Nahum

Nahum 1:4

⁴He rebukes the sea and dries it up;

He makes all the rivers run dry.

Bashan and Carmel wither,

and the flower of Lebanon wilts.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He rebukes	גּוֹעֵ֤ר	gō·w·‘êr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1605 rebuke
the sea	בַּיָּם֙	bay·yām	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
and dries it up	וַֽיַּבְּשֵׁ֔הוּ	way·yab·bə·šê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H3001 be dry, dried up, withered
He makes all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the rivers	הַנְּהָר֖וֹת	han·nə·hā·rō·wṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5104 stream, river
run dry	הֶֽחֱרִ֑יב	he·ḥĕ·rîḇ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2717 be dry, dried up
Bashan	בָּשָׁן֙	bā·šān	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1316 Bashan
and Carmel	וְכַרְמֶ֔ל	wə·ḵar·mel	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3760 Carmel
wither	אֻמְלַ֤ל	’um·lal	Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H535 be weak, languish
and the flower	וּפֶ֥רַח	ū·p̄e·raḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6525 bud, sprout
of Lebanon	לְבָנ֖וֹן	lə·ḇā·nō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3844 Lebanon
wilts	אֻמְלָֽל׃	’um·lāl	Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H535 be weak, languish

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.