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Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly. (KJV)

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נָקַ֤בְתָּna.Kav.tayou pierced

Lemma: נָקַב (na.qav) · Strong's: H5344A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)

Meaning: to pierce

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 30:28, Leviticus 24:11, Numbers 1:17, 2 Kings 12:9, 2 Kings 18:21, 1 Chronicles 12:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5344A; TAHOT Habakkuk 3:14 word 1

בְמַטָּיו֙ve.ma.Tavwith own arrows his

Lemma: מַטֶּה (mat.teh) · Strong's: H4294I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: tribe: arrow

Used 2 times. Also: Habakkuk 3:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4294I; TAHOT Habakkuk 3:14 word 2

רֹ֣אשׁrosh[the] head of

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A

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

Meaning: head

Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT Habakkuk 3:14 word 3

יִסְעֲר֖וּyis.'a.Ruthey storm

Lemma: סָעַר (sa.ar) · Strong's: H5590

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to rage

Used 7 times. Also: 2 Kings 6:11, Isaiah 54:11, Hosea 13:3, Jonah 1:11, Jonah 1:13, Zechariah 7:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5590; TAHOT Habakkuk 3:14 word 4

לַהֲפִיצֵ֑נִיla.ha.fi.Tze.nito scatter me

Lemma: פּוּץ (puts) · Strong's: H6327A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to scatter

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 10:18, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 11:9, Genesis 49:7, Exodus 5:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6327A; TAHOT Habakkuk 3:14 word 5

עֲלִ֣יצֻתָ֔ם'a.Li.tzu.Tamexultation their

Lemma: עֲלִיצוּת (a.li.tsut) · Strong's: H5951

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

Meaning: exultation

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5951; TAHOT Habakkuk 3:14 word 6

כְּמוֹ\־ke.mov-[was] like

Lemma: כְּמוֹ (ke.mo) · Strong's: H3644G

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: like

Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 19:15, Genesis 34:15, Genesis 41:39, Genesis 44:15, Genesis 44:18, Exodus 9:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3644G; TAHOT Habakkuk 3:14 word 7

לֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.Kholto devour

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

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

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Habakkuk 3:14 word 8

עָנִ֖י'a.Ni[the] afflicted

Lemma: עָנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H6041

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

Meaning: afflicted

Used 71 times. Also: Exodus 22:25, Leviticus 19:10, Leviticus 23:22, Deuteronomy 15:11, Deuteronomy 24:12, Deuteronomy 24:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6041; TAHOT Habakkuk 3:14 word 9

בַּמִּסְתָּֽר\׃ba.mis.Tarin the secret place

Lemma: מִסְתָּר (mis.tar) · Strong's: H4565

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

Meaning: hiding

Used 10 times. Also: Psalms 10:8, Psalms 10:9, Psalms 17:12, Psalms 64:4, Isaiah 45:3, Jeremiah 13:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4565; TAHOT Habakkuk 3:14 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

With his own spear	→	מַטֶּה H4294I tribe: arrow
You pierced	→	נָקַב H5344A to pierce
his head	→	רֹאשׁ H7218A head
when his warriors	→	H6518
stormed out	→	סָעַר H5590 to rage
to scatter us	→	פּוּץ H6327A to scatter
gloating	→	עֲלִיצוּת H5951 exultation
as though ready	→	כְּמוֹ H3644G like
to secretly	→	מִסְתָּר H4565 hiding
devour	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
the weak	→	עָנִי H6041 afflicted

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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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