Hebrew Interlinear

Nahum 3:5 Interlinear

Behold I am against thee saith the LORD of hosts and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face and I will shew the nations thy nakedness and the kingdoms thy shame

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1הִנְנִ֣יH2005lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if
2אֵלַ֗יִךְH413near, with or among; often in general, to
3נְאֻם֙H5002Behold I am against thee saithan oracle
4יְהוָ֣הH3068the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
5צְבָא֔וֹתH6635of hostsa mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (speci
6וְגִלֵּיתִ֥יH1540and I will discoverto denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
7שׁוּלַ֖יִךְH7757thy skirtsa skirt; by implication, a bottom edge
8עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
9פָּנָ֑יִךְH6440upon thy facethe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
10וְהַרְאֵיתִ֤יH7200and I will shewto see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
11גוֹיִם֙H1471the nationsa foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
12מַעְרֵ֔ךְH4626thy nakednessa nude place, i.e., (literally) the pudenda, or (figuratively) a vacant space
13וּמַמְלָכ֖וֹתH4467and the kingdomsdominion, i.e., (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)
14קְלוֹנֵֽךְ׃H7036thy shamedisgrace; (by implication) the pudenda

Verse Context

Nahum 3:4Because of the multitude of the whoredoms harlot of the wellfavoured the mistress...
Nahum 3:5 (current) Behold I am against thee saith the LORD of hosts and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face and I will shew the nations thy nakedness and the kingdoms thy shame
Nahum 3:6And I will cast abominable filth upon thee and make thee vile and will set thee as a gazingstock...

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