Nahum

Nahum 3:4

⁴because of the many harlotries of the harlot,

the seductive mistress of sorcery,

who betrays nations by her prostitution

and clans by her witchcraft.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
because of the many	מֵרֹב֙	mê·rōḇ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
harlotries	זְנוּנֵ֣י	zə·nū·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H2183 adultery, idolatry
of the harlot	זוֹנָ֔ה	zō·w·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
the seductive	חֵ֖ן	ḥên	Noun - masculine singular	H2580 favour, grace
mistress	בַּעֲלַ֣ת	ba·‘ă·laṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1172 mistress
of sorcery	כְּשָׁפִ֑ים	kə·šā·p̄îm	Noun - masculine plural	H3785 sorcery
who betrays	הַמֹּכֶ֤רֶת	ham·mō·ḵe·reṯ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H4376 sell
nations	גּוֹיִם֙	gō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
by her prostitution	בִּזְנוּנֶ֔יהָ	biz·nū·ne·hā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H2183 adultery, idolatry
and clans	וּמִשְׁפָּח֖וֹת	ū·miš·pā·ḥō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H4940 clan
by her witchcraft	בִּכְשָׁפֶֽיהָ׃	biḵ·šā·p̄e·hā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H3785 sorcery

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.