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Habakkuk 2:19 Go deeper

← Habakkuk 2 · ← verse 18 · verse 20 →

Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

ה֣וֹיHowoe 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 2:19 word 1

אֹמֵ֤ר'o.Mer[one who] says

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

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

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:19 word 2

לָעֵץ֙la.'Etzto <the> wood

Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086G

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

Meaning: tree: wood

Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 6:14, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 7:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6086G; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:19 word 3

הָקִ֔יצָהha.Ki.tzahwake up !

Lemma: קִיץ (quts) · Strong's: H6974

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhv2ms)

Meaning: to awake

Used 22 times. Also: 1 Samuel 26:12, 2 Kings 4:31, Job 14:12, Psalms 3:5, Psalms 17:15, Psalms 35:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6974; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:19 word 4

ע֖וּרִי'U.riawake

Lemma: עוּר (ur) · Strong's: H5782

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqv2fs)

Meaning: to rouse

Used 80 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:11, Judges 5:12, 2 Samuel 23:18, 1 Chronicles 5:26, 1 Chronicles 11:11, 1 Chronicles 11:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5782; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:19 word 5

לְאֶ֣בֶןle.'E.vento a stone of

Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: stone

Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:19 word 6

דּוּמָ֑םdu.Mamsilence

Lemma: דּוּמָם (du.mam) · Strong's: H1748

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: silence

Used 3 times. Also: Isaiah 47:5, Lamentations 3:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1748; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:19 word 7

ה֣וּאhu'it

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:19 word 8

יוֹרֶ֔הyo.Rehwill it teach?

Lemma: יָרָה (ya.rah) · Strong's: H3384B

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to show

Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 31:51, Genesis 46:28, Exodus 4:12, Exodus 4:15, Exodus 15:25, Exodus 24:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3384B; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:19 word 9

הִנֵּה\־hi.neh-there!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:19 word 10

ה֗וּאHu'it

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:19 word 11

תָּפוּשׂ֙ta.Fus[is] sheathed

Lemma: תָּפַשׂ (ta.pha.s) · Strong's: H8610

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)

Meaning: to capture

Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 4:21, Genesis 39:12, Numbers 5:13, Numbers 31:27, Deuteronomy 9:17, Deuteronomy 20:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8610; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:19 word 12

זָהָ֣בza.Havgold

Lemma: זָהָב (za.hav) · Strong's: H2091

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

Meaning: gold

Used 389 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2091; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:19 word 13

וָכֶ֔סֶףva.Khe.sefand silver

Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G

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

Meaning: silver: money

Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:19 word 14

וְכָל\־ve.kholand any

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

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 2:19 word 15

ר֖וּחַRu.achbreath

Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307H

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

Meaning: spirit: breath

Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:15, Genesis 7:22, Genesis 8:1, Exodus 10:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7307H; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:19 word 16

אֵ֥ין'einnot

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:19 word 17

בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ\׃be.kir.Bo[is] <in> within it

Lemma: קֶ֫רֶב (qe.rev) · Strong's: H7130G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: entrails: among

Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 18:12, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 25:22, Genesis 41:21, Genesis 45:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7130G; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:19 word 18

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 says→אָמַר H0559 to say
to wood→עֵץ H6086G tree: wood
Awake→קִיץ H6974 to awake
or to silent→דּוּמָם H1748 silence
stone→אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone
Arise→עוּר H5782 to rouse
Can it→הוּא H1931 he/she/it
give guidance→יָרָה H3384B to show
Behold→הִנֵּה H2009 behold
it [is]→הוּא H1931 he/she/it
overlaid→תָּפַשׂ H8610 to capture
with gold→זָהָב H2091 gold
and silver→כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money
yet there is no→אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
breath→רוּחַ H7307H spirit: breath
in→קֶ֫רֶב H7130G entrails: among
it at all→כֹּל H3605 all

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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