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He remembersיִזְכֹּרhis nobles;אַדִּירָיוthey stumbleיִכָּשְׁלוּin their march;בַּהֲלִיכָתָםthey hurryיְמַהֲרוּto her wall,חוֹמָתָהּand the covering shieldהַסֹּכֵךְis set up.וְהֻכַן
Nahum 2:5
Study it in the app“He remembers his nobles; they stumble in their march; they hurry to her wall, and the covering shield is set up.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nahum 2:5, word by word
- He remembersיִזְכֹּרyizkor
remember
To bring something to mind and keep it present so as to act on it.
Where else “yizkor” appears- his noblesאַדִּירָיadiray
noble
The important men of a people, those of highest rank.
Where else “adiray” appears- they stumbleיִכָּשְׁלוּyikashlu
stumble
To lose one's balance while walking until one falls.
Where else “yikashlu” appears- in their marchהֲלִיכָתָhalichata
procession, caravan
A going, a march; hence, a company, a group of travelers or a caravan.
Where else “halichata” appears- they hurryיְמַהֲרוּyemaharu
hurry
To act without delay, with haste and energy.
Where else “yemaharu” appears- to her wallחוֹמָתָchomata
wall
Wall, city wall.
Where else “chomata” appears- and the covering shieldסֹּכֵךְsochech
cover
To shelter, as God his own.
Where else “sochech” appears- is set upהֻכַןhuchan
prepare
To get something set and done beforehand.
Where else “huchan” appears
The context
4In the streets the chariots go mad, they jostle one another in the squares; their appearance is like torches, like lightning flashes they run.
5 · This verse (above)
6The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace melts.