Category Archives: Nahum

וְצִוָּ֤ה עָלֶ֨יךָ֙ יְהוָ֔ה לֹֽא־יִזָּרַ֥ע מִשִּׁמְךָ֖ עֹ֑וד מִבֵּ֨ית אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ אַכְרִ֨ית פֶּ֧סֶל וּמַסֵּכָ֛ה אָשִׂ֥ים קִבְרֶ֖ךָ כִּ֥י קַלֹּֽותָ׃ פ And YHWH has commanded against you that from your name there shall not be sown again. From the house of your god I will … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֕ה אֶשְׁבֹּ֥ר מֹטֵ֖הוּ מֵֽעָלָ֑יִךְ וּמֹוסְרֹתַ֖יִךְ אֲנַתֵּֽק׃ And now I will break his yoke from upon you, and your bonds I will tear apart.”   Morphology וְעַתָּה (ve-ʿattah) – Root: עת (ʿet); Form: Conjunction וְ + adverb; Translation: “and now”; Notes: … Continue reading →

כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אִם־שְׁלֵמִים֙ וְכֵ֣ן רַבִּ֔ים וְכֵ֥ן נָגֹ֖זּוּ וְעָבָ֑ר וְעִ֨נִּתִ֔ךְ לֹ֥א אֲעַנֵּ֖ךְ עֹֽוד׃ Thus says YHWH: “Though they are whole and likewise many, and thus they shall be cut off and he shall pass. And I have afflicted you, I … Continue reading →

מִמֵּ֣ךְ יָצָ֔א חֹשֵׁ֥ב עַל־יְהוָ֖ה רָעָ֑ה יֹעֵ֖ץ בְּלִיָּֽעַל׃ ס From you has gone out one who plans evil against YHWH, a counselor of worthlessness.   Morphology מִמֵּךְ (mi-mekh) – Root: מן (min); Form: Preposition מִן + suffix 2nd person feminine singular; … Continue reading →

כִּ֚י עַד־סִירִ֣ים סְבֻכִ֔ים וּכְסָבְאָ֖ם סְבוּאִ֑ים אֻ֨כְּל֔וּ כְּקַ֥שׁ יָבֵ֖שׁ מָלֵֽא׃ For even as tangled thorns and as their drinkings drenched, they are consumed like dry stubble fully dry.   Morphology כִּי (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for”; Notes: … Continue reading →

מַה־תְּחַשְּׁבוּן֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה כָּלָ֖ה ה֣וּא עֹשֶׂ֑ה לֹֽא־תָק֥וּם פַּעֲמַ֖יִם צָרָֽה׃ What will you devise against YHWH; a complete end he makes. Not shall rise a second time trouble.   Morphology מַה (mah) – Root: מה (mah); Form: Interrogative pronoun; Translation: “what”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וּבְשֶׁ֣טֶף עֹבֵ֔ר כָּלָ֖ה יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה מְקֹומָ֑הּ וְאֹיְבָ֖יו יְרַדֶּף־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ And with an overflowing flood he makes a complete end of her place, and his enemies he pursues into darkness.   Morphology וּבְשֶׁטֶף (u-ve-shetef) – Root: שׁטף (shataf); Form: Conjunction וּ + preposition … Continue reading →

טֹ֣וב יְהוָ֔ה לְמָעֹ֖וז בְּיֹ֣ום צָרָ֑ה וְיֹדֵ֖עַ חֹ֥סֵי בֹֽו׃ Good is YHWH, a stronghold in the day of trouble, and he knows those who take refuge in him.   Morphology טֹוב (tov) – Root: טוב (tov); Form: Adjective masculine singular; Translation: … Continue reading →

לִפְנֵ֤י זַעְמֹו֙ מִ֣י יַֽעֲמֹ֔וד וּמִ֥י יָק֖וּם בַּחֲרֹ֣ון אַפֹּ֑ו חֲמָתֹו֙ נִתְּכָ֣ה כָאֵ֔שׁ וְהַצֻּרִ֖ים נִתְּצ֥וּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ Before his wrath who can stand, and who can arise in the burning of his anger. His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks … Continue reading →

הָרִים֙ רָעֲשׁ֣וּ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ וְהַגְּבָעֹ֖ות הִתְמֹגָ֑גוּ וַתִּשָּׂ֤א הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ מִפָּנָ֔יו וְתֵבֵ֖ל וְכָל־יֹ֥שְׁבֵי בָֽהּ׃ The mountains shook from him, and the hills melted. And the earth lifted up before him, and the world and all who dwell in her.   Morphology הָרִים (harim) … Continue reading →

גֹּועֵ֤ר בַּיָּם֙ וַֽיַּבְּשֵׁ֔הוּ וְכָל־הַנְּהָרֹ֖ות הֶֽחֱרִ֑יב אֻמְלַ֤ל בָּשָׁן֙ וְכַרְמֶ֔ל וּפֶ֥רַח לְבָנֹ֖ון אֻמְלָֽל׃ He rebukes the sea and he dries it, and all the rivers he makes desolate. Withered is Bashan and Karmel, and the blossom of Levanon is withered.   Morphology … Continue reading →

יְהֹוָ֗ה אֶ֤רֶךְ אַפַּ֨יִם֙ וְגָדוֹל־כֹּ֔חַ וְנַקֵּ֖ה לֹ֣א יְנַקֶּ֑ה יְהוָ֗ה בְּסוּפָ֤ה וּבִשְׂעָרָה֙ דַּרְכֹּ֔ו וְעָנָ֖ן אֲבַ֥ק רַגְלָֽיו׃ YHWH is slow to anger and great in power, and clearing he does not clear. YHWH in storm and in whirlwind is his way, and cloud … Continue reading →

אֵ֣ל קַנֹּ֤וא וְנֹקֵם֙ יְהוָ֔ה נֹקֵ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה וּבַ֣עַל חֵמָ֑ה נֹקֵ֤ם יְהוָה֙ לְצָרָ֔יו וְנֹוטֵ֥ר ה֖וּא לְאֹיְבָֽיו׃ God, jealous and avenging, is YHWH. Avenging is YHWH and a possessor of wrath. Avenging is YHWH for his adversaries, and guarding is he for his … Continue reading →

מַשָּׂ֖א נִֽינְוֵ֑ה סֵ֧פֶר חֲזֹ֛ון נַח֖וּם הָאֶלְקֹשִֽׁי׃ Burden of Nineve book of the vision of Naḥum the Elqoshi.   Morphology מַשָּׂא (massāʾ) – Root: נשא (nasaʾ); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “burden”; Notes: A prophetic technical term referring to an oracle, … Continue reading →