Nahum 2:11

“Where is the den of the lions and the feeding place of the young lions, where the lion walked, the lioness, there the lion’s cub, and there was no one to make them afraid?”

Nahum 2:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nahum 2:11, word by word

is the denמְעוֹןmeon

dwelling, lair

Dwelling: the place where someone lives; often the heavens or the sanctuary where God dwells; also the lair of jackals.

Where else “meon” appears
of the lionsאֲרָיוֹתarayot

lion

Lion.

Where else “arayot” appears
and the feeding placeמִרְעֶהmire

pasture

Pasture, place where livestock feed.

Where else “mire” appears
of the young lionsכְּפִרִיםkefirim

young lion

A young, strong lion.

Where else “kefirim” appears
walkedהָלַךְhalach

go

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

Where else “halach” appears
the lionessלָבִיאlavi

lioness

Lioness (or full-grown lion).

Where else “lavi” appears
cubגּוּרgur

lion cub

Lion's cub.

Where else “gur” appears
to make them afraidמַחֲרִידmacharid

frighten

To put fear in others until they flee or lose heart.

Where else “macharid” appears

The context

10Empty, and emptied, and devastated; and the heart melts, and the knees totter, and trembling is in every waist, and the faces of all of them grow pale.

11 · This verse (above)

12The lion tore enough for his cubs and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his caves with prey and his dens with torn flesh.

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