Habakkuk 2:17 Go deeper
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For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein. (KJV)
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כִּ֣יkifor
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 2:17 word 1
חֲמַ֤סcha.Mas[the] violence of
Lemma: חָמָס (cha.mas) · Strong's: H2555
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 2:17 word 2
לְבָנוֹן֙le.va.nOnLebanon
Lemma: לְבָנוֹן (le.va.non) · Strong's: H3844G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Lebanon
Used 63 times. Also: Deuteronomy 1:7, Deuteronomy 3:25, Deuteronomy 11:24, Joshua 1:4, Joshua 9:1, Joshua 13:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3844G; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:17 word 3
יְכַסֶּ֔ךָּye.kha.Se.kait will cover you
Lemma: כָּסָה (ka.sah) · Strong's: H3680
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to cover
Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 18:17, Genesis 24:65, Genesis 37:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3680; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:17 word 4
וְשֹׁ֥דve.Shodand [the] devastation of
Lemma: שֹׁד (shod) · Strong's: H7701
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: violence
Used 25 times. Also: Job 5:21, Job 5:22, Psalms 12:5, Proverbs 21:7, Proverbs 24:2, Isaiah 13:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7701; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:17 word 5
בְּהֵמ֖וֹתbe.he.Motanimals
Lemma: בְּהֵמָה (be.he.mah) · Strong's: H0929
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: animal
Used 190 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 6:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0929; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:17 word 6
יְחִיתַ֑ןye.chi.Tanit will terrify them
Lemma: חָתַת (cha.tat) · Strong's: H2865
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
Meaning: to to be dismayed
Used 52 times. Also: Deuteronomy 1:21, Deuteronomy 31:8, Joshua 1:9, Joshua 8:1, Joshua 10:25, 1 Samuel 17:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2865; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:17 word 7
מִדְּמֵ֤יmi.de.Meifrom [the] blood<s> of
Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
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 2:17 word 8
אָדָם֙'a.Damhumankind
Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:17 word 9
וַחֲמַס\־va.cha.mas-and [the] violence of
Lemma: חָמָס (cha.mas) · Strong's: H2555
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 2:17 word 10
אֶ֔רֶץ'E.retz[the] land of
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
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 2:17 word 11
קִרְיָ֖הkir.Yah[the] 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 2:17 word 12
וְכָל\־ve.kholand all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 2:17 word 13
יֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.vei[those who] dwell
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:17 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 |
| your violence | → | חָמָס H2555 violence |
| against Lebanon | → | לְבָנוֹן H3844G Lebanon |
| will overwhelm you | → | כָּסָה H3680 to cover |
| and the destruction | → | שֹׁד H7701 violence |
| of animals | → | בְּהֵמָה H0929 animal |
| will terrify you | → | חָתַת H2865 to to be dismayed |
| because of your bloodshed | → | דָּם H1818 blood |
| against men | → | אָדָם H0120G man |
| and your violence | → | חָמָס H2555 violence |
| against the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| the city | → | קִרְיָה H7151 town |
| and all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| their dwellers | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| . . . | → |
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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