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Thereforeעַל כֵּןhe sacrificesיְזַבֵּחַto his netלְחֶרְמוֹand offers up in smokeוִיקַטֵּרto his dragnet,לְמִכְמַרְתּוֹforכִּיby themבָהֵמָּהhis portionחֶלְקוֹis richשָׁמֵןand his foodוּמַאֲכָלוֹfat.בְּרִאָה
Habakkuk 1:16
Study it in the app“Therefore he sacrifices to his net and offers up in smoke to his dragnet, for by them his portion is rich and his food fat.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Habakkuk 1:16, word by word
- he sacrificesיְזַבֵּחַyezabeach
sacrifice
To kill an animal as a gift to God or other gods.
Where else “yezabeach” appears- to his netחֶרְמcherm
net
A mesh of knotted cords spread out to catch fish.
Where else “cherm” appears- and offers up in smokeיקַטֵּרykater
burn incense
To offer fragrant smoke to YHWH or other gods.
Where else “ykater” appears- to his dragnetמִכְמַרְתּmichmart
fishing net
A fishing net.
Where else “michmart” appears- his portionחֶלְקchelk
portion
What falls to one: "YHWH is what I receive".
Where else “chelk” appears- is richשָׁמֵןshamen
rich, fat
Rich, fat, abundant.
Where else “shamen” appears- and his foodמַאֲכָלmaachal
food
Food.
Where else “maachal” appears- fatבְּרִאָהberia
fat
Fat, well fed.
Where else “beria” appears
The context
15All of them he brings up with a hook; he drags them in his net and gathers them in his dragnet; therefore he rejoices and exults.
16 · This verse (above)
17Will he therefore empty his net, and continually slay nations without sparing?