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The mountainsהָרִיםquakeרָעֲשׁוּbefore him,מִמֶּנּוּand the hillsוְהַגְּבָעוֹתmelt;הִתְמֹגָגוּand the earthהָאָרֶץheavesוַתִּשָּׂאat his presence,מִפָּנָיוand the worldוְתֵבֵלand allוְכָלwho dwellיֹשְׁבֵיin it.בָהּ
Nahum 1:5
Study it in the app“The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt; and the earth heaves at his presence, and the world and all who dwell in it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nahum 1:5, word by word
- The mountainsהָרִיםharim
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “harim” appears- quakeרָעֲשׁוּraashu
quake
To rumble, like the earth or mountains.
Where else “raashu” appears- and the hillsגְּבָעוֹתgevaot
hill
Hill.
Where else “gevaot” appears- meltהִתְמֹגָגוּhitmogagu
soften
To dissolve or soften, like the ground with rain or the earth before YHWH.
Where else “hitmogagu” appears- and the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- heavesתִּשָּׂאtisa
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “tisa” appears- at his presenceפָּנָיpanay
presence
Literally "the face": being before someone, face to face.
Where else “panay” appears- and the worldתֵבֵלtevel
world
The world: the inhabited earth.
Where else “tevel” appears- who dwellיֹשְׁבֵיyoshve
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshve” appears
The context
4He rebukes the sea and dries it up, and all the rivers he drains; Bashan and Carmel wither, and the bloom of Lebanon withers.
5 · This verse (above)
6Before his indignation who can stand? And who can rise up in the burning of his anger? His fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken down before him.