Hebrew word
nâmêr
naw-mare'
נָמֵר
What it means
a leopard
a leopard (from its stripes)
Where it comes from
from an unused root meaning properly, to filtrate, i.e. be limpid (comp Nimrâh (נִמְרָה) and Nimrîym (נִמְרִים)); and thus to spot or stain as if by dripping