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Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil! (KJV)

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ה֗וֹיHowoe 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 2:9 word 1

בֹּצֵ֛עַbo.Tze.a'[one who] gains

Lemma: בָּצַע (ba.tsa) · Strong's: H1214I

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

Meaning: to cut off: to gain

Used 9 times. Also: Psalms 10:3, Proverbs 1:19, Proverbs 15:27, Jeremiah 6:13, Jeremiah 8:10, Lamentations 2:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1214I; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:9 word 2

בֶּ֥צַעBe.tza'unjust gain

Lemma: בֶּ֫צַע (be.tsa) · Strong's: H1215

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

Meaning: unjust-gain

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 37:26, Exodus 18:21, Judges 5:19, 1 Samuel 8:3, Job 22:3, Psalms 30:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1215; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:9 word 3

רָ֖עra'evil

Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451H

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: bad: evil

Used 178 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 28:8, Genesis 38:7, Genesis 41:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451H; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:9 word 4

לְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.Tofor house his

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M

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

Meaning: house: household

Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:9 word 5

לָשׂ֤וּםla.Sumto set

Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to set: make

Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 21:13, Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 28:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7760A; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:9 word 6

בַּמָּרוֹם֙ba.ma.rOmon the high places

Lemma: מָרוֹם (ma.rom) · Strong's: H4791

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

Meaning: height

Used 54 times. Also: Judges 5:18, 2 Samuel 22:17, 2 Kings 19:22, 2 Kings 19:23, Job 5:11, Job 16:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4791; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:9 word 7

קִנּ֔וֹki.Nonest his

Lemma: קֵן (qen) · Strong's: H7064

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

Meaning: nest

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 6:14, Numbers 24:21, Deuteronomy 22:6, Deuteronomy 32:11, Job 29:18, Job 39:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7064; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:9 word 8

לְהִנָּצֵ֖לle.hi.na.Tzelto deliver himself

Lemma: נָצַל (na.tsal) · Strong's: H5337

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Infinitive · Construct (HVNcc)

Meaning: to rescue

Used 213 times. Also: Genesis 31:9, Genesis 31:16, Genesis 32:11, Genesis 32:30, Genesis 37:21, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5337; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:9 word 9

מִכַּף\־mi.kaf-from [the] hand of

Lemma: כַּף (kaph) · Strong's: H3709G

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

Meaning: palm

Used 139 times. Also: Genesis 20:5, Genesis 31:42, Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:21, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 9:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3709G; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:9 word 10

רָֽע\׃Ra'harm

Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451B

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: bad: evil

Used 111 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 44:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451B; TAHOT Habakkuk 2:9 word 11

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	→	בָּצַע H1214I to cut off: to gain
his house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household
by unjust	→	רַע H7451H bad: evil
gain	→	בֶּ֫צַע H1215 unjust-gain
to place	→	שׂוּם H7760A to set: make
his nest	→	קֵן H7064 nest
on high	→	מָרוֹם H4791 height
[and] escape	→	נָצַל H5337 to rescue
the hand	→	כַּף H3709G palm
of disaster	→	רַע H7451H bad: evil

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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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