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Allכָּלyour fortressesמִבְצָרַיִךְare fig treesתְּאֵנִיםwithעִםfirst-ripe fruit;בִּכּוּרִיםifאִםthey are shaken,יִנּוֹעוּthey fallוְנָפְלוּintoעַלthe mouthפִּיof the eater.אוֹכֵל
Nahum 3:12
Study it in the app“All your fortresses are fig trees with first-ripe fruit; if they are shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nahum 3:12, word by word
- your fortressesמִבְצָרַיִmivtsarayi
fortress, fortified city
Fortress, fortified city.
Where else “mivtsarayi” appears- are fig treesתְּאֵנִיםteenim
fig tree
The fig-bearing plant; sitting under one's own means living in peace.
Where else “teenim” appears- first-ripe fruitבִּכּוּרִיםbikurim
firstfruits
Firstfruits: the first of the harvest to ripen, which was offered to God.
Where else “bikurim” appears- they are shakenיִנּוֹעוּyinou
shake
To wag one's head mockingly.
Where else “yinou” appears- they fallנָפְלוּnaflu
fall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “naflu” appears- the mouthפִּיpi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “pi” appears- of the eaterאוֹכֵלochel
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “ochel” appears
The context
11You too will be drunk; you will be hidden; you too will seek a stronghold from the enemy.
12 · This verse (above)
13Look, your people are women in your midst; to your enemies the gates of your land are opened wide; fire devours your bars.