Hebrew Interlinear
Nahum 2:3 Interlinear
“The shield of his mighty men is made red the valiant are in scarlet shall be with flaming torches the chariots in the day of his preparation and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | מָגֵ֨ן | H4043 | The shield | a shield (i.e., the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile |
| 2 | גִּבֹּרֵ֜יהוּ | H1368 | of his mighty men | powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant |
| 3 | מְאָדָּ֗ם | H119 | is made red | to show blood (in the face), i.e., flush or turn rosy |
| 4 | אַנְשֵׁי | H376 | a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) | |
| 5 | חַ֙יִל֙ | H2428 | the valiant | probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength |
| 6 | מְתֻלָּעִ֔ים | H8529 | are in scarlet | to crimson, i.e., dye that color |
| 7 | בְּאֵשׁ | H784 | shall be with flaming | fire (literally or figuratively) |
| 8 | פְּלָדֹ֥ת | H6393 | torches | a cleaver, i.e., iron armature (of a chariot) |
| 9 | הָרֶ֖כֶב | H7393 | the chariots | a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e., the upper millstone |
| 10 | בְּי֣וֹם | H3117 | in the day | a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso |
| 11 | הֲכִינ֑וֹ | H3559 | of his preparation | properly, to be erect (i.e., stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, |
| 12 | וְהַבְּרֹשִׁ֖ים | H1265 | and the fir trees | a cypress (?) tree; hence, a lance or a musical instrument (as made of that wood) |
| 13 | הָרְעָֽלוּ׃ | H7477 | shall be terribly shaken | to reel, i.e., (figuratively) to brandish |
Verse Context
Nahum 2:2 hath turned away For the LORD as the excellency of Jacob...
Nahum 2:3 (current)The shield of his mighty men is made red the valiant are in scarlet shall be with flaming torches the chariots in the day of his preparation and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken
Nahum 2:4in the streets shall rage The chariots they shall justle one against another in the broad ways they shall seem...