Amos 3:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הֲיִשְׁאַ֤ג אַרְיֵה֙ בַּיַּ֔עַר וְטֶ֖רֶף אֵ֣ין ל֑וֹ הֲיִתֵּ֨ן כְּפִ֤יר קוֹלוֹ֙ מִמְּעֹ֣נָת֔וֹ בִּלְתִּ֖י אִם־לָכָֽד׃

Transliteration

Hăyišʾag ʾaryēh ba-yaʿar wə-ṭerep ʾên lô? Hăyittēn kəpîr qôlô mimməʿōnātô biltî ʾim-lākād?

Grammar Details

*Hăyišʾag*: interrogative ה + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will he roar?
*ʾaryēh*: noun, masculine singular - lion
*ba-yaʿar*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the forest
*wə-ṭerep*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and prey
*ʾên*: negative particle - there is not
*lô*: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him
*Hăyittēn*: interrogative ה + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will he give?
*kəpîr*: noun, masculine singular - young lion
*qôlô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his voice
*mimməʿōnātô*: preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - from his den
*biltî*: negative particle - except/unless
*ʾim*: conditional particle - if
*lākād*: Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has captured

Word Meanings

*yišʾag*: roar/growl
*ʾaryēh*: lion/large predator
*yaʿar*: forest/thicket/woods
*ṭerep*: prey/torn flesh/food
*kəpîr*: young lion/lion cub
*məʿōnâ*: den/lair/dwelling place
*lākād*: captured/caught/seized/taken

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 104:21 : 21 The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.
Hos 11:10 : 10 They shall walk after Jehovah, who will roar like a lion; for he will roar, and the children shall come trembling from the west.
Amos 1:2 : 2 And he said, Jehovah will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the pastures of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.
Amos 3:8 : 8 The lion hath roared; who will not fear? The Lord Jehovah hath spoken; who can but prophesy?
Hos 5:14 : 14 For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will carry off, and there shall be none to deliver.

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