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Dict: easton - Leopard



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Leopard @ (Heb. namer, so called because spotted, Cant. 4:8), was that great spotted feline which anciently infested the mountains of Syria, more appropriately called a panther (Felis pardus). Its fierceness kjv@Isaiah:11:6), its watching for its prey kjv@Jeremiah:5:6), its swiftness kjv@Habakkuk:1:8), and the spots of its skin kjv@Jeremiah:13:23), are noticed. This word is used symbolically kjv@Daniel:7:6; kjv@Revelation:13:2).