Hebrew Interlinear

Habakkuk 2:15 Interlinear

Woe drink unto him that giveth his neighbour that puttest thy bottle to him and makest him drunken also that thou mayest look on their nakedness

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1ה֚וֹיH1945Woeoh!
2מַשְׁקֵ֣הH8248drinkto quaff, i.e., (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to
3רֵעֵ֔הוּH7453unto him that giveth his neighbouran associate (more or less close)
4מְסַפֵּ֥חַH5596that puttestproperly, to scrape out, but in certain peculiar senses (of removal or association)
5חֲמָתְךָ֖H2573thy bottlea skin bottle (as tied up)
6וְאַ֣ףH637meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively though
7שַׁכֵּ֑רH7937to him and makest him drunkento become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with a stimulating drink or (figuratively) influence
8לְמַ֥עַןH4616properly, heed, i.e., purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that
9הַבִּ֖יטH5027also that thou mayest lookto scan, i.e., look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care
10עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
11מְעוֹרֵיהֶֽם׃H4589on their nakednessnakedness, i.e., (in plural) the pudenda

Verse Context

Habakkuk 2:14 shall be filled For the earth with the knowledge of the glory...
Habakkuk 2:15 (current)Woe drink unto him that giveth his neighbour that puttest thy bottle to him and makest him drunken also that thou mayest look on their nakedness
Habakkuk 2:16Thou art filled with shame for glory drink ...

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