How to Say “Tiger” in Hebrew

נמר
namer
The Hebrew word for tiger is נמר (namer).
נמר refers to the mammal Panthera tigris.
Meaning: The mammal Panthera tigris (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

נמר is a masculine noun. The plural form is נמרים.

How do you pronounce it?

namer

Did you know?

  • While נמר is used for 'tiger' today, in the Hebrew Bible it likely referred to the leopard, as tigers are not native to the Middle East.
  • The word נמר shares a root with words related to 'spotted' or 'striped' patterns in other Semitic languages.
  • The word נמר is cognate with the Arabic word namir, meaning both languages inherited the term from a common ancestor.

Examples in context

  • שני צעירים נהרגו מכרישי נמר בחופי אוסטרליה בשבועיים שחלפו.
    Two young men have been killed by tiger sharks on Australian beaches in the past two weeks.
    This sentence shows how to use נמר in the context of tiger sharks.
    Tatoeba #5807752 by fekundulo, translation #2904271 by patgfisher
  • שנים עשר בעלי החיים בגלגל המזלות הסיני מקורם באחד עשר המינים של חיות בטבע, לאמור: עכברוש, ארנב, שור, נמר, סוס, נחש, קוף, תרנגול, כלב וחזיר, וגם דרקון אגדי – כולם משמשים בלוח השנה.
    The twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac come from eleven kinds of animals originating in nature, namely the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig, as well as the legendary form of the dragon, and are used as a calendar.
    This sentence lists נמר as one of the animals in the Chinese zodiac.
    Tatoeba #1787769 by MrShoval, translation #737777 by eastasiastudent
  • אתה לא יכול להשוות את כוחו של אדם לזה של נמר, אבל אף על פי כן, הנמר עדיין יצור נחות.
    You cannot compare the strength of a man to that of a tiger, but nevertheless, the tiger is still the inferior creature.
    This sentence uses נמר to compare the strength of a man to that of a tiger.
    Tatoeba #1470589 by snds24, translation #810151 by FeuDRenais2

Example conversation

Maya and Noam are at the zoo looking at the animals.

  1. מאיה Maya

    תראה, נועם, איזה נמר יפה!
    Tire, Noam, eize namer yafe!
    Look, Noam, what a beautiful tiger!
  2. נועם Noam

    הוא באמת נראה חזק מאוד.
    Hu be'emet nir'e chazak me'od.
    He really looks very strong.
  3. מאיה Maya

    האם נמר רץ מהר יותר מסוס?
    Ha'im namer ratz maher yoter mi-sus?
    Does a tiger run faster than a horse?
  4. נועם Noam

    אני חושב שסוס רץ יותר מהר.
    Ani choshev she-sus ratz yoter maher.
    I think a horse runs faster.

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