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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Nahum 2:12 - Ravin
Nahum 2:12 - 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.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The lion | H738 | אֲרִי |
[Noun Masculine] a lion |
| did tear in pieces | H2963 | טָרַף |
[Verb] to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels) |
| enough | H1767 | דַּי |
[Preposition] enough (as noun or {adverb}) used chiefly with preposition in phrases |
| for his whelps | H1484 | גּוֹר |
[Noun Masculine] A variation of H1482 |
| and strangled | H2614 | חָנַק |
[Verb] to be narrow; by implication to {throttle} or (reflexively) to choke oneself to death (by a rope) |
| for his lionesses | H3833 | לָבִיא |
[Noun Masculine] a lion (properly a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer; compare H738)) |
| and filled | H4390 | מָלֵא |
[Verb] A primitive {root} to fill or (intransitively) be full {of} in a wide application (literally and figuratively) |
| his holes | H2356 | חוֹר |
[Noun Masculine] a {cavity} {socket } den |
| with prey | H2964 | טֶרֶף |
[Noun Masculine] something {torn} that {is} a {fragment} for example a fresh {leaf} {prey } food |
| and his dens | H4585 | מְעוֹנָה |
[Noun Feminine] Feminine of {H4583 } and meaning the same |
| with ravin | H2966 | טְרֵפָה |
[Noun Feminine] {prey} that {is} flocks devoured by animals |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.