Nahum 1:3 Go deeper

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The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. (KJV)

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יְהֹוָ֗הYah.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 1:3 word 1

אֶ֤רֶךְ'E.rekh[is] long of

Lemma: אָרֵךְ (a.rekh) · Strong's: H0750

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)

Meaning: slow

Used 15 times. Also: Exodus 34:6, Numbers 14:18, Nehemiah 9:17, Psalms 86:15, Psalms 103:8, Psalms 145:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0750; TAHOT Nahum 1:3 word 2

אַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimanger<s>

Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Dual · Absolute (HNcmda)

Meaning: face: anger

Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 27:45, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 39:19, Genesis 44:18, Genesis 49:6, Genesis 49:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0639G; TAHOT Nahum 1:3 word 3

כֹּ֔חַKo.achpower

Lemma: כֹּחַ (ko.ach) · Strong's: H3581B

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

Meaning: strength

Used 124 times. Also: Genesis 4:12, Genesis 31:6, Genesis 49:3, Exodus 9:16, Exodus 15:6, Exodus 32:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3581B; TAHOT Nahum 1:3 word 4

וְנַקֵּ֖הve.na.Kehand certainly <to leave unpunished>

Lemma: נָקָה (na.qah) · Strong's: H5352

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVpaa)

Meaning: to clear

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 24:8, Genesis 24:41, Exodus 20:7, Exodus 21:19, Exodus 34:7, Numbers 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5352; TAHOT Nahum 1:3 word 5

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Nahum 1:3 word 6

יְנַקֶּ֑הye.na.Kehhe will leave unpunished

Lemma: נָקָה (na.qah) · Strong's: H5352

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to clear

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 24:8, Genesis 24:41, Exodus 20:7, Exodus 21:19, Exodus 34:7, Numbers 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5352; TAHOT Nahum 1:3 word 7

יְהוָ֗הYah.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 1:3 word 8

בְּסוּפָ֤הbe.su.Fah[is] in storm-wind

Lemma: סוּפָה (su.phah) · Strong's: H5492A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: whirlwind

Used 15 times. Also: Job 21:18, Job 27:20, Job 37:9, Psalms 83:15, Proverbs 1:27, Proverbs 10:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5492A; TAHOT Nahum 1:3 word 9

וּבִשְׂעָרָה֙u.vis.'a.Rahand in storm

Lemma: שְׂעָרָה (se.a.rah) · Strong's: H8183

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: storm

Used 2 times. Also: Job 9:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8183; TAHOT Nahum 1:3 word 10

דַּרְכּ֔וֹdar.Koway his

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870L

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: way: journey

Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:21, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:40, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:48 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870L; TAHOT Nahum 1:3 word 11

וְעָנָ֖ןve.'a.Nanand [is] cloud

Lemma: עָנָן (a.nan) · Strong's: H6051

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

Meaning: cloud

Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:14, Genesis 9:16, Exodus 13:21, Exodus 13:22, Exodus 14:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6051; TAHOT Nahum 1:3 word 12

אֲבַ֥ק'a.Vak[the] dust of

Lemma: אָבָק (a.vaq) · Strong's: H0080

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

Meaning: dust

Used 6 times. Also: Exodus 9:9, Deuteronomy 28:24, Isaiah 5:24, Isaiah 29:5, Ezekiel 26:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0080; TAHOT Nahum 1:3 word 13

רַגְלָֽיו\׃rag.Lavfeet his

Lemma: רֶ֫גֶל (re.gel) · Strong's: H7272

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: foot

Used 240 times. Also: Genesis 8:9, Genesis 18:4, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:1, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7272; TAHOT Nahum 1:3 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 slow	→	אָרֵךְ H0750 slow
to anger	→	אַף H0639G face: anger
and great	→	H1419
in power	→	כֹּחַ H3581B strength
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
will by no means	→	לֹא H3808 not
leave the guilty unpunished	→	נָקָה H5352 to clear
. . .	→	נָקָה H5352 to clear
His path	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870L way: journey
is in the whirlwind	→	סוּפָה H5492A whirlwind
and storm	→	שְׂעָרָה H8183 storm
and clouds	→	עָנָן H6051 cloud
are the dust	→	אָבָק H0080 dust
beneath His feet	→	רֶ֫גֶל H7272 foot

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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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