Habakkuk 2:12 Go deeper

Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity! (KJV)

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ה֛וֹיHowoe to!

Lemma: הוֹי (hoy) · Strong's: H1945

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: woe!

Used 51 times. Also: 1 Kings 13:30, Isaiah 1:4, Isaiah 1:24, Isaiah 5:8, Isaiah 5:11, Isaiah 5:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1945; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:12 word 1

בֹּנֶ֥הbo.Neh[one who] builds

Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129

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

Meaning: to build

Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:12 word 2

עִ֖יר'ira city

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: city

Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:12 word 3

בְּדָמִ֑יםbe.da.Mimby blood<s>

Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818

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

Meaning: blood

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:12 word 4

וְכוֹנֵ֥ןve.kho.Nenand he establishes

Lemma: כּוּן (kun) · Strong's: H3559I

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpq3ms)

Meaning: to establish: make

Used 14 times. Also: Numbers 21:27, Deuteronomy 32:6, 2 Chronicles 29:35, Job 31:15, Psalms 8:3, Psalms 65:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3559I; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:12 word 5

קִרְיָ֖הkir.Yaha town

Lemma: קִרְיָה (qir.yah) · Strong's: H7151

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: town

Used 29 times. Also: Numbers 21:28, Deuteronomy 2:36, Deuteronomy 3:4, 1 Kings 1:41, 1 Kings 1:45, Job 39:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7151; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:12 word 6

בְּעַוְלָֽה\׃be.'av.Lahby injustice

Lemma: עַוְלָה (av.lah) · Strong's: H5766B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: injustice

Used 31 times. Also: 2 Samuel 3:34, 2 Samuel 7:10, 1 Chronicles 17:9, 2 Chronicles 19:7, Job 5:16, Job 6:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5766B; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:12 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Woe	→	הוֹי H1945 woe!
to him who builds	→	בָּנָה H1129 to build
a city	→	עִיר H5892B city
with bloodshed	→	דָּם H1818 blood
and establishes	→	כּוּן H3559I to establish: make
a town	→	קִרְיָה H7151 town
by iniquity	→	עַוְלָה H5766B injustice

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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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