Nahum 3:4 Go deeper

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Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts. (KJV)

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מֵרֹב֙me.Rofrom [the] abundance of

Lemma: רֹב (rov) · Strong's: H7230

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

Meaning: abundance

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 16:10, Genesis 27:28, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 48:16, Exodus 15:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7230; TAHOT Nahum 3:4 word 1

זְנוּנֵ֣יze.nu.Nei[the] prostitution<s> of

Lemma: זְנוּנִים (za.nun) · Strong's: H2183

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: fornication

Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 38:24, 2 Kings 9:22, Ezekiel 23:11, Ezekiel 23:29, Hosea 1:2, Hosea 2:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2183; TAHOT Nahum 3:4 word 2

זוֹנָ֔הzo.Naha prostitute

Lemma: זָנָה (za.nah) · Strong's: H2181

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)

Meaning: to fornicate

Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 34:31, Genesis 38:15, Genesis 38:24, Exodus 34:15, Exodus 34:16, Leviticus 17:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2181; TAHOT Nahum 3:4 word 3

ט֥וֹבַתToatgood of

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HAafsc)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Nahum 3:4 word 4

חֵ֖ןchengrace

Lemma: חֵן (chen) · Strong's: H2580

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

Meaning: favor

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 6:8, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 30:27, Genesis 32:5, Genesis 33:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2580; TAHOT Nahum 3:4 word 5

בַּעֲלַ֣תba.'a.Lata mistress of

Lemma: בַּעֲלָה (ba.a.lah) · Strong's: H1172

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

Meaning: mistress

Used 4 times. Also: 1 Samuel 28:7, 1 Kings 17:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1172; TAHOT Nahum 3:4 word 6

כְּשָׁפִ֑יםke.sha.Fimsorceries

Lemma: כֶּ֫שֶׁף (ke.sheph) · Strong's: H3785

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: sorcery

Used 6 times. Also: 2 Kings 9:22, Isaiah 47:9, Isaiah 47:12, Micah 5:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3785; TAHOT Nahum 3:4 word 7

הַמֹּכֶ֤רֶתha.mo.Khe.retwho sells

Lemma: מָכַר (ma.khar) · Strong's: H4376

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)

Meaning: to sell

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 25:31, Genesis 25:33, Genesis 31:15, Genesis 37:27, Genesis 37:28, Genesis 37:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4376; TAHOT Nahum 3:4 word 8

גּוֹיִם֙go.Yimnations

Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: nation

Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Nahum 3:4 word 9

בִּזְנוּנֶ֔יהָbiz.nu.Nei.haby prostitution<s> her

Lemma: זְנוּנִים (za.nun) · Strong's: H2183

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: fornication

Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 38:24, 2 Kings 9:22, Ezekiel 23:11, Ezekiel 23:29, Hosea 1:2, Hosea 2:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2183; TAHOT Nahum 3:4 word 10

וּמִשְׁפָּח֖וֹתu.mish.pa.Chotand clans

Lemma: מִשְׁפָּחָה (mish.pa.chah) · Strong's: H4940

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: family

Used 302 times. Also: Genesis 8:19, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:18, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4940; TAHOT Nahum 3:4 word 11

בִּכְשָׁפֶֽיהָ\׃bikh.sha.Fei.haby sorceries her

Lemma: כֶּ֫שֶׁף (ke.sheph) · Strong's: H3785

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: sorcery

Used 6 times. Also: 2 Kings 9:22, Isaiah 47:9, Isaiah 47:12, Micah 5:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3785; TAHOT Nahum 3:4 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

because of the many	→	רֹב H7230 abundance
harlotries	→	זְנוּנִים H2183 fornication
of the harlot	→	זָנָה H2181 to fornicate
the seductive	→	חֵן H2580 favor
mistress	→	בַּעֲלָה H1172 mistress
of sorcery	→	כֶּ֫שֶׁף H3785 sorcery
who betrays	→	מָכַר H4376 to sell
nations	→	גּוֹי H1471A nation
by her prostitution	→	זְנוּנִים H2183 fornication
and clans	→	מִשְׁפָּחָה H4940 family
by her witchcraft	→	כֶּ֫שֶׁף H3785 sorcery

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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