גֹֽרוֹתָ֔י/ו

𐤂𐤓𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤅

gôwr

his cubs

A young animal, especially the offspring (cub, whelp) of large carnivores such as lions, but also used for the young of other predatory animals. In biblical usage, primarily denotes the juvenile, dependent stage of a wild animal, particularly a lion cub, not yet independent from its mother or lair.

H1484

Nahum 2:13 · Word #4

Lexicon H1484

Lemmaגּוֹר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤂𐤅𐤓
Transliterationgôwr
Strong'sH1484
DefinitionA young animal, especially the offspring (cub, whelp) of large carnivores such as lions, but also used for the young of other predatory animals. In biblical usage, primarily denotes the juvenile, dependent stage of a wild animal, particularly a lion cub, not yet independent from its mother or lair.

Morphology HNcmpc/Sp3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

Common Translation

Phrasehis cubs

SIBI-P1 Translation H1484-01

his den-dwelling cubs

Morphological NotesMasculine plural noun in construct state with 3rd person masculine singular pronominal suffix.
Rendering RationaleThe noun derives from גור, conveying the idea of dwelling or sojourning; thus גּוֹר denotes a young animal still abiding in its lair. The masculine plural construct with 3ms suffix is rendered as "his ... cubs," preserving number and possession.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

his cubs

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleP1 'his den-dwelling cubs' is unnecessarily specific; the word denotes 'his cubs.' The dens are not part of the sense in this context.