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Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing? (KJV)

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הֲיִשְׁאַ֤גha.yish.'Ag¿ does it roar

Lemma: שָׁאַג (sha.ag) · Strong's: H7580

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to roar

Used 19 times. Also: Judges 14:5, Job 37:4, Psalms 22:13, Psalms 38:8, Psalms 74:4, Psalms 104:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7580; TAHOT Amos 3:4 word 1

אַרְיֵה֙'ar.Yeha lion

Lemma: אַרְיֵה (ar.yeh) · Strong's: H0738B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: lion

Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 49:9, Deuteronomy 33:22, Judges 14:8, Judges 14:9, 2 Samuel 17:10, 1 Kings 13:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0738B; TAHOT Amos 3:4 word 2

בַּיַּ֔עַרbai.Ya.'arin the forest

Lemma: יַ֫עַר (ya.ar) · Strong's: H3293A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: wood

Used 48 times. Also: Deuteronomy 19:5, Joshua 17:15, Joshua 17:18, 1 Samuel 22:5, 2 Samuel 18:8, 2 Samuel 18:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3293A; TAHOT Amos 3:4 word 3

וְטֶ֖רֶףve.Te.refand prey

Lemma: טֶ֫רֶף (te.reph) · Strong's: H2964

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: prey

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 49:9, Numbers 23:24, Job 4:11, Job 24:5, Job 29:17, Job 38:39 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2964; TAHOT Amos 3:4 word 4

אֵ֣ין'einnot

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Amos 3:4 word 5

הֲיִתֵּ֨ןha.yi.Ten¿ does it give forth

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414M

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to give: cry out

Used 26 times. Also: Genesis 45:2, Exodus 9:23, Numbers 14:1, 2 Samuel 22:14, Psalms 18:13, Psalms 46:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414M; TAHOT Amos 3:4 word 6

כְּפִ֤ירke.Fira young lion

Lemma: כְּפִיר (ke.phir) · Strong's: H3715A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: lion

Used 31 times. Also: Judges 14:5, Job 4:10, Job 38:39, Psalms 17:12, Psalms 34:10, Psalms 35:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3715A; TAHOT Amos 3:4 word 7

קוֹלוֹ֙ko.Lovoice its

Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: voice

Used 335 times. Also: Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6963A; TAHOT Amos 3:4 word 8

מִמְּעֹ֣נָת֔וֹmi.me.'O.na.Tofrom den its

Lemma: מְעֹנָה (me.o.nah) · Strong's: H4585

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: habitation

Used 9 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:27, Job 37:8, Job 38:40, Psalms 76:2, Psalms 104:22, Song of Solomon 4:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4585; TAHOT Amos 3:4 word 9

בִּלְתִּ֖יbil.Tiexcept

Lemma: בִּלְתִּי (bil.ti) · Strong's: H1115

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: lest

Used 112 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 38:9, Genesis 43:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1115; TAHOT Amos 3:4 word 10

אִם\־'im-if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518J

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if: until

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 24:19, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 44:23, Genesis 47:18, Numbers 32:17, Deuteronomy 32:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518J; TAHOT Amos 3:4 word 11

לָכָֽד\׃la.Khadit has caught [something]

Lemma: לָכַד (la.khad) · Strong's: H3920

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to capture

Used 121 times. Also: Numbers 21:32, Numbers 32:39, Numbers 32:41, Numbers 32:42, Deuteronomy 2:34, Deuteronomy 2:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3920; TAHOT Amos 3:4 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Does a lion	→	אַרְיֵה H0738B lion
roar	→	שָׁאַג H7580 to roar
in the forest	→	יַ֫עַר H3293A wood
when he has no	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
prey	→	טֶ֫רֶף H2964 prey
Does a young lion	→	כְּפִיר H3715A lion
growl	→	נָתַן H5414M to give: cry out
. . .	→	קוֹל H6963A voice
in his den	→	מְעֹנָה H4585 habitation
if	→	אִם H0518J if: until
he has caught	→	לָכַד H3920 to capture
nothing	→	בִּלְתִּי H1115 lest

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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