Nahum 3:8 Go deeper

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Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea? (KJV)

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הֲתֵֽיטְבִי֙ha.tei.te.Vi¿ have you been made good

Lemma: יָטַב (ya.tav) · Strong's: H3190

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqi2fs)

Meaning: be good

Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 32:9, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 34:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3190; TAHOT Nahum 3:8 word 1

מִנֹּ֣אmi.No'more than No

Lemma: נֹא (no) · Strong's: H4996

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Thebes

Used 5 times. Also: Jeremiah 46:25, Ezekiel 30:14, Ezekiel 30:15, Ezekiel 30:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4996; TAHOT Nahum 3:8 word 2

אָמ֔וֹן'a.MonAmon

Lemma: אָמוֹן (a.mon) · Strong's: H0528

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: Amon

Used 2 times. Also: Jeremiah 46:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0528; TAHOT Nahum 3:8 word 3

הַיֹּֽשְׁבָה֙hai.yo.she.Vahthat was dwelling

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

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

Meaning: to dwell

Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Nahum 3:8 word 4

בַּיְאֹרִ֔יםbay.'o.Rimamong the canals

Lemma: יְאֹר (ye.or) · Strong's: H2975G

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

Meaning: Nile

Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 41:1, Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:3, Genesis 41:17, Genesis 41:18, Exodus 1:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2975G; TAHOT Nahum 3:8 word 5

מַ֖יִםMa.yimwater

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

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

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Nahum 3:8 word 6

סָבִ֣יבsa.Viv[was] all around

Lemma: סָבִיב (sa.viv) · Strong's: H5439G

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

Meaning: around

Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 35:5, Genesis 41:48, Exodus 16:13, Exodus 19:12, Exodus 25:11, Exodus 25:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5439G; TAHOT Nahum 3:8 word 7

אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-which

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Nahum 3:8 word 8

חֵ֣ילcheilrampart

Lemma: חֵל (chel) · Strong's: H2426

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

Meaning: rampart

Used 7 times. Also: 2 Samuel 20:15, 1 Kings 21:23, Psalms 122:7, Isaiah 26:1, Lamentations 2:8, Obadiah 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2426; TAHOT Nahum 3:8 word 9

יָ֔םYam[was 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 3:8 word 10

מִיָּ֖םmi.Yam[was] from 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 3:8 word 11

חוֹמָתָֽהּ\׃cho.ma.Tahwall its

Lemma: חוֹמָה (cho.mah) · Strong's: H2346G

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

Meaning: wall

Used 130 times. Also: Exodus 14:22, Exodus 14:29, Leviticus 25:29, Leviticus 25:30, Leviticus 25:31, Deuteronomy 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2346G; TAHOT Nahum 3:8 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

Are you better	→	יָטַב H3190 be good
than Thebes	→	נֹא H4996 Thebes
. . .	→	אָמוֹן H0528 Amon
stationed	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
by the Nile	→	יְאֹר H2975G Nile
with water	→	מַי H4325G water
around	→	סָבִיב H5439G around
her	→
whose	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
rampart	→	חֵל H2426 rampart
was the sea	→	יָם H3220G sea
whose wall	→	חוֹמָה H2346G wall
was the water	→	יָם H3220G sea

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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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