Joel 1:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For a nationגֹוי֙
(go·vy)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
has invadedעָלָ֣ה
(a·lah)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
my land,אַרְצִ֔י
(ar·tzi,)
776: earth, landa prim. root
Mightyעָצ֖וּם
(a·tzum)
6099: mighty, numerousfrom atsom
and withoutוְאֵ֣ין
(ve·'ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
number;מִסְפָּ֑ר
(mis·par;)
4557: number, tallyfrom the same as sepher
Its teethשִׁנָּיו֙
(shin·nav)
8127: tooth, ivoryfrom shanan
are the teethשִׁנֵּ֣י
(shin·nei)
8127: tooth, ivoryfrom shanan
of a lion, 
 
743b: a lionfrom arah
And it has the fangsוּֽמְתַלְּעֹ֥ות
(u·me·tal·le·'o·vt)
4973: teethfrom the same as tola
of a lioness.לָבִ֖יא
(la·vi)
3833b: a lion, lionessfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
For a nation
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
is come up
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
upon my land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
strong
`atsuwm  (aw-tsoom')
powerful (specifically, a paw); by implication, numerous -- + feeble, great, mighty, must, strong.
and without number
micpar  (mis-pawr')
a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
whose teeth
shen  (shane)
a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff -- crag, forefront, ivory, sharp, tooth.
are the teeth
shen  (shane)
a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff -- crag, forefront, ivory, sharp, tooth.
of a lion
'ariy  (ar-ee')
a lion -- (young) lion, + pierce (from the margin).
and he hath the cheek teeth
mthall`ah  (meth-al-leh-aw')
a biter, i.e. a tooth -- cheek (jaw) tooth, jaw.
of a great lion
labiy'  (law-bee')
(great, old, stout) lion, lioness, young (lion).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For a nation has invaded my land, Mighty and without number; Its teeth are the teeth of a lion, And it has the fangs of a lioness.

King James Bible
For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For a nation has invaded My land, powerful and without number; its teeth are the teeth of a lion, and it has the fangs of a lioness.

International Standard Version
Indeed, a nation has invaded my land— it is strong and its population is too large to count — with teeth like a lion and fangs like a lioness.

NET Bible
For a nation has invaded our land. There are so many of them they are too numerous to count. Their teeth are like those of a lion; they tear apart their prey like a lioness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A strong nation attacked my land. It has too many soldiers to count. They have teeth like lions. They have fangs like grown lions.

King James 2000 Bible
For a nation has come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he has the fangs of a lioness.
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