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He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth. (KJV)
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גּוֹעֵ֤רgo.'Er[he is] rebuking
Lemma: גָּעַר (ga.ar) · Strong's: H1605
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to rebuke
Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 37:10, Ruth 2:16, Psalms 9:5, Psalms 68:30, Psalms 106:9, Psalms 119:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1605; TAHOT Nahum 1:4 word 1
בַּיָּם֙bai.Yam<in> the sea
Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sea
Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Nahum 1:4 word 2
וַֽיַּבְּשֵׁ֔הוּvai.ya.be.She.huand he made dry it
Lemma: יָבֵשׁ (ya.vesh) · Strong's: H3001
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)
Meaning: to wither
Used 59 times. Also: Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:14, Joshua 2:10, Joshua 4:23, Joshua 5:1, Joshua 9:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3001; TAHOT Nahum 1:4 word 3
וְכָל\־ve.kholand all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Nahum 1:4 word 4
הַנְּהָר֖וֹתha.ne.ha.Rotthe rivers
Lemma: נָהָר (na.har) · Strong's: H5104H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: river
Used 88 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 15:18, Exodus 7:19, Exodus 8:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5104H; TAHOT Nahum 1:4 word 5
הֶֽחֱרִ֑יבhe.che.Rivhe dries up
Lemma: חָרֵב (cha.rev) · Strong's: H2717A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to dry
Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 8:13, Judges 16:7, Judges 16:8, 2 Kings 19:24, Job 14:11, Psalms 106:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2717A; TAHOT Nahum 1:4 word 6
אֻמְלַ֤ל'um.Lalit withers
Lemma: אָמַל (a.mal) · Strong's: H0535
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVPp3ms)
Meaning: to weaken
Used 16 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:5, Isaiah 16:8, Isaiah 19:8, Isaiah 24:4, Isaiah 24:7, Isaiah 33:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0535; TAHOT Nahum 1:4 word 7
בָּשָׁן֙ba.ShanBashan
Lemma: בָּשָׁן (ba.shan) · Strong's: H1316
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Bashan
Used 60 times. Also: Numbers 21:33, Numbers 32:33, Deuteronomy 1:4, Deuteronomy 3:1, Deuteronomy 3:3, Deuteronomy 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1316; TAHOT Nahum 1:4 word 8
וְכַרְמֶ֔לve.khar.Meland Carmel
Lemma: כַּרְמֶל (kar.mel) · Strong's: H3760G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Carmel
Used 17 times. Also: Joshua 12:22, Joshua 15:55, Joshua 19:26, 1 Samuel 15:12, 1 Samuel 25:2, 1 Samuel 25:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3760G; TAHOT Nahum 1:4 word 9
וּפֶ֥רַחu.Fe.rachand [the] blossom of
Lemma: פֶּ֫רַח (pe.rach) · Strong's: H6525
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: flower
Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 25:31, Exodus 25:33, Exodus 25:34, Exodus 37:17, Exodus 37:19, Exodus 37:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6525; TAHOT Nahum 1:4 word 10
לְבָנ֖וֹןle.va.NonLebanon
Lemma: לְבָנוֹן (le.va.non) · Strong's: H3844G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Lebanon
Used 63 times. Also: Deuteronomy 1:7, Deuteronomy 3:25, Deuteronomy 11:24, Joshua 1:4, Joshua 9:1, Joshua 13:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3844G; TAHOT Nahum 1:4 word 11
אֻמְלָֽל\׃'um.Lalit withers
Lemma: אָמַל (a.mal) · Strong's: H0535
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVPp3ms)
Meaning: to weaken
Used 16 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:5, Isaiah 16:8, Isaiah 19:8, Isaiah 24:4, Isaiah 24:7, Isaiah 33:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0535; TAHOT Nahum 1:4 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He rebukes | → | גָּעַר H1605 to rebuke |
| the sea | → | יָם H3220G sea |
| and dries it up | → | יָבֵשׁ H3001 to wither |
| He makes all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the rivers | → | נָהָר H5104H river |
| run dry | → | חָרֵב H2717A to dry |
| Bashan | → | בָּשָׁן H1316 Bashan |
| and Carmel | → | כַּרְמֶל H3760G Carmel |
| wither | → | אָמַל H0535 to weaken |
| and the flower | → | פֶּ֫רַח H6525 flower |
| of Lebanon | → | לְבָנוֹן H3844G Lebanon |
| wilts | → | אָמַל H0535 to weaken |
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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