Amos 3:4
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing? | Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl in his den if he has caught nothing? | Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing? |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ¿ does it roar | הֲיִשְׁאַ֤ג | ha-yish-'AG | H7580 | to roarשָׁאַג (sha.ag) 1) (Qal) to roar 1a) of lion, conqueror, Jehovah, cry of distress |
| a lion | אַרְיֵה֙ | 'ar-YEH | H0738B | lionאַרְיֵה (ar.yeh) 1) lion 1a) pictures or images of lions Aramaic equivalent: ar.yeh (אַרְיֵה "lion" H0744) |
| in the forest | בַּיַּ֔עַר | bai-YA-'ar | H3293A | woodיָעוֹר (ya.or) wood, forest, thicket, wooded height Another spelling of ya.ar (יַ֫עַר "wood" H3293A) |
| and prey | וְטֶ֖רֶף | ve-TE-ref | H2964 | preyטֶ֫רֶף (te.reph) 1) prey, food, leaf 1a) prey 1b) food 1c) leaf |
| not | אֵ֣ין | 'ein | H0369 | nothingאַ֫יִן (a.yin) 1) nothing, not, nought n 1a) nothing, nought neg 1b) not 1c) to have not (of possession) adv 1d) without w/prep 1e) for lack of |
| ¿ does it give forth | הֲיִתֵּ֨ן | ha-yi-TEN | H5414M | to give: giveנָתַן (na.tan) : give/deliver/send/produce 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted … |
| a young lion | כְּפִ֤יר | ke-FIR | H3715A | lionכְּפִיר (ke.phir) young lion |
| voice its | קוֹלוֹ֙ | ko-LO | H6963A | voiceקוֹל (qol) : voice/shout/loud 1) voice, sound, noise 1a) voice 1b) sound (of instrument) |
| from den its | מִמְּעֹ֣נָת֔וֹ | mi-me-'O-na-TO | H4585 | habitationמְעֹנָה (me.o.nah) 1) dwelling, habitation, refuge 1a) den, lair (of animals) 1b) dwelling-place (of God) (fig.) |
| except | בִּלְתִּ֖י | bil-TI | H1115 | lestבִּלְתִּי (bil.ti) subst 1) not, except adv 2) not 3) except (after preceding negation) conj 4) except (after an implied or expressed negation) with prep 5) so as not, in order not 6) an account of not, because...not 7) until not |
| if | אִם־ | 'im- | H0518J | No entry |
| it has caught [something] | לָכָֽד׃ | la-KHAD | H3920 | to captureלָכַד (la.khad) 1) to capture, take, seize 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to capture, seize 1a2) to capture (of men) (fig.) 1a3) to take (by lot) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be caught (of men in trap, snare) (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) to grasp each other |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.