Nahum 3:5 Go deeper
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Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame. (KJV)
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הִנְנִ֣יhi.Nihere I
Lemma: הֵן (hen) · Strong's: H2005
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: look!
Used 316 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 15:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2005; TAHOT Nahum 3:5 word 1
אֵלַ֗יִךְ'e.La.yikh[am] against you
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Nahum 3:5 word 2
נְאֻם֙ne.'Um[the] utterance of
Lemma: נְאֻם (ne.um) · Strong's: H5002
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: utterance
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 22:16, Numbers 14:28, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:15, Numbers 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5002; TAHOT Nahum 3:5 word 3
יְהוָ֣הYah.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 3:5 word 4
צְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otof hosts
Lemma: צָבָא (tsa.va) · Strong's: H6635B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: Hosts
Used 285 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:3, 1 Samuel 1:11, 1 Samuel 4:4, 1 Samuel 15:2, 1 Samuel 17:45, 2 Samuel 5:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6635B; TAHOT Nahum 3:5 word 5
וְגִלֵּיתִ֥יve.gi.lei.Tiand I will uncover
Lemma: גָּלָה (ga.lah) · Strong's: H1540I
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpq1cs)
Meaning: to reveal: uncover
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Exodus 20:26, Leviticus 18:6, Leviticus 18:7, Leviticus 18:8, Leviticus 18:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1540I; TAHOT Nahum 3:5 word 6
שׁוּלַ֖יִךְshu.La.yikhskirts your
Lemma: שׁוּל (shul) · Strong's: H7757
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: hem
Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 28:33, Exodus 28:34, Exodus 39:24, Exodus 39:25, Exodus 39:26, Isaiah 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7757; TAHOT Nahum 3:5 word 7
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Nahum 3:5 word 8
פָּנָ֑יִךְpa.Na.yikhface your
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face
Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Nahum 3:5 word 9
וְהַרְאֵיתִ֤יve.har.'ei.Tiand I will show
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhq1cs)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Nahum 3:5 word 10
גוֹיִם֙go.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 3:5 word 11
מַעְרֵ֔ךְma'.Rekhnakedness your
Lemma: מַעַר (ma.ar) · Strong's: H4626
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: nakedness
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4626; TAHOT Nahum 3:5 word 12
וּמַמְלָכ֖וֹתu.mam.la.Khotand kingdoms
Lemma: מַמְלָכָה (mam.la.khah) · Strong's: H4467
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: kingdom
Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 10:10, Genesis 20:9, Exodus 19:6, Numbers 32:33, Deuteronomy 3:4, Deuteronomy 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4467; TAHOT Nahum 3:5 word 13
קְלוֹנֵֽךְ\׃ke.lo.Nekhshame your
Lemma: קָלוֹן (qa.lon) · Strong's: H7036
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: dishonor
Used 17 times. Also: Job 10:15, Psalms 83:16, Proverbs 3:35, Proverbs 6:33, Proverbs 9:7, Proverbs 11:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7036; TAHOT Nahum 3:5 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Behold | → | הֵן H2005 look! |
| I [am] against you | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| declares | → | נְאֻם H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| of Hosts | → | צָבָא H6635B Hosts |
| I will lift | → | גָּלָה H1540I to reveal: uncover |
| your skirts | → | שׁוּל H7757 hem |
| over | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| your face | → | פָּנֶה H6440H face |
| I will show | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| your nakedness | → | מַעַר H4626 nakedness |
| to the nations | → | גּוֹי H1471A nation |
| and your shame | → | קָלוֹן H7036 dishonor |
| to the kingdoms | → | מַמְלָכָה H4467 kingdom |
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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