Hebrew Interlinear

Amos 3:4 Interlinear

“roar Will a lion in the forest when he hath no prey cry out will a young lion of his den nothing if he have taken”

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Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	הֲיִשְׁאַ֤ג	H7580	roar	to rumble or moan
2	אַרְיֵה֙	H738	Will a lion	a lion
3	בַּיַּ֔עַר	H3293	in the forest	a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)
4	וְטֶ֖רֶף	H2964	when he hath no prey	something torn, i.e., a fragment, e.g., a fresh leaf, prey, food
5	אֵ֣ין	H369		a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle
6	ל֑וֹ	H0
7	הֲיִתֵּ֨ן	H5414	cry out	to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
8	כְּפִ֤יר	H3715	will a young lion	a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)
9	קוֹלוֹ֙	H6963		a voice or sound
10	מִמְּעֹ֣נָת֔וֹ	H4585	of his den	an abode, of god (the tabernacle or the temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair); hence, a retreat (asylum)
11	בִּלְתִּ֖י	H1115	nothing	properly, a failure of, i.e., (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because n
12	אִם	H518		used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
13	לָכָֽד׃	H3920	if he have taken	to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere

Amos 3:4 (current)roar Will a lion in the forest when he hath no prey cry out will a young lion of his den nothing if he have taken