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A jealousקַנּוֹאand avengingוְנֹקֵםElאֵלis YHWH;יְהוָהavengingנֹקֵםis YHWHיְהוָהand a masterוּבַעַלof fury;חֵמָהavengingנֹקֵםis YHWHיְהוָהon his adversaries,לְצָרָיוand heוְ הוּאholds itנוֹטֵרagainst his enemies.לְאֹיְבָיו
Nahum 1:2
Study it in the app“A jealous and avenging El is YHWH; avenging is YHWH and a master of fury; avenging is YHWH on his adversaries, and he holds it against his enemies.”
Nahum: YHWH is slow to anger and great in power, yet by no means leaves sin unpunishedHoliness
With the Hebrew beneath
Nahum 1:2, word by word
- A jealousקַנּוֹאkano
jealous
Jealous: not allowing another to share what is one's own. It is said of God, who does not accept that his people serve other gods.
Where else “kano” appears- and avengingנֹקֵםnokem
avenge
Avenge: make someone pay for the wrong done; take vengeance.
Where else “nokem” appears- Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- is YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- and a masterבַעַלvaal
owner
One who owns something and answers for it: a house, an ox, a field.
Where else “vaal” appears- of furyחֵמָהchema
fury
Literally "heat": burning anger, of a person or of YHWH.
Where else “chema” appears- on his adversariesצָרָיtsaray
adversary
Someone who oppresses and attacks another; the adversary.
Where else “tsaray” appears- holds itנוֹטֵרnoter
bear a grudge
To nurse anger, hold resentment against someone.
Where else “noter” appears- against his enemiesאֹיְבָיoyvay
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyvay” appears
The context
1The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
2 · This verse (above)
3YHWH is slow to anger and great in power, and will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. YHWH, in the whirlwind and in the storm is his way, and clouds are the dust of his feet.