Nahum

Nahum 2:11–12

¹¹Where is the lions’ lair

or the feeding ground of the young lions,

where the lion and lioness prowled with their cubs,

with nothing to frighten them away?

¹²The lion mauled enough for its cubs

and strangled prey for the lioness.

It filled its dens with the kill,

and its lairs with mauled prey.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Where	אַיֵּה֙	’ay·yêh	Interrogative	H346 Where?
is the lions’	אֲרָי֔וֹת	’ă·rā·yō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H738 lion
lair	מְע֣וֹן	mə·‘ō·wn	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4583 dwelling, habitation
or the feeding ground	וּמִרְעֶ֥ה	ū·mir·‘eh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H4829 pasturage, pasture
of the young lions	לַכְּפִרִ֑ים	lak·kə·p̄i·rîm	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3715 young lion
where	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the lion	אַרְיֵ֨ה	’ar·yêh	Noun - masculine singular	H738 lion
and lioness	לָבִ֥יא	lā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular	H3833 lioness
prowled	הָלַךְ֩	hā·laḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
with	אַרְיֵ֖ה	’ar·yêh	Noun - masculine singular	H738 lion
cubs	גּ֥וּר	gūr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1482 whelp, young
with nothing	וְאֵ֥ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
to frighten them away	מַחֲרִֽיד׃	ma·ḥă·rîḏ	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H2729 tremble, be terrified

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The lion	אַרְיֵ֤ה	’ar·yêh	Noun - masculine singular	H738 lion
mauled	טֹרֵף֙	ṭō·rêp̄	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2963 tear, rend, pluck
enough for	בְּדֵ֣י	bə·ḏê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1767 sufficiency, enough
its cubs	גֹֽרוֹתָ֔יו	ḡō·rō·w·ṯāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1484 whelp
and strangled prey	וּמְחַנֵּ֖ק	ū·mə·ḥan·nêq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H2614 strangle
for the lioness	לְלִבְאֹתָ֑יו	lə·liḇ·’ō·ṯāw	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H3833 lioness
It filled	וַיְמַלֵּא־	way·mal·lê-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4390 be full, fill
its dens	חֹרָ֔יו	ḥō·rāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2356 hole
with the kill	טֶ֣רֶף	ṭe·rep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H2964 prey, food; leaf
and its lairs	וּמְעֹֽנֹתָ֖יו	ū·mə·‘ō·nō·ṯāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4585 id.
with mauled prey	טְרֵפָֽה׃	ṭə·rê·p̄āh	Noun - feminine singular	H2966 animal torn

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Nahum 2:11 Isaiah 5:29 · Jeremiah 2:15

Nahum 2:12 Jeremiah 51:34

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.