KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

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

A carnivorous animal
Song of Solomon 4:8

Fierceness of
Jeremiah 5:6; Jeremiah 13:23; Hosea 13:7; Habakkuk 1:8

Figurative:

General references
Daniel 7:6

Taming of, the triumph of the gospel
Isaiah 11:6

(Heb. namer) is invariably given by the Authorized Version as the translation of the Hebrew word, which occurs in the seven following passages- (Solomon 4:8; Isaiah 11:6; Jeremiah 5:6; 13:23; Daniel 7:6; Hosea 13:7); Habakkuk 1:8 Leopard occurs also in Ecclus. 28.23 and in (Revelation 13:2) From (Solomon 4:8) we learn that the hilly ranges of Lebanon were in ancient times frequented by these animals. They are now not uncommonly seen in and about Lebanon and the southern maritime mountains of Syria. Under the name namer , which means "spotted," it is not improbable that another animal, namely the cheetah (Gueparda jubata), may be included; which is tamed by the Mohammedans of Syria, who employ it in hunting the gazelle.

LEOPARD, noun lep'ard. [Latin leo, lion, and pardus, pard. Gr. from Heb. to separate, that is, spotted, broken into spots.]

A rapacious quadruped of the genus Felis. It differs from the panther and the once in the beauty of its color, which is of a lively yellow, with smaller spots than those of the two latter, and disposed in groups. It is larger than the once and less than the panther. This animal is found in Africa and Asia, and so rapacious as to spare neither man nor beast.

LEOP'ARD'S-BANE, noun A plant of the genus Doronicum. The German Leopard's-bane is of the genus Arnica.