Nahum
Nahum 2:12
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.