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Woeהוֹיto the cityעִירof blood!דָּמִיםAll of itכֻּלָּהּis fullמְלֵאָהof liesכַּחַשׁand plunder;פֶּרֶקthe preyטָרֶףdoes notלֹאdepart.יָמִישׁ
Nahum 3:1
Study it in the app“Woe to the city of blood! All of it is full of lies and plunder; the prey does not depart.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nahum 3:1, word by word
- Woeהוֹיhoy
woe
A cry of grief for the dead or a warning of disaster.
Where else “hoy” appears- to the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- of bloodדָּמִיםdamim
bloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “damim” appears- is fullמְלֵאָהmelea
be full
To be full of something, good or bad.
Where else “melea” appears- of liesכַּחַשׁkachash
lie
A false word said with deceit to seem what one is not.
Where else “kachash” appears- and plunderפֶּרֶקperek
plunder
What is seized by force.
Where else “perek” appears- the preyטָרֶףtaref
prey
What the beast hunts and devours.
Where else “taref” appears- departיָמִישׁyamish
depart
To shift from its place.
Where else “yamish” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2The sound of the whip, and the sound of the rumble of the wheel, and galloping horse, and bounding chariot;