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Does a birdהֲ צִפּוֹרfallתִפֹּלinto a snareעַל פַּחon the groundהָאָרֶץwhen there is noוּ אֵיןtrapמוֹקֵשׁfor it?לָהּDoes a snareהֲ פַּחspring upיַעֲלֶהfromמִןthe groundהָאֲדָמָהwhen it has notוְ לֹאcaught anything at all?לָכוֹד יִלְכּוֹד
Amos 3:5
Study it in the app“Does 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?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Amos 3:5, word by word
- Does a birdצִפּוֹרtsipor
bird
Bird, small bird.
Where else “tsipor” appears- fallתִפֹּלtipol
fall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “tipol” appears- into a snareפַּחpach
snare
A bird trap; a hidden danger.
Where else “pach” appears- on the groundאָרֶץarets
ground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “arets” appears- trapמוֹקֵשׁmokesh
snare
Snare, trap for hunting; whatever makes someone fall.
Where else “mokesh” appears- spring upיַעֲלֶהyaale
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaale” appears- the groundאֲדָמָהadama
soil
Farmland, or dust.
Where else “adama” appears- caught anything at allלָכוֹדlachod
be snared
To be snared.
Where else “lachod” appears
The context
4Does 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?
5 · This verse (above)
6If a horn is blown in a city, will the people not tremble? If there is evil in a city, has YHWH not done it?