Nahum 2:12
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin. | The lion mauled enough for its cubs and strangled prey for the lioness. It filled its dens with the kill, and its lairs with mauled prey. | The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his caves with prey, and his dens with ravin. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [the] lion | אַרְיֵ֤ה | 'ar-YEH | H0738B | lionאַרְיֵה (ar.yeh) 1) lion 1a) pictures or images of lions Aramaic equivalent: ar.yeh (אַרְיֵה "lion" H0744) |
| [was] tearing | טֹרֵף֙ | to-REF | H2963 | to tearטָרַף (ta.raph) 1) to tear, rend, pluck 1a) (Qal) to tear, rend 1b) (Niphal) to be torn in pieces 1c) (Poal) to be torn in pieces 1d) (Hiphil) to provide food |
| for [the] sufficiency of | בְּדֵ֣י | be-DEI | H1767 | sufficiencyדַּי (day) 1) sufficiency, enough 1a) enough 1b) for, according to the abundance of, out of the abundance of, as often as |
| cubs its | גֹֽרוֹתָ֔יו | go-ro-TAV | H1484 | whelpגּוֹר (gor) whelp |
| and [was] strangling | וּמְחַנֵּ֖ק | u-me-cha-NEK | H2614 | to strangleחָנַק (cha.naq) 1) to strangle, strangle oneself 1a) (Niphal) to strangle oneself 1b) (Piel) to strangle |
| for lionesses its | לְלִבְאֹתָ֑יו | le-liv-'o-TAV | H3833A | lionלְבִי (le.vi) lion |
| and it filled | וַיְמַלֵּא־ | vay-ma-le'- | H4390 | to fillמָלֵא (ma.le) 1) to fill, be full 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be full 1a1a) fulness, abundance (participle) 1a1b) to be full, be accomplished, be ended 1a2) to consecrate, fill the hand 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be filled, be armed, be satisfied 1b2) to be accomplished, be ended 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to fill 1c2) to satisfy 1c3) to fulfil, accomplish, complete 1c4) to confirm 1d) (Pual) to be filled 1e) (Hithpael) to mass themselves against Aramaic equivalent: me.la (מְלָא "to fill" H4391) |
| prey | טֶ֣רֶף | TE-ref | H2964 | preyטֶ֫רֶף (te.reph) 1) prey, food, leaf 1a) prey 1b) food 1c) leaf |
| hole its | חֹרָ֔יו | cho-RAV | H2356 | holeחֹר (chor) hole, cave |
| and dens its | וּמְעֹֽנֹתָ֖יו | u-me-'o-no-TAV | H4585 | habitationמְעֹנָה (me.o.nah) 1) dwelling, habitation, refuge 1a) den, lair (of animals) 1b) dwelling-place (of God) (fig.) |
| torn flesh | טְרֵפָֽה׃ | te-re-FAH | H2966 | torn animalטְרֵפָה (te.re.phah) that which is torn, animal torn (by beasts) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.