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Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat. (KJV)

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וְקַלּ֨וּve.ka.Luand they are swift

Lemma: קָלַל (qa.lal) · Strong's: H7043

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)

Meaning: to lighten

Used 82 times. Also: Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:3, Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7043; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:8 word 1

מִנְּמֵרִ֜יםmi.ne.me.Rimmore than leopards

Lemma: נָמֵר (na.mer) · Strong's: H5246

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: leopard

Used 6 times. Also: Song of Solomon 4:8, Isaiah 11:6, Jeremiah 5:6, Jeremiah 13:23, Hosea 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5246; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:8 word 2

סוּסָ֗יוsu.Savhorses its

Lemma: סוּס (sus) · Strong's: H5483M

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: horse

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 47:17, Genesis 49:17, Exodus 9:3, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:23, Exodus 15:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5483M; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:8 word 3

וְחַדּוּ֙ve.cha.Duand they are keen

Lemma: חָדַד (cha.dad) · Strong's: H2300A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)

Meaning: be sharp

Used 4 times. Also: Ezekiel 21:9, Ezekiel 21:10, Ezekiel 21:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2300A; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:8 word 4

מִזְּאֵ֣בֵיmi.ze.'E.veimore than wolves of

Lemma: זְאֵב (ze.ev) · Strong's: H2061

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: wolf

Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 49:27, Isaiah 11:6, Isaiah 65:25, Jeremiah 5:6, Ezekiel 22:27, Zephaniah 3:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2061; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:8 word 5

עֶ֔רֶב'E.rev[the] evening

Lemma: עֶ֫רֶב (e.rev) · Strong's: H6153

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: evening

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6153; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:8 word 6

וּפָ֖שׁוּu.Fa.shuand they paw [the] ground

Lemma: פּוּשׁ (push) · Strong's: H6335A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)

Meaning: to leap

Used 2 times. Also: Malachi 4:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6335A; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:8 word 7

פָּֽרָשָׁ֑יוpa.ra.Shavwarhorses its

Lemma: פָּרָשׁ (pa.rash) · Strong's: H6571B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: horseman

Used 52 times. Also: Genesis 50:9, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:18, Exodus 14:23, Exodus 14:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6571B; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:8 word 8

וּפָֽרָשָׁיו֙u.fa.ra.Shavand horsemen its

Lemma: פָּרָשׁ (pa.rash) · Strong's: H6571B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: horseman

Used 52 times. Also: Genesis 50:9, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:18, Exodus 14:23, Exodus 14:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6571B; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:8 word 9

מֵרָח֣וֹקme.ra.Chokfrom a distance

Lemma: רָחֹק (ra.choq) · Strong's: H7350

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: distant

Used 84 times. Also: Genesis 22:4, Genesis 37:18, Exodus 2:4, Exodus 20:18, Exodus 20:21, Exodus 24:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7350; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:8 word 10

יָבֹ֔אוּya.Vo.'uthey come

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:8 word 11

יָעֻ֕פוּya.'U.futhey fly

Lemma: עוּף (uph) · Strong's: H5774A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to fly

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Deuteronomy 4:17, 2 Samuel 22:11, Job 5:7, Job 20:8, Psalms 18:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5774A; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:8 word 12

כְּנֶ֖שֶׁרke.Ne.sherlike an eagle

Lemma: נֶשֶׁר (ne.sher) · Strong's: H5404

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: eagle

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 19:4, Leviticus 11:13, Deuteronomy 14:12, Deuteronomy 28:49, Deuteronomy 32:11, 2 Samuel 1:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5404; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:8 word 13

חָ֥שׁchashmaking haste

Lemma: חוּשׁ (chush) · Strong's: H2363A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to hasten

Used 18 times. Also: Numbers 32:17, Deuteronomy 32:35, Judges 20:37, 1 Samuel 20:38, Job 20:2, Job 31:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2363A; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:8 word 14

לֶאֱכֽוֹל\׃le.'e.Kholto devour

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:8 word 15

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Their horses	→	סוּס H5483M horse
are swifter	→	קָלַל H7043 to lighten
than leopards	→	נָמֵר H5246 leopard
fiercer	→	חָדַד H2300A be sharp
than wolves	→	זְאֵב H2061 wolf
of the night	→	עֶ֫רֶב H6153 evening
Their horsemen	→	פָּרָשׁ H6571B horseman
charge ahead	→	פּוּשׁ H6335A to leap
and their cavalry	→	פָּרָשׁ H6571B horseman
comes	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
from afar	→	רָחֹק H7350 distant
They fly	→	עוּף H5774A to fly
like a vulture	→	נֶשֶׁר H5404 eagle
swooping down	→	חוּשׁ H2363A to hasten
to devour	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat

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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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