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O LORD , how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save! (KJV)
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עַד\־'ad-until
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:2 word 1
אָ֧נָה'A.nahwhen?
Lemma: אָן (an) · Strong's: H0575
Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)
Meaning: where?
Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 16:8, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 37:30, Exodus 16:28, Numbers 14:11, Deuteronomy 1:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0575; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:2 word 2
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehO Yahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:2 word 3
שִׁוַּ֖עְתִּיshi.Va'.tihave I cried for help
Lemma: שָׁוַע (sha.va) · Strong's: H7768
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpp1cs)
Meaning: to cry
Used 21 times. Also: Job 19:7, Job 24:12, Job 29:12, Job 30:20, Job 30:28, Job 35:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7768; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:2 word 4
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:2 word 5
תִשְׁמָ֑עtish.Ma'you will hear
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:2 word 6
אֶזְעַ֥ק'ez.'AkI cry out
Lemma: זָעַק (za.aq) · Strong's: H2199
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
Meaning: to cry out
Used 72 times. Also: Exodus 2:23, Joshua 8:16, Judges 3:9, Judges 3:15, Judges 4:10, Judges 4:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2199; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:2 word 7
אֵלֶ֛יךָ'e.Lei.khato you
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:2 word 8
חָמָ֖סcha.Masviolence
Lemma: חָמָס (cha.mas) · Strong's: H2555
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: violence
Used 60 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 49:5, Exodus 23:1, Deuteronomy 19:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2555; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:2 word 9
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:2 word 10
תוֹשִֽׁיעַ\׃to.Shi.a'you save
Lemma: יָשַׁע (ya.sah) · Strong's: H3467
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)
Meaning: to save
Used 205 times. Also: Exodus 2:17, Exodus 14:30, Numbers 10:9, Deuteronomy 20:4, Deuteronomy 22:27, Deuteronomy 28:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3467; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:2 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| How long | → | עַד H5704 till |
| . . . | → | אָן H0575 where? |
| O LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| must I call for help | → | שָׁוַע H7768 to cry |
| but You do not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| hear | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| or cry out | → | זָעַק H2199 to cry out |
| to You | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Violence | → | חָמָס H2555 violence |
| but You do not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| save | → | יָשַׁע H3467 to save |
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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