Hebrew Interlinear
Habakkuk 2:17 Interlinear
“ For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee and the spoil of beasts which made them afraid blood because of men's For the violence of the land of the city and of all that dwell ”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּ֣י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 2 | וַחֲמַס | H2555 | For the violence | violence; by implication, wrong; by metonymy unjust gain |
| 3 | לְבָנוֹן֙ | H3844 | of Lebanon | lebanon, a mountain range in palestine |
| 4 | יְכַסֶּ֔ךָּ | H3680 | shall cover | properly, to plump, i.e., fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy) |
| 5 | וְשֹׁ֥ד | H7701 | thee and the spoil | violence, ravage |
| 6 | בְּהֵמ֖וֹת | H929 | of beasts | properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) |
| 7 | יְחִיתַ֑ן | H2865 | which made them afraid | properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear |
| 8 | מִדְּמֵ֤י | H1818 | blood | blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshe |
| 9 | אָדָם֙ | H120 | because of men's | ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) |
| 10 | וַחֲמַס | H2555 | For the violence | violence; by implication, wrong; by metonymy unjust gain |
| 11 | אֶ֔רֶץ | H776 | of the land | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
| 12 | קִרְיָ֖ה | H7151 | of the city | a city |
| 13 | וְכָל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 14 | יֹ֥שְׁבֵי | H3427 | and of all that dwell | properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry |
| 15 | בָֽהּ׃ | H0 |
Verse Context
Habakkuk 2:16Thou art filled with shame for glory drink ...
Habakkuk 2:17 (current) For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee and the spoil of beasts which made them afraid blood because of men's For the violence of the land of the city and of all that dwell
Habakkuk 2:18 What profiteth the graven image thereof hath graven of his work...