Nahum
Nahum 2:11
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?
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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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.