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Nahum 1:4

He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts.
Nahum 1:4
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

גּוֹעֵ֤ר בַּיָּם֙ וַֽיַּבְּשֵׁ֔הוּ וְכָל־הַנְּהָר֖וֹת הֶֽחֱרִ֑יב אֻמְלַ֤ל בָּשָׁן֙ וְכַרְמֶ֔ל וּפֶ֥רַח לְבָנ֖וֹן אֻמְלָֽל׃

  1. גּוֹעֵ֤רgo.'Er“[he is] rebuking”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from גָּעַר · “to rebuke” · Strong's H1605
  2. בַּיָּם֙bai.Yam“<in> the sea”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָם · “sea” · Strong's H3220G
  3. וַֽיַּבְּשֵׁ֔הוּvai.ya.be.She.hu“and he made dry it”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָבֵשׁ · “to wither” · Strong's H3001
  4. וְכָל־ve.khol“and all”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  5. הַנְּהָר֖וֹתha.ne.ha.Rot“the rivers”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from נָהָר · “river” · Strong's H5104H
  6. הֶֽחֱרִ֑יבhe.che.Riv“he dries up”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָרֵב · “to dry” · Strong's H2717A
  7. אֻמְלַ֤ל'um.Lal“it withers”
    Verb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַל · “to weaken” · Strong's H0535
  8. בָּשָׁן֙ba.Shan“Bashan”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from בָּשָׁן · “Bashan” · Strong's H1316
  9. וְכַרְמֶ֔לve.khar.Mel“and Carmel”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a place · from כַּרְמֶל · “Carmel” · Strong's H3760G
  10. וּפֶ֥רַחu.Fe.rach“and [the] blossom of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּ֫רַח · “flower” · Strong's H6525
  11. לְבָנ֖וֹןle.va.Non“Lebanon”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from לְבָנוֹן · “Lebanon” · Strong's H3844G
  12. אֻמְלָֽל׃'um.Lal“it withers”
    Verb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַל · “to weaken” · Strong's H0535
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)