6. Let dogs delight to bark and bite,. For God has made them so: Let
bears and lions growl and fight,. For tis their nature, too. ...
/.../watts/divine and moral songs/song 16 against quarrelling and.htm

A String of Pearls
... now. The proverb warns that it is no trifle to rouse the lion from his lair,
and that when he begins to growl there is danger. The ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/a string of pearls.htm

The Memory Contains the Ideas of Places of the Greatest Size.
... mistake in familiar places, and animals return to their cribs, and dogs recognize
the persons of their masters, and when asleep they often growl, or break out ...
/.../chapter 17 name memory contains.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. i.) To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry dog; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound.

2. (v. t.) To express by growling.

3. (n.) The deep, threatening sound made by a surly dog; a grumbling sound.

Thesaurus

Growl (11 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Growl (11 Occurrences). ... Proverbs 19:12 The wrath of a king
'is' a growl as of a young lion, And as dew on the herb his good-will. ...
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Growling (4 Occurrences)
... (p. pr. & vb. e.) of Growl. ... Growling (4 Occurrences). Proverbs 19:12 The wrath of
a king 'is' a growl as of a young lion, And as dew on the herb his good-will. ...
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Growing (31 Occurrences)

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Good-will (8 Occurrences)
... (YLT). Proverbs 19:12 The wrath of a king 'is' a growl as of a young lion, And as
dew on the herb his good-will. (YLT). Goodwill, Good-will. Gopher . ...
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Grumble (13 Occurrences)
... voice and a surly manner. 2. (vi) To growl; to snarl in deep tones; as,
a lion grumbling over his prey. 3. (vi) To rumble; to make ...
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Growled (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Growl. Multi-Version Concordance
Growled (1 Occurrence). Jeremiah 2:15 The young lions have ...
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Groin (4 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The snout of a swine. 2. (vi) To grunt
to growl; to snarl; to murmur. 3. (n.) The line between ...
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Grudge (11 Occurrences)
... not satisfied"; but see Exodus 15:24; Exodus 16:2 Numbers 14:2 Joshua 9:18, etc.,
where the translation is "murmur"; may not the meaning be "and growl (or howl ...
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Wronging (6 Occurrences)
... (YLT). Proverbs 20:2 The fear of a king 'is' a growl as of a young lion, He
who is causing him to be wroth is wronging his soul. (YLT). ...
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Whelp (4 Occurrences)
... Genesis 49:9); "Da is a lion's whelp" (Deuteronomy 33:22); it is said of the
Babylonians, "They shall roar together like young lions; they shall growl as lions ...
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Bible Concordance

Growl (11 Occurrences)

Exodus 11:7 But against any of the children of Israel a dog won't even bark or move its tongue, against man or animal; that you may know that Yahweh makes a distinction between the Egyptians and Israel.
(See RSV)

Job 4:10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
(See NIV)

Psalms 59:15 They shall wander up and down for food, and wait all night if they aren't satisfied.
(See NAS RSV)

Proverbs 19:12 The wrath of a king 'is' a growl as of a young lion, And as dew on the herb his good-will.
(YLT RSV)

Proverbs 20:2 The fear of a king 'is' a growl as of a young lion, He who is causing him to be wroth is wronging his soul.
(YLT NAS RSV)

Isaiah 5:29 Their roaring is like a lioness, they roar as the young lions; yea, they growl, and snatch the prey, and carry it away safe, and there is none to deliver;
(DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 5:30 And his voice will be loud over him in that day like the sounding of the sea: and if a man's eyes are turned to the earth, it is all dark and full of trouble; and the light is made dark by thick clouds.
(See NAS RSV)

Isaiah 31:4 For thus says Yahweh to me, "As the lion and the young lion growling over his prey, if a multitude of shepherds is called together against him, will not be dismayed at their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them, so Yahweh of Armies will come down to fight on Mount Zion and on its heights. Jeremiah
(Root in WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 59:11 We roar all like bears, and moan sore like doves: we look for justice, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.
(See JPS NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 51:38 They shall roar together like young lions; they shall growl as lions' cubs.
(WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Amos 3:4 Will a lion roar in the thicket, when he has no prey? Does a young lion cry out of his den, if he has caught nothing?
(See NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Growl

Related Terms

Growling (4 Occurrences)

Growing (31 Occurrences)

Good-will (8 Occurrences)

Grumble (13 Occurrences)

Growled (1 Occurrence)

Groin (4 Occurrences)

Grudge (11 Occurrences)