כפיר

See also: כ־ פיר

Hebrew

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כְּפִיר • (k'fir) m (plural indefinite כְּפִירִים, plural construct כְּפִירֵי־)

(flowery) a young lion
- Tanach, Isaiah 11:6, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
  וְגָר זְאֵב עִם־כֶּבֶשׂ וְנָמֵר עִם־גְּדִי יִרְבָּץ וְעֵגֶל וּכְפִיר וּמְרִיא יַחְדָּו וְנַעַר קָטֹן נֹהֵג בָּם׃
  v'gár z'év 'im-kéves v'namér 'im-g'dí yirbáts v'égel ukh'fír um'rí yakhdáv v'ná'ar katón nohég bám.
  And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
- Tanach, Psalms 104:21, with translation of the King James Version:
  הַכְּפִירִים שֹׁאֲגִים לַטָּרֶף וּלְבַקֵּשׁ מֵאֵל אָכְלָם׃
  The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
(by extension) Used as a name of praise for heroes.
- Tanach, Ezekiel 32:2, with translation of the New International Version:
  […] וְאָמַרְתָּ אֵלָיו כְּפִיר גּוֹיִם נִדְמֵיתָ וְ אַתָּה כַּ תַּנִּים בַּ יַּמִּים […]
  […] and say to him: “ ‘You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas […]

כְּפִיר • (k'fir) m