Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away.
Thou haſt multiplied thy merchants aboue the ſtarres of heauen; the cankerworme || ſpoileth & flieth away.
יֶלֶק , masculine noun, yelek — (a kind of) locust (value 140)
H3218,
יֶלֶק yeleq, yeh'-lek; from an unused root meaning to lick up; a devourer; specifically, the young locust:—cankerworm, caterpillar.young locust (early stage of development)
caterpillar (as devouring)
Used in 7 Verses, 4 Books 9  Occurrence Count
כּוֹכָב , masculine noun, kokhav — a star (value 48)
H3556,
כּוֹכָב kôwkâb, ko-kawb'; probably from the same as H3522 (in the sense of rolling) or H3554 (in the sense of blazing); a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince:—star(-gazer).star
of Messiah, brothers, youth, numerous progeny, personification, God's omniscience (fig.)
Used in 37 Verses, 18 Books 37  Occurrence Count
עוּף , feminine noun, verb, ʿuf — to fly (value 156)
H5774,
עוּף ʻûwph, oof; a primitive root; to cover (with wings or obscurity); hence (as denominative from H5775) to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning):—brandish, be (wax) faint, flee away, fly (away), × set, shine forth, weary.verb
to fly, fly about, fly away
(Qal)
to fly, hover
to fly away
(Hiphil) to cause to fly, light upon
(Polel)
to fly about or to and fro
to cause to fly to and fro, brandish
(Hithpolel) to fly away
(Qal) to cover, be dark
feminine noun
gloom
Used in 29 Verses, 14 Books 30  Occurrence Count
פָּשַׁט , verb, pashat — to strip off, make a dash, raid (value 389)
H6584,
פָּשַׁט pâshaṭ, paw-shat'; a primitive root; to spread out (i.e. deploy in hostile array); by analogy, to strip (i.e. unclothe, plunder, flay, etc.):—fall upon, flay, invade, make an invasion, pull off, put off, make a road, run upon, rush, set, spoil, spread selves (abroad), strip (off, self).to strip, invade, strip off, make a dash, raid, spread out
(Qal)
to strip off, put off
to put off (one's shelter), make a dash
(Piel) to strip
(Hiphil)
to strip of
to strip off
to flay
(Hithpael) to strip oneself of
Used in 42 Verses, 16 Books 43  Occurrence Count
רָבָה , verb, rava — to be or become much, many or great (value 207)
H7235,
רָבָה râbâh, raw-baw'; a primitive root; to increase (in whatever respect):—(bring in) abundance (× -antly), archer (by mistake for H7232), be in authority, bring up, × continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, × -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), × process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous
(Qal)
to become many, become numerous, multiply (of people, animals, things)
to be or grow great
(Piel) to make large, enlarge, increase, become many
(Hiphil)
to make much, make many, have many
to multiply, increase
to make much to do, do much in respect of, transgress greatly
to increase greatly or exceedingly
to make great, enlarge, do much
(Qal) to shoot
Used in 214 Verses, 31 Books 226  Occurrence Count
רָכַל , verb, rakhal — probably to go about (value 250)
H7402,
רָכַל râkal, raw-kal'; a primitive root; to travel for trading:—(spice) merchant.to go about (meaning dubious)
(Qal) trafficker, trader (participle) (subst)
Used in 15 Verses, 5 Books 17  Occurrence Count
שָׁמַיִם , masculine noun, shamayim — heaven, sky (value 390)
H8064,
שָׁמַיִם shâmayim, shaw-mah'-yim; dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה shâmeh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve):—air, × astrologer, heaven(-s).heaven, heavens, sky
visible heavens, sky
as abode of the stars
as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc
Heaven (as the abode of God)
Used in 395 Verses, 33 Books 413  Occurrence Count
| Nahum 3:16Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| הִרְבֵּית֙ רֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְ מִכּוֹכְבֵ֖י הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם יֶ֥לֶק פָּשַׁ֖ט וַיָּעֹֽף׃ |
| Verse #22729 (Ch. #903) — 7 words, 31 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Thou hast multiplied |
H7235rava |
רָבָה |
207 |
| thy merchants |
H7402rakhal |
רָכַל |
250 |
| above the stars |
H3556kokhav |
כּוֹכָב |
48 |
| of heaven: |
H8064shamayim |
שָׁמַיִם |
390 |
| the cankerworm |
H3218yelek |
יֶלֶק |
140 |
| spoileth, |
H6584pashat |
פָּשַׁט |
389 |
| and flieth away. |
H5774ʿuf |
עוּף |
156 |
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