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God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies. is a jealous God, and a revenger, etc (KJV)
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אֵ֣ל'el[is] a God
Lemma: אֵל (el) · Strong's: H0410G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: God
Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:1, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 31:13, Genesis 35:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0410G; TAHOT Nahum 1:2 word 1
קַנּ֤וֹאka.No'jealous
Lemma: קַנּוֹא (qan.no) · Strong's: H7072
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: jealous
Used 2 times. Also: Joshua 24:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7072; TAHOT Nahum 1:2 word 2
וְנֹקֵם֙ve.no.Kemand avenging
Lemma: נָקַם (na.qam) · Strong's: H5358
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to avenge
Used 35 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 4:24, Exodus 21:20, Exodus 21:21, Leviticus 19:18, Leviticus 26:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5358; TAHOT Nahum 1:2 word 3
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Nahum 1:2 word 4
נֹקֵ֥םno.Kem[is] avenging
Lemma: נָקַם (na.qam) · Strong's: H5358
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to avenge
Used 35 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 4:24, Exodus 21:20, Exodus 21:21, Leviticus 19:18, Leviticus 26:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5358; TAHOT Nahum 1:2 word 5
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Nahum 1:2 word 6
וּבַ֣עַלu.Va.'aland a lord of
Lemma: בַּעַל (ba.al) · Strong's: H1167K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: master: [master of]
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 37:19, Genesis 49:23, Numbers 21:28, Deuteronomy 15:2, 2 Samuel 1:6, Proverbs 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1167K; TAHOT Nahum 1:2 word 7
חֵמָ֑הche.Mahrage
Lemma: חֵמָה (che.mah) · Strong's: H2534
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: rage
Used 125 times. Also: Genesis 27:44, Leviticus 26:28, Numbers 25:11, Deuteronomy 9:19, Deuteronomy 29:23, Deuteronomy 29:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2534; TAHOT Nahum 1:2 word 8
נֹקֵ֤םno.Kem[is] avenging
Lemma: נָקַם (na.qam) · Strong's: H5358
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to avenge
Used 35 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 4:24, Exodus 21:20, Exodus 21:21, Leviticus 19:18, Leviticus 26:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5358; TAHOT Nahum 1:2 word 9
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Nahum 1:2 word 10
לְצָרָ֔יוle.tza.Ravto opponents his
Lemma: צַר (tsar) · Strong's: H6862C
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: enemy
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Numbers 10:9, Numbers 24:8, Deuteronomy 32:27, Deuteronomy 32:41, Deuteronomy 32:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6862C; TAHOT Nahum 1:2 word 11
וְנוֹטֵ֥רve.no.Terand [is] maintaining
Lemma: נָטַר (na.tar) · Strong's: H5201
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to keep
Used 9 times. Also: Leviticus 19:18, Psalms 103:9, Song of Solomon 1:6, Song of Solomon 8:11, Song of Solomon 8:12, Jeremiah 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5201; TAHOT Nahum 1:2 word 12
ה֖וּאhu'he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Nahum 1:2 word 13
לְאֹיְבָֽיו\׃le.'o.ye.Vavto enemies his
Lemma: אֹיֵב (o.yev) · Strong's: H0341
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: enemy
Used 280 times. Also: Genesis 22:17, Genesis 49:8, Exodus 15:6, Exodus 15:9, Exodus 23:4, Exodus 23:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0341; TAHOT Nahum 1:2 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| is a jealous | → | קַנּוֹא H7072 jealous |
| and avenging | → | נָקַם H5358 to avenge |
| God | → | אֵל H0410G God |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| is avenging | → | נָקַם H5358 to avenge |
| and full | → | בַּעַל H1167K master: [master of] |
| of wrath | → | חֵמָה H2534 rage |
| The LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| takes vengeance | → | נָקַם H5358 to avenge |
| on His foes | → | צַר H6862C enemy |
| and reserves [wrath] | → | נָטַר H5201 to keep |
| for His enemies | → | אֹיֵב H0341 enemy |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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