Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.
Beholde, thy people in the midſt of thee are women: the gates of thy land ſhall be ſet wide open vnto thine enemies, the fire ſhall deuoure thy barres.
אֹיֵב , substantive, ʾoyeyv — enemy, foe (value 13)
H341,
אֹיֵב ʼôyêb, o-yabe'; or (fully) אוֹיֵב ʼôwyêb; active participle of H340; hating; an adversary:—enemy, foe.(Qal) enemy
personal
national
Used in 275 Verses, 28 Books 282  Occurrence Count
אָכַל , verb, ʾakhal — to eat (value 51)
H398,
אָכַל ʼâkal, aw-kal'; a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively):—× at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, × freely, × in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, × quite.to eat, devour, burn up, feed
(Qal)
to eat (human subject)
to eat, devour (of beasts and birds)
to devour, consume (of fire)
to devour, slay (of sword)
to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought)
to devour (of oppression)
(Niphal)
to be eaten (by men)
to be devoured, consumed (of fire)
to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh)
(Pual)
to cause to eat, feed with
to cause to devour
(Hiphil)
to feed
to cause to eat
(Piel)
consume
Used in 703 Verses, 38 Books 803  Occurrence Count
אֶרֶץ , feminine noun, ʾeretz — earth, land (value 291)
H776,
אֶרֶץ ʼerets, eh'-rets; from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land):—× common, country, earth, field, ground, land, × natins, way, + wilderness, world.land, earth
earth
whole earth (as opposed to a part)
earth (as opposed to heaven)
earth (inhabitants)
land
country, territory
district, region
tribal territory
piece of ground
land of Canaan, Israel
inhabitants of land
Sheol, land without return, (under) world
city (-state)
ground, surface of the earth
ground
soil
(in phrases)
people of the land
space or distance of country (in measurements of distance)
level or plain country
land of the living
end(s) of the earth
(almost wholly late in usage)
lands, countries
often in contrast to Canaan
Used in 2190 Verses, 39 Books 2498  Occurrence Count
אֵשׁ , feminine noun, ʾeysh — a fire (value 301)
H784,
אֵשׁ ʼêsh, aysh; a primitive word; fire (literally or figuratively):—burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.fire
fire, flames
supernatural fire (accompanying theophany)
fire (for cooking, roasting, parching)
altar-fire
God's anger (fig.)
Used in 346 Verses, 33 Books 376  Occurrence Count
אִשָּׁה , feminine noun, ʾisha — woman, wife, female (value 306)
H802,
אִשָּׁה ʼishshâh, ish-shaw'; feminine of H376 or H582; irregular plural, נָשִׁים nâshîym;(used in the same wide sense as H582) a woman:—(adulter) ess, each, every, female, × many, none, one, together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.woman, wife, female
woman (opposite of man)
wife (woman married to a man)
female (of animals)
each, every (pronoun)
Used in 686 Verses, 33 Books 776  Occurrence Count
בְּרִיחַ , masculine noun, bəriyah — a bar (value 220)
H1280,
בְּרִיחַ berîyach, ber-ee'-akh; from H1272; a bolt:—bar, fugitive.bar
of wood
of city gates
of tribulation, a fortress, of the earth as a prison (fig.)
Used in 37 Verses, 18 Books 41  Occurrence Count
הִנֵּה , demonstrative particle, hinneyh — lo! behold! (value 60)
H2009,
הִנֵּה hinnêh, hin-nay'; prolongation for H2005; lo!:—behold, lo, see.Used in 799 Verses, 35 Books 842  Occurrence Count
עַם , masculine noun, ʿam — people (value 110)
H5971,
עַם ʻam, am; from H6004; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock:—folk, men, nation, people.nation, people
people, nation
persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men
kinsman, kindred
Used in 1655 Verses, 39 Books 1857  Occurrence Count
פָּתַח , verb, patah — to open (value 488)
H6605,
פָּתַח pâthach, paw-thakh'; a primitive root; to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve:—appear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-) grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.to open
(Qal) to open
(Niphal) to be opened, be let loose, be thrown open
(Piel)
to free
to loosen
to open, open oneself
(Hithpael) to loose oneself
to carve, engrave
(Piel) to engrave
(Pual) to be engraved
Used in 133 Verses, 23 Books 140  Occurrence Count
קֶרֶב , masculine noun, kerev — inward part, midst (value 302)
H7130,
קֶרֶב qereb, keh'-reb; from H7126; properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition):—× among, × before, bowels, × unto charge, eat (up), × heart, × him, × in, inward (× -ly, part, -s, thought), midst, out of, purtenance, × therein, × through, × within self.midst, among, inner part, middle
inward part
physical sense
as seat of thought and emotion
as faculty of thought and emotion
in the midst, among, from among (of a number of persons)
entrails (of sacrificial animals)
Used in 220 Verses, 24 Books 227  Occurrence Count
שַׁעַר , masculine noun, shaʿar — a gate (value 570)
H8179,
שַׁעַר shaʻar, shah'-ar; from H8176 in its original sense; an opening, i.e. door or gate:—city, door, gate, port (× -er).gate
gate (of entrance)
gate (of space inside gate, i.e. marketplace, public meeting place)
city, town
gate (of palace, royal castle, temple, court of tabernacle)
heaven
Used in 302 Verses, 29 Books 369  Occurrence Count
| Nahum 3:13Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| הִנֵּ֨ה עַמֵּ֤ךְ נָשִׁים֙ בְּקִרְבֵּ֔ךְ לְאֹ֣יְבַ֔יִךְ פָּת֥וֹחַ נִפְתְּח֖וּ שַׁעֲרֵ֣י אַרְצֵ֑ךְ אָכְלָ֥ה אֵ֖שׁ בְּרִיחָֽיִך׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Behold, thy people |
H5971ʿam |
עַם |
110 |
| in the midst |
H7130kerev |
קֶרֶב |
302 |
| of thee are women: |
H802ʾisha |
אִשָּׁה |
306 |
| the gates |
H8179shaʿar |
שַׁעַר |
570 |
| of thy land |
H776ʾeretz |
אֶרֶץ |
291 |
| shall be set wide |
H6605patah |
פָּתַח |
488 |
| open |
H6605patah |
פָּתַח |
488 |
| unto thine enemies: |
H341ʾoyeyv |
אֹיֵב |
13 |
| the fire |
H784ʾeysh |
אֵשׁ |
301 |
| shall devour |
H398ʾakhal |
אָכַל |
51 |
| thy bars. |
H1280bəriyah |
בְּרִיחַ |
220 |
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