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Woeהוֹיto the one who gainsבֹּצֵעַevilרָעgainבֶּצַעfor his house,לְבֵיתוֹto setלָשׂוּםon highבַּמָּרוֹםhis nest,קִנּוֹto be deliveredלְהִנָּצֵלfrom the handמִכַּףof evil!רָע
Habakkuk 2:9
Study it in the app“Woe to the one who gains evil gain for his house, to set on high his nest, to be delivered from the hand of evil!”
With the Hebrew beneath
Habakkuk 2:9, word by word
- Woeהוֹיhoy
woe
A cry of grief for the dead or a warning of disaster.
Where else “hoy” appears- to the one who gainsבֹּצֵעַbotsea
gain
To make gain by abuse, rob.
Where else “botsea” appears- evilרָעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- gainבֶּצַעbetsa
gain, profit
Gain, profit; often gain got by wrongdoing.
Where else “betsa” appears- for his houseבֵיתvet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “vet” appears- to setשׂוּםsum
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “sum” appears- on highמָּרוֹםmarom
height
What is on high: the height, the highest heaven.
Where else “marom” appears- his nestקִנּkin
nest
The place where a bird lays its eggs and raises its young.
Where else “kin” appears- to be deliveredהִנָּצֵלhinatsel
rescue
To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.
Where else “hinatsel” appears- from the handכַּףkaf
palm
The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.
Where else “kaf” appears
The context
8Because you have plundered many nations, all the rest of the peoples will plunder you, for the blood of human beings and violence done to the land, to the city, and to all who dwell in it.
9 · This verse (above)
10You have counseled shame for your house, making an end of many peoples, and you are sinning against your soul.