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The sun,שֶׁמֶשׁthe moonיָרֵחַstood stillעָמַדin their lofty dwelling;זְבֻלָהat the lightלְאוֹרof your arrowsחִצֶּיךָthey go to and fro,יְהַלֵּכוּat the brightnessלְנֹגַהּof the lightningבְּרַקof your spear.חֲנִיתֶךָ
Habakkuk 3:11
Study it in the app“The sun, the moon stood still in their lofty dwelling; at the light of your arrows they go to and fro, at the brightness of the lightning of your spear.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Habakkuk 3:11, word by word
- The sunשֶׁמֶשׁshemesh
sun
The star that gives light and heat by day and marks the day and the year; "under the sun" means in this world.
Where else “shemesh” appears- the moonיָרֵחַyareach
moon
Moon.
Where else “yareach” appears- stood stillעָמַדamad
stop
To halt, cease doing something.
Where else “amad” appears- in their lofty dwellingזְבֻלָzevula
lofty dwelling, residence
Lofty dwelling, exalted residence. Said of the house that Solomon built for YHWH and of heaven as God's dwelling.
Where else “zevula” appears- at the lightאוֹרor
light
The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.
Where else “or” appears- of your arrowsחִצֶּיchitse
arrow
Arrow.
Where else “chitse” appears- they go to and froיְהַלֵּכוּyehalechu
roam
To move about with no fixed course, roaming a place.
Where else “yehalechu” appears- at the brightnessנֹגַהּnogah
brightness
Brightness, shining: the light of fire, of dawn, of the sun, or of the presence of God.
Where else “nogah” appears- of the lightningבְּרַקberak
flash
The flash of a sword.
Where else “berak” appears- of your spearחֲנִיתֶchanite
spear
A spear: a long weapon with a point, for striking at close range or for throwing.
Where else “chanite” appears
The context
10The mountains saw you and writhed; the downpour of waters passed by; the deep gave its voice; on high its hands it lifted up.
11 · This verse (above)
12In indignation you march through the earth; in anger you thresh the nations.