- Original: נהם - Transliteration: Naham - Phonetic: naw-ham' - Definition: 1. to growl, groan a. (Qal) 1. to growl (of lion) 2. to groan (of sufferer) - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 1313 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to growl: - mourn roar (-ing). Total KJV Occurrences: 5 • mourn, 2 Proverbs 5:11; Ezekiel 24:23 • roar, 2 Isaiah 5:29; Isaiah 5:30 • roaring, 1 Proverbs 28:15