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The Warrior’s Mouth: How a Prophetic Verb Reveals Divine Vengeance as Performance

הִנְנִ֣י אֵלַ֗יִךְ נְאֻם֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֔ות וְהִבְעַרְתִּ֤י בֶֽעָשָׁן֙ רִכְבָּ֔הּ וּכְפִירַ֖יִךְ תֹּ֣אכַל חָ֑רֶב וְהִכְרַתִּי מֵאֶ֨רֶץ֙ טַרְפֵּ֔ךְ וְלֹֽא־יִשָּׁמַ֥ע עֹ֖וד קֹ֥ול מַלְאָכֵֽכֵה׃ In the fiery oracles of prophecy, language does not merely describe events — it enacts them. Nowhere is this more evident than in Nachum 2:13, where the Lord Himself speaks directly to Nineveh, declaring divine judgment with martial fury. The verse brims with violent imagery: chariots burned to smoke, cubs devoured by swords, messengers silenced forever. But beneath the poetic surface lies a subtle grammatical phenomenon that transforms this declaration from a mere warning into a performative act of doom.… Learn Hebrew
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Hebrew Words You Should Know

List of Hebrew words you need to know in order to read the Hebrew Bible and Modern Hebrew. גַּם – also מיִ – who מַה, מָה, מֱה – what אֵיפֹה – where מָתַי – when מַדּוּעַ – why אֵיזֶה – which (m.s.) אֵיזוֹ – which (f.s.) ?אֶת מִי – whom? הַאִם – an interrogative particle חושֵׁב – thinks יוֹדֵעַ – knows כִּי – because אֲבָל – but אִם – if אִם כֵּן – if so כָּל – all; every; any שוּם – any (with negative) …בְּ – in, with …בַּ – in the; with the בַּמֶּה – with what פֹּה – here כֵּן – yes, so לֹא – no, not וְ – and אוֹ – or אוֹמֵר – says שׁוֹאֵל – asks עוֹמֵד – stands; stands up יוֹשֵׁב – sits; sits down הוֹלֵךְ – walks; goes מִן – from אֶל – to עַל – on, about עַל מַה – on what; about what עַד – until אָז – then כַּאֲשֶׁר – when אַחֲרֵי , אַחַר – after אַחֲרֵי־כֵן – afterwards לִפְנֵי – before; in front of אוֹהֵב – loves; likes לוֹמֵד – learns; studies קוֹרֵא – read; calls שׁוֹמֵעַ – hears; listens רוֹאֶה – sees עוֹנֶה – answers לוֹקֵחַ – takes עוֹבֵד – works עֲבוֹדָה – work (noun) פּוֹתֵחַ – opens פִּתְאֹם – suddenly לְאָן – whereto תָּמִיד – always הַרְבֵּה – many; much; a lot מְאֹד – very, very much זֶה – this (m.s.)… Learn Hebrew
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