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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Nahum 3:16 - Spoileth
Nahum 3:16 - Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thou hast multiplied | H7235 | רָבָה |
[Verb] to increase (in whatever respect) |
| thy merchants | H7402 | רָכַל |
[Verb] to travel for trading |
| above the stars | H4480 | מִן |
[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses |
| of heaven | H8064 | שָׁמַיִם |
[Noun Masculine] 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) |
| the cankerworm | H3218 | יֶלֶק |
[Noun Masculine] a devourer; specifically the young locust |
| spoileth | H6584 | פָּשַׁט |
[Verb] to spread out (that {is} deploy in hostile array); by analogy to strip (that {is} unclothe: {plunder} {flay } etc.) |
| and flieth away | H5774 | עוּף |
[Verb] 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) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.