Nahum 3:9
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers. | Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength; Put and Libya were her allies. | Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cush | כּ֥וּשׁ | kush | H3568A | Cushכּוּשׁ (kush) § Cush = "black" the land occupied by the descendants of Cush located around the southern parts of the Nile (Ethiopia) |
| [was] strength its | עָצְמָ֛ה | 'a-tze-MAH | H6109 | strengthעׇצְמָה (ots.mah) power, strength, might |
| and Egypt | וּמִצְרַ֖יִם | u-mitz-RA-yim | H4714G | Egyptמָצוֹר (ma.tsor) "Matsor", a name for Egypt Another spelling of mits.ra.yim (מִצְרַ֫יִם "Egypt" H4714G) This name means siege, entrenchment |
| and there not | וְאֵ֣ין | ve-'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 |
| [was] an end | קֵ֑צֶה | KE-tzeh | H7097B | endקֵ֫צֶה (qe.tseh) end Another spelling of qa.tseh (קָצֶה "end" H7097A) |
| Put | פּ֣וּט | put | H6316H | Putפּוּט (put) Phut or Put = "a bow" a nation and people of northern Africa; probably Libyans Also named: pul (פּוּל "Pul" H6322H) |
| and [the] Libyans | וְלוּבִ֔ים | ve-lu-VIM | H3864 | Libyaכּוּב (kuv) probably located in northern Africa; maybe same as 'Lybia' or 'Lub' Another spelling of lu.vi (לוּב "Libyan" H3864) |
| they were | הָי֖וּ | ha-YU | H1961 | to beהָיָה (ha.yah) 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) --- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) … |
| in help your | בְּעֶזְרָתֵֽךְ׃ | be-'ez-ra-TEKH | H5833 | helpעֶזְרָה (ez.rah) 1) help, succour, assistance 1a) help, succour 1b) one who helps |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.