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become many, become numerous, multiply (of people, animals, things) <BR> 1a2) to be or grow great <BR> 1b) (Piel) to make large, enlarge, increase, become many <BR> 1c) (Hiphil) <BR> 1c1) to make much, make many, have many <BR> 1c1a) to multiply, increase <BR> 1c1b) to make much to do, do much in respect of, transgress greatly <BR> 1c1c) to increase greatly or exceedingly <BR> 1c2) to make great, enlarge, do much <BR> 2) (Qal) to shoot">7235</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7235.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7235 -- Occurrence 225 of 230">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הִרְבֵּית֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hirbeit_7235.htm" title="hir·Beit: have increased -- Occurrence 2 of 2.">hir-bêṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">You have multiplied</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person feminine singular">V-Hifil-Perf-2fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7402.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7402: 1) to go about (meaning dubious) <BR> 1a) (Qal) trafficker, trader (participle) (subst)">7402</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7402.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7402 -- Occurrence 17 of 17">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">רֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/rochelayich_7402.htm" title="ro·che·La·yich,: your traders -- Occurrence 6 of 6.">rō-ḵə-la-yiḵ,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">your merchants</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct :: second person feminine singular">V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc | 2fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3556.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3556: 1) star <BR> 1a) of Messiah, brothers, youth, numerous progeny, personification, God's omniscience (fig.)">3556</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3556.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3556 -- Occurrence 37 of 37">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מִכּוֹכְבֵ֖י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/mikkochvei_3556.htm" title="mik·koch·Vei: the stars -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">mik-kō-wḵ-ḇê</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">more than stars</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-m :: Noun - masculine plural construct">Prep-m | N-mpc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8064: 1) heaven, heavens, sky <BR> 1a) visible heavens, sky <BR> 1a1) as abode of the stars <BR> 1a2) as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc <BR> 1b) Heaven (as the abode of God)">8064</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8064 -- Occurrence 409 of 421">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hashshamayim_8064.htm" title="hash·sha·Ma·yim;: of heaven -- Occurrence 228 of 236.">haš-šā-mā-yim;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of the heaven</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - masculine plural">Art | N-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3218.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3218: 1) young locust (early stage of development) <BR> 1a) caterpillar (as devouring)">3218</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3218.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3218 -- Occurrence 9 of 9">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יֶ֥לֶק<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yelek_3218.htm" title="Ye·lek: the cankerworm -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">ye-leq</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the locust</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6584.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6584: 1) to strip, invade, strip off, make a dash, raid, spread out <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to strip off, put off <BR> 1a2) to put off (one's shelter), make a dash <BR> 1b) (Piel) to strip <BR> 1c) (Hiphil) <BR> 1c1) to strip of <BR> 1c2) to strip off <BR> 1c3) to flay <BR> 1d) (Hithpael) to strip oneself of">6584</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6584.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6584 -- Occurrence 43 of 43">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">פָּשַׁ֖ט<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/pashat_6584.htm" title="pa·Shat: strips -- Occurrence 2 of 2.">pā-šaṭ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">plunders</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular">V-Qal-Perf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5774.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5774: v <BR> 1) to fly, fly about, fly away <BR> 1a)(Qal) <BR> 1a1) to fly, hover <BR> 1a2) to fly away <BR> 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to fly, light upon <BR> 1c) (Polel) <BR> 1c1) to fly about or to and fro <BR> 1c2) to cause to fly to and fro, brandish <BR> 1d) (Hithpolel) to fly away <BR> 2) (Qal) to cover, be dark <BR> n f <BR> 3) gloom">5774</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5774.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5774 -- Occurrence 28 of 31">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַיָּעֹֽף׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaiyaof_5774.htm" title="vai·ya·'Of.: and flies -- Occurrence 4 of 4.">way-yā-‘ōp̄.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and flies away</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> 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style="direction:rtl"><span class="hebrew"><span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7235.htm" title="hir·beit: have increased -- 7235: to be or become much, many or great">הִרְבֵּית֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7402.htm" title="ro·che·la·yich,: your traders -- 7402: probably to go about">רֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3556.htm" title="mik·ko·vch·vei: the stars -- 3556: a star">מִכֹּוכְבֵ֖י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8064.htm" title="ha·sha·ma·yim;: of heaven -- 8064: heaven, sky">הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3218.htm" title="ye·lek: the cankerworm -- 3218: (a kind of) locust">יֶ֥לֶק</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6584.htm" title="pa·shat: strips -- 6584: to strip off, make a dash, raid">פָּשַׁ֖ט</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5774.htm" title="vai·ya·'of.: and flies -- 5774: to fly">וַיָּעֹֽף׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/nahum/3.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7235.htm" title="rabah (raw-baw') -- (bring in) abundance (X -antly), + archerbe in authority, bring up, X continue, enlarge, excel">Thou hast multiplied</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7402.htm" title="rakal (raw-kal') -- (spice) merchant">thy merchants</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3556.htm" title="kowkab (ko-kawb') -- star((-gazer))">above the stars</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8064.htm" title="shamayim (shaw-mah'-yim) -- air, X astrologer, heaven(-s)">of heaven</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3218.htm" title="yekeq (yeh'-lek) -- cankerworm, caterpillar">the cankerworm</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6584.htm" title="pashat (paw-shat') -- fall upon, flay, invade, make an invasion, pull off, put off, make a road, run upon, rush, set, spoil">spoileth</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5774.htm" title="uwph (oof) -- brandish, be (wax) faint, flee away, fly (away), X set, shine forth, weary">and flieth away</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/nahum/3.htm">נחום 3:16 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">הִרְבֵּית֙ רֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְ מִכֹּוכְבֵ֖י הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם יֶ֥לֶק פָּשַׁ֖ט וַיָּעֹֽף׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/nahum/3.htm">נחום 3:16 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">הרבית רכליך מכוכבי השמים ילק פשט ויעף׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/nahum/3.htm">נחום 3:16 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">הרבית רכליך מכוכבי השמים ילק פשט ויעף׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/nahum/3.htm">נחום 3:16 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">הרבית רכליך מכוכבי השמים ילק פשט ויעף׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/nahum/3-16.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nahum/3.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />You have increased your traders more than the stars of heaven-- The creeping locust strips and flies away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nahum/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nahum/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have made your merchants more numerous than the stars of the sky. The young locust strips the land and flies away. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">above.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/15-5.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 15:5</span> And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/22-17.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 22:17</span> That in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-23.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Nehemiah 9:23</span> Their children also multiplied you as the stars of heaven, and brought …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-22.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Jeremiah 33:22</span> As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the …</a></p><p class="hdg">spoileth. or, spreadeth himself. </p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/nahum/3-16.htm">Nahum 3:16</a> • <a href="/niv/nahum/3-16.htm">Nahum 3:16 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/nahum/3-16.htm">Nahum 3:16 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/nahum/3-16.htm">Nahum 3:16 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/nahum/3-16.htm">Nahum 3:16 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/nahum/3-16.htm">Nahum 3:16 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/nahum/3-16.htm">Nahum 3:16 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nahum/3-16.htm">Nahum 3:16 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/nahum/3-16.htm">Nahum 3:16 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/nahum/3-16.htm">Nahum 3:16 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/nahum/3-16.htm">Nahum 3:16 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../nahum/3-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nahum 3:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nahum 3:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../nahum/3-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Nahum 3:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Nahum 3:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>