Hebrew Interlinear
Amos 9:3 Interlinear
“ And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel I will search and take them out thence and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea thence will I command the serpent and he shall bite”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְאִם | H518 | used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not | |
| 2 | יֵחָֽבְאוּ֙ | H2244 | And though they hide | to secrete |
| 3 | בְּרֹ֣אשׁ | H7218 | themselves in the top | the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) |
| 4 | הַכַּרְמֶ֔ל | H3760 | of Carmel | karmel, the name of a hill and of a town in palestine |
| 5 | מִשָּׁ֥ם | H8033 | there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence | |
| 6 | אֲחַפֵּ֖שׂ | H2664 | I will search | to seek; causatively, to conceal oneself (i.e., let be sought), or mask |
| 7 | וּלְקַחְתִּ֑ים | H3947 | and take them out | to take (in the widest variety of applications) |
| 8 | וְאִם | H518 | used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not | |
| 9 | יִסָּ֨תְר֜וּ | H5641 | thence and though they be hid | to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively |
| 10 | מִנֶּ֤גֶד | H5048 | a front, i.e., part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before | |
| 11 | עֵינַי֙ | H5869 | from my sight | an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) |
| 12 | בְּקַרְקַ֣ע | H7172 | in the bottom | floor (as if a pavement of pieces or tesseroe), of a building or the sea |
| 13 | הַיָּ֔ם | H3220 | of the sea | a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the mediterranean sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif |
| 14 | מִשָּׁ֛ם | H8033 | there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence | |
| 15 | אֲצַוֶּ֥ה | H6680 | thence will I command | (intensively) to constitute, enjoin |
| 16 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 17 | הַנָּחָ֖שׁ | H5175 | the serpent | a snake (from its hiss) |
| 18 | וּנְשָׁכָֽם׃ | H5391 | and he shall bite | to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan |
Verse Context
Amos 9:2 Though they dig into hell thence shall mine hand take...
Amos 9:3 (current) And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel I will search and take them out thence and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea thence will I command the serpent and he shall bite
Amos 9:4 into captivity before their enemies ...