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There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it shall eat thee up like the cankerworm: make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself many as the locusts. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

שָׁ֚םShamthere

Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: there

Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Nahum 3:15 word 1

תֹּאכְלֵ֣ךְto.khe.Lekhit will consume you

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Nahum 3:15 word 2

אֵ֔שׁ'Eshfire

Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784

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

Meaning: fire

Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Nahum 3:15 word 3

תַּכְרִיתֵ֣ךְtakh.ri.Tekhit will cut off you

Lemma: כָּרַת (ka.rat) · Strong's: H3772G

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhi3fs)

Meaning: to cut: cut

Used 52 times. Also: Exodus 4:25, Exodus 34:13, Leviticus 22:24, Leviticus 26:30, Numbers 13:23, Numbers 13:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3772G; TAHOT Nahum 3:15 word 4

חֶ֔רֶבChe.rev[the] sword

Lemma: חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) · Strong's: H2719

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

Meaning: sword

Used 412 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:26, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2719; TAHOT Nahum 3:15 word 5

תֹּאכְלֵ֖ךְto.khe.Lekhit will consume you

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Nahum 3:15 word 6

כַּיָּ֑לֶקkai.Ya.leklike the locust

Lemma: יֶ֫לֶק (ye.leq) · Strong's: H3218

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

Meaning: locust

Used 9 times. Also: Psalms 105:34, Jeremiah 51:14, Jeremiah 51:27, Joel 1:4, Joel 2:25, Nahum 3:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3218; TAHOT Nahum 3:15 word 7

הִתְכַּבֵּ֣דhit.ka.Bedmake yourself numerous

Lemma: כָּבֵד (ka.vad) · Strong's: H3513I

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVtv2ms)

Meaning: to honor: many

Used 3 times. Also: Proverbs 8:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3513I; TAHOT Nahum 3:15 word 8

כַּיֶּ֔לֶקkai.Ye.leklike the locust

Lemma: יֶ֫לֶק (ye.leq) · Strong's: H3218

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

Meaning: locust

Used 9 times. Also: Psalms 105:34, Jeremiah 51:14, Jeremiah 51:27, Joel 1:4, Joel 2:25, Nahum 3:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3218; TAHOT Nahum 3:15 word 9

הִֽתְכַּבְּדִ֖יhit.ka.be.Dimake yourself numerous

Lemma: כָּבֵד (ka.vad) · Strong's: H3513I

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVtv2fs)

Meaning: to honor: many

Used 3 times. Also: Proverbs 8:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3513I; TAHOT Nahum 3:15 word 10

כָּאַרְבֶּֽה\׃ka.'ar.Behlike the locust

Lemma: אַרְבֶּה (ar.beh) · Strong's: H0697

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

Meaning: locust

Used 24 times. Also: Exodus 10:4, Exodus 10:12, Exodus 10:13, Exodus 10:14, Exodus 10:19, Leviticus 11:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0697; TAHOT Nahum 3:15 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

There	→	שָׁם H8033G there
the fire	→	אֵשׁ H0784 fire
will devour you	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
the sword	→	חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword
will cut you down	→	כָּרַת H3772G to cut: cut
and consume you	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
like a young locust	→	יֶ֫לֶק H3218 locust
Make yourself many	→	כָּבֵד H3513I to honor: many
like the young locust	→	יֶ֫לֶק H3218 locust
make yourself many	→	כָּבֵד H3513I to honor: many
like the swarming locust	→	אַרְבֶּה H0697 locust

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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