7
And it is decided:וְהֻצַּבshe is stripped,גֻּלְּתָהshe is carried up,הֹעֲלָתָהand her slave womenוְאַמְהֹתֶיהָmoanמְנַהֲגוֹתlike the soundכְּקוֹלof doves,יוֹנִיםbeatingמְתֹפְפֹתonעַלtheir hearts.לִבְבֵהֶן
Nahum 2:7
Study it in the app“And it is decided: she is stripped, she is carried up, and her slave women moan like the sound of doves, beating on their hearts.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nahum 2:7, word by word
- And it is decidedהֻצַּבhutsav
set up
To set something up so that it stays firm, like a pillar or a wall of water.
Where else “hutsav” appears- she is strippedגֻּלְּתָהgulta
uncover
To remove what covers, leaving something in view.
Where else “gulta” appears- she is carried upהֹעֲלָתָהhoalata
bring up
To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".
Where else “hoalata” appears- and her slave womenאַמְהֹתֶיamhote
female slave, maidservant
Female slave, maidservant.
Where else “amhote” appears- moanמְנַהֲגוֹתmenahagot
drive, lead
Drive, lead along (livestock, people); carry off.
Where else “menahagot” appears- like the soundקוֹלkol
sound
What is heard: a noise, a sound or a din.
Where else “kol” appears- of dovesיוֹנִיםyonim
dove
A gentle bird that flies out and returns to the place it came from.
Where else “yonim” appears- beatingמְתֹפְפֹתmetoffot
beat
To strike one's breast in grief.
Where else “metoffot” appears- their heartsלִבְבֵlivve
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “livve” appears
Translation note
A difficult beginning: “it is decided” can also be read as a proper name, Huzab.
The context
6The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace melts.
7 · This verse (above)
8And Nineveh has been like a pool of water from her days, and they are fleeing. “Stop, stop,” but there is no one who turns back.