Habakkuk 1:6 Go deeper
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For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs. (KJV)
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כִּֽי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:6 word 1
הִנְנִ֤יhi.Nihere I
Lemma: הֵן (hen) · Strong's: H2005
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: look!
Used 316 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 15:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2005; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:6 word 2
מֵקִים֙me.Kim[am] about to raise up
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
Meaning: to arise: raise
Used 40 times. Also: Exodus 26:30, Exodus 40:2, Exodus 40:17, Exodus 40:18, Exodus 40:33, Leviticus 26:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965H; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:6 word 3
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:6 word 4
הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.Dimthe Chaldeans
Lemma: כַּשְׂדִּים (kas.di) · Strong's: H3778
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Chaldea
Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 11:28, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 15:7, 2 Kings 24:2, 2 Kings 25:4, 2 Kings 25:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3778; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:6 word 5
הַגּ֖וֹיha.Goythe nation
Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: nation
Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:6 word 6
הַמַּ֣רha.Mar<the> bitter
Lemma: מַר (mar) · Strong's: H4751
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: bitter
Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 27:34, Exodus 15:23, Numbers 5:18, Numbers 5:19, Numbers 5:23, Numbers 5:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4751; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:6 word 7
וְהַנִּמְהָ֑רve.ha.nim.Harand <the> impetuous
Lemma: מָהַר (ma.har) · Strong's: H4116A
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)
Meaning: to hasten
Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 18:6, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:20, Genesis 24:46 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4116A; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:6 word 8
הַֽהוֹלֵךְ֙ha.ho.leKhwhich goes
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to go: walk
Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980I; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:6 word 9
לְמֶרְחֲבֵי\־le.mer.cha.vei-to [the] expanses of
Lemma: מֶרְחָב (mer.chav) · Strong's: H4800
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: broad
Used 6 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:20, Psalms 18:19, Psalms 31:8, Psalms 118:5, Hosea 4:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4800; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:6 word 10
אֶ֔רֶץ'E.retz[the] earth
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:6 word 11
לָרֶ֖שֶׁתla.Re.shetto take possession of
Lemma: יָרַשׁ (ya.rash) · Strong's: H3423H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to possess: take
Used 188 times. Also: Genesis 15:7, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:4, Exodus 15:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3423H; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:6 word 12
מִשְׁכָּנ֥וֹתmish.ka.Notdwellings
Lemma: מִשְׁכָּן (mish.kan) · Strong's: H4908
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: tabernacle
Used 139 times. Also: Exodus 25:9, Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:6, Exodus 26:7, Exodus 26:12, Exodus 26:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4908; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:6 word 13
לֹּא\־lo'-[which] 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 1:6 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| behold | → | הֵן H2005 look! |
| I am raising up | → | קוּם H6965H to arise: raise |
| the Chaldeans | → | כַּשְׂדִּים H3778 Chaldea |
| that ruthless | → | מַר H4751 bitter |
| and impetuous | → | מָהַר H4116A to hasten |
| nation | → | גּוֹי H1471A nation |
| which marches | → | הָלַךְ H1980I to go: walk |
| through the breadth | → | מֶרְחָב H4800 broad |
| of the earth | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| to seize | → | יָרַשׁ H3423H to possess: take |
| dwellings | → | מִשְׁכָּן H4908 tabernacle |
| not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| their own | → |
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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