Nahum 2:12
Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin."
Word-by-Word Analysis
טָרַף
ṭâraph
to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)
דַּי
day
enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
חָנַק
chânaq
to be narrow; by implication, to throttle, or (reflex.) to choke oneself to death (by a rope)
לָבִיא
lâbîyʼ
to roar; a lion (properly, a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer;))
מָלֵא
mâlêʼ
to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
מִנְהָרָה
minhârâh
properly, a channel or fissure, i.e. (by implication) a cavern
טָרַף
ṭâraph
to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)
Key Terms in This Verse
לָבִיא lâbîyʼ
to roar; a lion (properly, a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer;))
Study H3833 →טָרַף ṭâraph
to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)
Study H2963 →חָנַק chânaq
to be narrow; by implication, to throttle, or (reflex.) to choke oneself to death (by a rope)
Study H2614 →מִנְהָרָה minhârâh
properly, a channel or fissure, i.e. (by implication) a cavern
Study H4492 →בֵּן bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Study H1121 →טָרַף ṭâraph
to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)
Study H2963 →דַּי day
enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases
Study H1767 →Cross References
Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cas...
Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
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