Micah 7:17 Go deeper

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They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee. (KJV)

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יְלַחֲכ֤וּye.la.cha.Khuthey will lick up

Lemma: לָחַךְ (la.chakh) · Strong's: H3897

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpi3mp)

Meaning: to lick

Used 6 times. Also: Numbers 22:4, 1 Kings 18:38, Psalms 72:9, Isaiah 49:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3897; TAHOT Micah 7:17 word 1

עָפָר֙'a.Fardust

Lemma: עָפָר (a.phar) · Strong's: H6083

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

Meaning: dust

Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 26:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6083; TAHOT Micah 7:17 word 2

כַּנָּחָ֔שׁka.na.Chashlike <the> snake

Lemma: נָחָשׁ (na.chash) · Strong's: H5175

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

Meaning: serpent

Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 49:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5175; TAHOT Micah 7:17 word 3

כְּזֹחֲלֵ֣יke.zo.cha.Leilike [things which] crawl of

Lemma: זָחַל (za.chal) · Strong's: H2119A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to crawl

Used 2 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2119A; TAHOT Micah 7:17 word 4

אֶ֔רֶץ'E.retz[the] earth

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: soil

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776H; TAHOT Micah 7:17 word 5

יִרְגְּז֖וּyir.ge.Zuthey will quake

Lemma: רָגַז (ra.gaz) · Strong's: H7264

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

Meaning: to tremble

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 45:24, Exodus 15:14, Deuteronomy 2:25, 1 Samuel 14:15, 1 Samuel 28:15, 2 Samuel 7:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7264; TAHOT Micah 7:17 word 6

מִמִּסְגְּרֹֽתֵיהֶ֑םmi.mis.ge.ro.tei.Hemfrom strongholds their

Lemma: מִסְגֶּ֫רֶת (mis.ge.ret) · Strong's: H4526

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: perimeter

Used 16 times. Also: Exodus 25:25, Exodus 25:27, Exodus 37:12, Exodus 37:14, 2 Samuel 22:46, 1 Kings 7:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4526; TAHOT Micah 7:17 word 7

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Micah 7:17 word 8

יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Micah 7:17 word 9

אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuGod our

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

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

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Micah 7:17 word 10

יִפְחָ֔דוּyif.Cha.duthey will be in dread

Lemma: פָּחַד (pa.chad) · Strong's: H6342

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

Meaning: to dread

Used 25 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:66, Deuteronomy 28:67, Job 3:25, Job 4:14, Job 23:15, Psalms 14:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6342; TAHOT Micah 7:17 word 11

וְיִֽרְא֖וּve.yir.'Uand they may be afraid

Lemma: יָרֵא (ya.re) · Strong's: H3372H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqu3mp)

Meaning: to fear: revere

Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 28:17, Exodus 1:17, Exodus 1:21, Exodus 9:30, Exodus 14:31, Exodus 15:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3372H; TAHOT Micah 7:17 word 12

מִמֶּֽךָּ\׃mi.Me.kafrom you

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Micah 7:17 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

They will lick	→	לָחַךְ H3897 to lick
the dust	→	עָפָר H6083 dust
like a snake	→	נָחָשׁ H5175 serpent
like reptiles slithering	→	זָחַל H2119A to crawl
on the ground	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776H land: soil
They will come trembling	→	רָגַז H7264 to tremble
from their strongholds	→	מִסְגֶּ֫רֶת H4526 perimeter
in the presence of	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
our God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
they will tremble	→	פָּחַד H6342 to dread
in fear	→	יָרֵא H3372H to fear: revere
of You	→	מִן־ H4480A from

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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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