Habakkuk 3:11 Go deeper
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The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear. (KJV)
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שֶׁ֥מֶשׁShe.meshsun
Lemma: שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ (she.mesh) · Strong's: H8121
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: sun
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 15:12, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:23, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 32:31, Genesis 37:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8121; TAHOT Habakkuk 3:11 word 1
יָרֵ֖חַya.Re.achmoon
Lemma: יָרֵחַ (ya.re.ach) · Strong's: H3394
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: moon
Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 37:9, Deuteronomy 4:19, Deuteronomy 17:3, Joshua 10:12, Joshua 10:13, 2 Kings 23:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3394; TAHOT Habakkuk 3:11 word 2
עָ֣מַד'A.madit has stood still
Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to stand: stand
Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Habakkuk 3:11 word 3
זְבֻ֑לָהze.Vu.laha lofty abode <towards>
Lemma: זְבֻל (ze.vul) · Strong's: H2073
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: elevation
Used 5 times. Also: 1 Kings 8:13, 2 Chronicles 6:2, Psalms 49:14, Isaiah 63:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2073; TAHOT Habakkuk 3:11 word 4
לְא֤וֹרle.'orto light
Lemma: אוֹר (or) · Strong's: H0216
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: light
Used 121 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:23, Judges 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0216; TAHOT Habakkuk 3:11 word 5
חִצֶּ֙יךָ֙chi.Tzei.khaarrows your
Lemma: חֵץ (chets) · Strong's: H2671
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: arrow
Used 51 times. Also: Genesis 49:23, Numbers 24:8, Deuteronomy 32:23, Deuteronomy 32:42, 1 Samuel 20:20, 1 Samuel 20:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2671; TAHOT Habakkuk 3:11 word 6
יְהַלֵּ֔כוּye.ha.Le.khuthey go
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980I
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpi3mp)
Meaning: to go: walk
Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980I; TAHOT Habakkuk 3:11 word 7
לְנֹ֖גַהּle.No.gahto brightness
Lemma: נֹ֫גַהּ (no.gah) · Strong's: H5051
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: brightness
Used 19 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:13, 2 Samuel 23:4, Psalms 18:12, Proverbs 4:18, Isaiah 4:5, Isaiah 50:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5051; TAHOT Habakkuk 3:11 word 8
בְּרַ֥קbe.Rak[the] lightning flash of
Lemma: בָּרָק (ba.raq) · Strong's: H1300B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lightning
Used 21 times. Also: Exodus 19:16, Deuteronomy 32:41, 2 Samuel 22:15, Job 20:25, Job 38:35, Psalms 18:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1300B; TAHOT Habakkuk 3:11 word 9
חֲנִיתֶֽךָ\׃cha.ni.Te.khaspear your
Lemma: חֲנִית (cha.nit) · Strong's: H2595
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: spear
Used 46 times. Also: 1 Samuel 13:19, 1 Samuel 13:22, 1 Samuel 17:7, 1 Samuel 17:45, 1 Samuel 17:47, 1 Samuel 18:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2595; TAHOT Habakkuk 3:11 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Sun | → | שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ H8121 sun |
| and moon | → | יָרֵחַ H3394 moon |
| stood still | → | עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand |
| in their places | → | זְבֻל H2073 elevation |
| at the flash | → | אוֹר H0216 light |
| of Your flying | → | הָלַךְ H1980I to go: walk |
| arrows | → | חֵץ H2671 arrow |
| at the brightness | → | נֹ֫גַהּ H5051 brightness |
| of Your shining | → | בָּרָק H1300B lightning |
| spear | → | חֲנִית H2595 spear |
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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