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And itוְהוּאscoffsיִתְקַלָּסat kings,בַּמְּלָכִיםand dignitariesוְרֹזְנִיםare a laughingstockמִשְׂחָקto it;לוֹitהוּאlaughsיִשְׂחָקat everyלְכָלfortress,מִבְצָרand heaps upוַיִּצְבֹּרdirtעָפָרand captures it.וַיִּלְכְּדָהּ
Habakkuk 1:10
Study it in the app“And it scoffs at kings, and dignitaries are a laughingstock to it; it laughs at every fortress, and heaps up dirt and captures it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Habakkuk 1:10, word by word
- scoffsיִתְקַלָּסyitkalas
mock, scoff
Mock, scoff at someone, hold him in contempt.
Where else “yitkalas” appears- at kingsמְּלָכִיםmelachim
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melachim” appears- and dignitariesרֹזְנִיםroznim
ruler, dignitary
Dignitary: a person of weight, an important ruler. It always appears alongside "kings."
Where else “roznim” appears- are a laughingstockמִשְׂחָקmischak
object of scorn
Something laughed at, an object of scorn.
Where else “mischak” appears- laughsיִשְׂחָקyischak
mock
To mock someone.
Where else “yischak” appears- fortressמִבְצָרmivtsar
fortress, fortified city
Fortress, fortified city.
Where else “mivtsar” appears- and heaps upיִּצְבֹּרyitsbor
heap up, store
Heap up, pile up, store.
Where else “yitsbor” appears- dirtעָפָרafar
dust
Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.
Where else “afar” appears- and captures itיִּלְכְּדָyilkda
capture
To conquer a city or seize someone.
Where else “yilkda” appears
The context
9All of it comes for violence; the eagerness of their faces is forward, and it gathers captives like the sand.
10 · This verse (above)
11Then he sweeps by like the wind and passes on, and he becomes guilty, this one whose strength is his god.”