Commentaire sur Nahoum 2:8
וְהֻצַּ֖ב גֻּלְּתָ֣ה הֹֽעֲלָ֑תָה וְאַמְהֹתֶ֗יהָ מְנַֽהֲגוֹת֙ כְּק֣וֹל יוֹנִ֔ים מְתֹפְפֹ֖ת עַל־לִבְבֵהֶֽן׃
Houzab [la reine] est tirée de sa cachette et emmenée, tandis que ses servantes poussent des soupirs, telles des colombes qui gémissent, et se frappent la poitrine.
Rashi on Nahum
And the queen Heb. וְהֻצַּב. She is the queen who stands to the right of the king, as is stated (Ps. 45:10): “The queen stands to your right.”
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Rashi on Nahum
has been exposed and taken away—In the open, she has gone into captivity and has been taken away from the city.
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Rashi on Nahum
moan like the voice of doves—They moan with a lamentation like the voice of lamenting doves. moan Heb. מְנַהֲגוֹת, gemissant in French.
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Rashi on Nahum
beating their breasts Striking their hand on their heart like the beating of a drum.
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