Nahum
Nahum 3:8
stationed by the Nile with water around her,
whose rampart was the sea,
whose wall was the water?
Footnotes
- a 3:8 Hebrew No-amon
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Are you better | הֲתֵֽיטְבִי֙ | hă·ṯê·ṭə·ḇî | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person feminine singular | H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing |
| than Thebes | מִנֹּ֣א | min·nō | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4996 No = Thebes |
| stationed | הַיֹּֽשְׁבָה֙ | hay·yō·šə·ḇāh | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| by the Nile | בַּיְאֹרִ֔ים | bay·’ō·rîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2975 stream |
| with water | מַ֖יִם | ma·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| around | סָבִ֣יב | sā·ḇîḇ | Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
| her | לָ֑הּ | lāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| whose | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| rampart | חֵ֣יל | ḥêl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2426 rampart, fortress |
| was the sea | יָ֔ם | yām | Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| whose wall | חוֹמָתָֽהּ׃ | ḥō·w·mā·ṯāh | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H2346 wall |
| was the water | מִיָּ֖ם | mî·yām | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.