Habakkuk 1:10 Go deeper
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And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it. (KJV)
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וְהוּא֙ve.Hu'and it
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:10 word 1
בַּמְּלָכִ֣יםba.me.la.Khim<in> <the> kings
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:10 word 2
יִתְקַלָּ֔סyit.ka.Lasit derides
Lemma: קָלַס (qa.las) · Strong's: H7046
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVti3ms)
Meaning: to mock
Used 4 times. Also: 2 Kings 2:23, Ezekiel 16:31, Ezekiel 22:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7046; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:10 word 3
וְרֹזְנִ֖יםve.ro.ze.Nimand rulers
Lemma: רָזַן (ra.zan) · Strong's: H7336
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to rule
Used 6 times. Also: Judges 5:3, Psalms 2:2, Proverbs 8:15, Proverbs 31:4, Isaiah 40:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7336; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:10 word 4
מִשְׂחָ֣קmis.Chak[are] laughter
Lemma: מִשְׂחַק (mis.chaq) · Strong's: H4890
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: laughing
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4890; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:10 word 5
ה֚וּאhu'it
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:10 word 6
לְכָל\־le.kholat every
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:10 word 7
מִבְצָ֣רmiv.Tzarfortress
Lemma: מִבְצָר (miv.tsar) · Strong's: H4013
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: fortification
Used 37 times. Also: Numbers 13:19, Numbers 32:17, Numbers 32:36, Joshua 10:20, Joshua 19:29, Joshua 19:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4013; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:10 word 8
יִשְׂחָ֔קyis.Chakit laughs
Lemma: שָׂחַק (sa.chaq) · Strong's: H7832
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to laugh
Used 36 times. Also: Judges 16:25, Judges 16:27, 1 Samuel 18:7, 2 Samuel 2:14, 2 Samuel 6:5, 2 Samuel 6:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7832; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:10 word 9
וַיִּצְבֹּ֥רvai.yitz.Borand it heaped up
Lemma: צָבַר (tsa.var) · Strong's: H6651
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to heap
Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 41:35, Genesis 41:49, Exodus 8:14, Job 27:16, Psalms 39:6, Zechariah 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6651; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:10 word 10
עָפָ֖ר'a.Farearth
Lemma: עָפָר (a.phar) · Strong's: H6083
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: dust
Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 26:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6083; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:10 word 11
וַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ\׃Vai.yil.ke.Dahand it captured it
Lemma: לָכַד (la.khad) · Strong's: H3920
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to capture
Used 121 times. Also: Numbers 21:32, Numbers 32:39, Numbers 32:41, Numbers 32:42, Deuteronomy 2:34, Deuteronomy 2:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3920; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:10 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| They | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| scoff at | → | קָלַס H7046 to mock |
| kings | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| and {make} rulers | → | רָזַן H7336 to rule |
| an object of scorn | → | מִשְׂחַק H4890 laughing |
| They | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| laugh | → | שָׂחַק H7832 to laugh |
| at every | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| fortress | → | מִבְצָר H4013 fortification |
| and build up | → | צָבַר H6651 to heap |
| siege ramps | → | עָפָר H6083 dust |
| to seize it | → | לָכַד H3920 to capture |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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