Habakkuk 2:4 Go deeper

Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith. (KJV)

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הִנֵּ֣הhi.Nehthere!

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 2:4 word 1

עֻפְּלָ֔ה'u.pe.Lahit is swollen

Lemma: עָפַל (a.phal) · Strong's: H6075A

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVPp3fs)

Meaning: to swell

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6075A; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:4 word 2

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:4 word 3

יָשְׁרָ֥הya.she.Rahit is upright

Lemma: יָשַׁר (ya.shar) · Strong's: H3474

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to smooth

Used 23 times. Also: Numbers 23:27, Judges 14:3, Judges 14:7, 1 Samuel 6:12, 1 Samuel 18:20, 1 Samuel 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3474; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:4 word 4

נַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.Shoself his

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G

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

Meaning: soul

Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 23:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:4 word 5

וְצַדִּ֖יקve.tza.Dikand [the] righteous

Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: righteous

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6662; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:4 word 6

בֶּאֱמוּנָת֥וֹbe.'e.mu.na.Toby faithfulness his

Lemma: אֱמוּנָה (e.mu.nah) · Strong's: H0530

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

Meaning: faithfulness

Used 49 times. Also: Exodus 17:12, Deuteronomy 32:4, 1 Samuel 26:23, 2 Kings 12:15, 2 Kings 22:7, 1 Chronicles 9:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0530; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:4 word 7

יִחְיֶֽה\׃yich.Yehhe will live

Lemma: חָיָה (cha.yah) · Strong's: H2421

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to live

Used 279 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2421; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:4 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Look at	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
the proud one	→	עָפַל H6075A to swell
his soul	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul
. . .	→
is not	→	לֹא H3808 not
upright	→	יָשַׁר H3474 to smooth
but the righteous	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
will live	→	חָיָה H2421 to live
by faith	→	אֱמוּנָה H0530 faithfulness

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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