Hebrew Interlinear

Nahum 3:17 Interlinear

Thy crowned are as the locusts and thy captains as the great grasshoppers as the great grasshoppers which camp in the hedges day in the cold but when the sun ariseth they flee away is not known and their place where

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1מִנְּזָרַ֙יִךְ֙H4502Thy crowneda prince
2כָּֽאַרְבֶּ֔הH697are as the locustsa locust (from its rapid increase)
3וְטַפְסְרַ֖יִךְH2951and thy captainsa military governor
4גֹּבָ֑יH1462as the great grasshoppersthe locust (from its grubbing as a larvae)
5גֹּבָ֑יH1462as the great grasshoppersthe locust (from its grubbing as a larvae)
6הַֽחוֹנִ֤יםH2583which campproperly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch a tent; generally to encamp (for abode or s
7בַּגְּדֵרוֹת֙H1448in the hedgesenclosure (especially for flocks)
8בְּי֣וֹםH3117daya 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
9קָרָ֔הH7135in the coldcoolness
10שֶׁ֤מֶשׁH8121but when the sunthe sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e., (architectural) a notched battlement
11זָֽרְחָה֙H2224arisethproperly, to irradiate (or shoot forth beams), i.e., to rise (as the sun); specifically, to appear (as a symptom of leprosy)
12וְנוֹדַ֔דH5074they flee awayproperly, to wave to and fro (rarely to flap up and down); figuratively, to rove, flee, or (causatively) to drive away
13וְלֹֽאH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
14נוֹדַ֥עH3045is not knownto know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
15מְקוֹמ֖וֹH4725and their placeproperly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
16אַיָּֽם׃H335wherewhere? hence how?

Verse Context

Nahum 3:16Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven the cankerworm spoileth...
Nahum 3:17 (current)Thy crowned are as the locusts and thy captains as the great grasshoppers as the great grasshoppers which camp in the hedges day in the cold but when the sun ariseth they flee away is not known and their place where
Nahum 3:18slumber Thy shepherds O king of Assyria shall dwell thy nobles...

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