Nahum 3:9
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers."
Word-by-Word Analysis
כּוּשׁ
Kûwsh
Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite
מִצְרַיִם
Mitsrayim
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
כֹּחַ
kôach
vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
English grammatical function word ('infinite'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalen...
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
לוּבִי
Lûwbîy
a Libyan or inhabitant of interior Africa (only in plural)
Key Terms in This Verse
English grammatical function word ('infinite'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent in the original Hebrew or Greek text; they are r...
Study GRAM →כּוּשׁ Kûwsh
Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite
Study H3568 →כֹּחַ kôach
vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
Study H3581 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →Cross References
Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.
They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.
And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow.
Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.
The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
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