Nahum
Nahum 2:7
7It is decreed that the city be exiled
and carried away;
her maidservants moan like doves,
and beat upon their breasts.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| It is decreed that | וְהֻצַּ֖ב | wə·huṣ·ṣaḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hofal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H5324 take one's stand, stand |
| be exiled | גֻּלְּתָ֣ה | gul·lə·ṯāh | Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H1540 uncover, remove |
| and carried away | הֹֽעֲלָ֑תָה | hō·‘ă·lā·ṯāh | Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| her maidservants | וְאַמְהֹתֶ֗יהָ | wə·’am·hō·ṯe·hā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H519 maid, handmaid |
| moan | מְנַֽהֲגוֹת֙ | mə·na·hă·ḡō·wṯ | Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural | H5090 drive, conduct |
| like | כְּק֣וֹל | kə·qō·wl | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| doves | יוֹנִ֔ים | yō·w·nîm | Noun - feminine plural | H3123 dove |
| and beat | מְתֹפְפֹ֖ת | mə·ṯō·p̄ə·p̄ōṯ | Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural | H8608 sound the timbrel, beat |
| upon | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| their breasts | לִבְבֵהֶֽן׃ | liḇ·ḇê·hen | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine plural | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.