Whereאַיֵּהis the denמְעוֹןof the lionsאֲרָיוֹתand the feeding placeוּמִרְעֶה הוּאof the young lions,לַכְּפִרִיםwhereאֲשֶׁרthe lionאַרְיֵהwalked,הָלַךְthe lioness,לָבִיאthereשָׁםthe lion’sאַרְיֵהcub,גּוּרand there was no oneוְאֵיןto make them afraid?מַחֲרִיד
Nahum 2:11
Study it in the app“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?”
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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.