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Does a lionהֲ אַרְיֵהroarיִשְׁאַגin the forestבַּיַּעַרwhen he hasוְ לוֹnoאֵיןprey?טֶרֶףDoes a young lionהֲ כְּפִירutterיִתֵּןhis voiceקוֹלוֹfrom his denמִמְּעֹנָתוֹunlessבִּלְתִּי אִםhe has caught something?לָכָד
Amos 3:4
Study it in the app“Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion utter his voice from his den unless he has caught something?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Amos 3:4, word by word
- Does a lionאַרְיֵהarye
lion
Lion.
Where else “arye” appears- roarיִשְׁאַגyishag
roar
To give a deep loud cry, like a lion or YHWH from Zion.
Where else “yishag” appears- in the forestיַּעַרyaar
forest
Land covered with trees, where many grow together.
Where else “yaar” appears- preyטֶרֶףteref
prey
What the beast hunts and devours.
Where else “teref” appears- Does a young lionכְּפִירkefir
young lion
A young, strong lion.
Where else “kefir” appears- utterיִתֵּןyiten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appears- his voiceקוֹלkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appears- from his denמְּעֹנָתmeonat
den
The lair of a wild beast, where it lies down or rears its young.
Where else “meonat” appears- he has caught somethingלָכָדlachad
be snared
To be snared.
Where else “lachad” appears
The context
3Do two walk together unless they have agreed to meet?
4 · This verse (above)
5Does a bird fall into a snare on the ground when there is no trap for it? Does a snare spring up from the ground when it has not caught anything at all?