Habakkuk 2:19 Go deeper
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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)
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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
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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