Hebrew Interlinear

Habakkuk 2:6 Interlinear

a parable Shall not all these take up against him and a taunting proverb against him and say Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1הֲלוֹאH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
2אֵ֣לֶּהH428these or those
3כֻלָּ֗םH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
4עָלָיו֙H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
5מָשָׁ֣לH4912a parableproperly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)
6יִשָּׂ֔אוּH5375Shall not all these take upto lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
7וּמְלִיצָ֖הH4426against him and a tauntingan aphorism; also a satire
8חִיד֣וֹתH2420proverba puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim
9ל֑וֹH0
10וְיֹאמַ֗רH559against him and sayto say (used with great latitude)
11ה֚וֹיH1945Woeoh!
12הַמַּרְבֶּ֣הH7235to him that increasethto increase (in whatever respect)
13לֹּאH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
14ל֔וֹH0
15עַדH5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
16מָתַ֕יH4970properly, extent (of time); but used only adverbially (especially with other particle prefixes), when (either relative or interrogative)
17וּמַכְבִּ֥ידH3513that which is not his! how long and to him that ladethto be heavy, i.e., in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weighty (in the same
18עָלָ֖יוH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
19עַבְטִֽיט׃H5671himself with thick claysomething pledged, i.e., (collectively) pawned goods

Verse Context

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Habakkuk 2:6 (current) a parable Shall not all these take up against him and a taunting proverb against him and say Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay
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