Habakkuk 1:15 Go deeper
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They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad. (KJV)
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כֻּלֹּה֙ku.Lohall of it
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 1:15 word 1
בְּחַכָּ֣הbe.cha.Kahwith a fish hook
Lemma: חַכָּה (chak.kah) · Strong's: H2443
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: hook
Used 3 times. Also: Job 41:1, Isaiah 19:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2443; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:15 word 2
הֵֽעֲלָ֔הhe.'a.Lahhe brings up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to ascend: establish
Used 153 times. Also: Genesis 37:28, Genesis 46:4, Genesis 50:24, Genesis 50:25, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927H; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:15 word 3
יְגֹרֵ֣הוּye.go.Re.huhe drags away it
Lemma: גָּרַר (ga.rar) · Strong's: H1641
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to drag/chew/saw
Used 6 times. Also: Leviticus 11:7, 1 Kings 7:9, Proverbs 21:7, Jeremiah 30:23, Hosea 7:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1641; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:15 word 4
בְחֶרְמ֔וֹve.cher.Moin net his
Lemma: חֵ֫רֶם (che.rem) · Strong's: H2764B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: net
Used 9 times. Also: Ecclesiastes 7:26, Ezekiel 26:5, Ezekiel 26:14, Ezekiel 32:3, Ezekiel 47:10, Micah 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2764B; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:15 word 5
וְיַאַסְפֵ֖הוּve.ya.'as.Fe.huand he gathers it
Lemma: אָסַף (a.saph) · Strong's: H0622
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqu3ms)
Meaning: to gather
Used 200 times. Also: Genesis 6:21, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 25:17, Genesis 29:3, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0622; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:15 word 6
בְּמִכְמַרְתּ֑וֹbe.mikh.mar.Toin fishing net his
Lemma: מִכְמֶ֫רֶת (mikh.me.ret) · Strong's: H4365A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: net
Used 2 times. Also: Habakkuk 1:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4365A; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:15 word 7
עַל\־'al-there-
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:15 word 8
כֵּ֖ןken-fore
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: so
Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:15 word 9
יִשְׂמַ֥חyis.Machhe rejoices
Lemma: שָׂמַח (sa.mach) · Strong's: H8055
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to rejoice
Used 153 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Leviticus 23:40, Deuteronomy 12:7, Deuteronomy 12:12, Deuteronomy 12:18, Deuteronomy 14:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8055; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:15 word 10
וְיָגִֽיל\׃ve.ya.Giland he may be glad
Lemma: גִּיל (gil) · Strong's: H1523
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqu3ms)
Meaning: to rejoice
Used 42 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 16:31, Psalms 2:11, Psalms 9:14, Psalms 13:4, Psalms 13:5, Psalms 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1523; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:15 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| [The foe] pulls all of them | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| up | → | עָלָה H5927H to ascend: establish |
| with a hook | → | חַכָּה H2443 hook |
| he catches them | → | גָּרַר H1641 to drag/chew/saw |
| in his dragnet | → | חֵ֫רֶם H2764B net |
| and gathers them | → | אָסַף H0622 to gather |
| in his fishing net | → | מִכְמֶ֫רֶת H4365A net |
| so | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| . . . | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| he rejoices gladly | → | שָׂמַח H8055 to rejoice |
| . . . | → | גִּיל H1523 to rejoice |
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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