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

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
2כֵּן֙H3651properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
3יְזַבֵּ֣חַH2076Therefore they sacrificeto slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)
4לְחֶרְמ֔וֹH2764unto their netphysical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed object; abstractly extermination
5וִֽיקַטֵּ֖רH6999and burn incenseto smoke, i.e., turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)
6לְמִכְמַרְתּ֑וֹH4365unto their draga (fisher's) net
7כִּ֤יH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
8בָהֵ֙מָּה֙H1992because by themthey (only used when emphatic)
9שָׁמֵ֣ןH8082is fatgreasy, i.e., gross; figuratively, rich
10חֶלְק֔וֹH2506their portionproperly, smoothness (of the tongue)
11וּמַאֲכָל֖וֹH3978and their meatan eatable (including provender, flesh and fruit)
12בְּרִאָֽה׃H1277plenteousfatted 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...

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