Hebrew Interlinear
Habakkuk 1:16 Interlinear
“ Therefore they sacrifice unto their net and burn incense unto their drag because by them is fat their portion and their meat plenteous”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 2 | כֵּן֙ | H3651 | properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner | |
| 3 | יְזַבֵּ֣חַ | H2076 | Therefore they sacrifice | to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice) |
| 4 | לְחֶרְמ֔וֹ | H2764 | unto their net | physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed object; abstractly extermination |
| 5 | וִֽיקַטֵּ֖ר | H6999 | and burn incense | to smoke, i.e., turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship) |
| 6 | לְמִכְמַרְתּ֑וֹ | H4365 | unto their drag | a (fisher's) net |
| 7 | כִּ֤י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 8 | בָהֵ֙מָּה֙ | H1992 | because by them | they (only used when emphatic) |
| 9 | שָׁמֵ֣ן | H8082 | is fat | greasy, i.e., gross; figuratively, rich |
| 10 | חֶלְק֔וֹ | H2506 | their portion | properly, smoothness (of the tongue) |
| 11 | וּמַאֲכָל֖וֹ | H3978 | and their meat | an eatable (including provender, flesh and fruit) |
| 12 | בְּרִאָֽה׃ | H1277 | plenteous | fatted or plump |
Verse Context
Habakkuk 1:15 all of them with the angle They take up they catch them in their net and gather...
Habakkuk 1:16 (current) Therefore they sacrifice unto their net and burn incense unto their drag because by them is fat their portion and their meat plenteous
Habakkuk 1:17 Shall they therefore empty their net continually to slay...