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Will heהַthereforeעַל כֵּןemptyיָרִיקhis net,חֶרְמוֹand continuallyוְתָמִידslayלַהֲרֹגnationsגּוֹיִםwithoutלֹאsparing?יַחְמוֹל
Habakkuk 1:17
Study it in the app“Will he therefore empty his net, and continually slay nations without sparing?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Habakkuk 1:17, word by word
- emptyיָרִיקyarik
empty
To leave a sack, jar or net without its contents, pouring them out.
Where else “yarik” appears- his netחֶרְמcherm
net
A mesh of knotted cords spread out to catch fish.
Where else “cherm” appears- and continuallyתָמִידtamid
continually
Continually, always; what is done regularly and without interruption. As a noun, the regular daily offering.
Where else “tamid” appears- slayהֲרֹגharog
kill
Kill, slay.
Where else “harog” appears- nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- sparingיַחְמוֹלyachmol
have pity, spare
Feel pity, want to save someone; spare.
Where else “yachmol” appears
The context
16Therefore he sacrifices to his net and offers up in smoke to his dragnet, for by them his portion is rich and his food fat.
17 · This verse (above)