YHWH,יְהוָהI have heardשָׁמַעְתִּיthe report of you;שִׁמְעֲךָI have feared.יָרֵאתִיYHWH,יְהוָהyour work,פָּעָלְךָin the midstבְּקֶרֶבof the yearsשָׁנִיםrevive it;חַיֵּיהוּin the midstבְּקֶרֶבof the yearsשָׁנִיםmake it known;תּוֹדִיעַin turmoilבְּרֹגֶזrememberתִּזְכּוֹרmercy.רַחֵם
Habakkuk 3:2
Study it in the app“YHWH, I have heard the report of you; I have feared. YHWH, your work, in the midst of the years revive it; in the midst of the years make it known; in turmoil remember mercy.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Habakkuk 3:2, word by word
- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- I have heardשָׁמַעְתִּיshamati
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shamati” appears- the report of youשִׁמְעֲshima
report
What is heard about someone.
Where else “shima” appears- I have fearedיָרֵאתִיyareti
fear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “yareti” appears- your workפָּעָלְpaal
deed
What someone does; what God accomplishes.
Where else “paal” appears- in the midstקֶרֶבkerev
midst
In the midst of: "among the people".
Where else “kerev” appears- of the yearsשָׁנִיםshanim
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shanim” appears- revive itחַיֵּיchaye
keep alive
To make someone go on living, or rescue them from death.
Where else “chaye” appears- make it knownתּוֹדִיעַtodia
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “todia” appears- in turmoilרֹגֶזrogez
turmoil, agitation
Agitation, restlessness, turmoil: the state of what trembles or has no rest. It can also be anger or the rumbling of thunder.
Where else “rogez” appears- rememberתִּזְכּוֹרtizkor
remember favorably
God turns his mind to someone and helps them.
Where else “tizkor” appears- mercyרַחֵםrachem
have compassion
To feel tenderness for someone, like a mother for her child.
Where else “rachem” appears
The context
1A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, on Shigionot.
2 · This verse (above)
3Eloah comes from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah. His majesty covers the heavens, and the earth is full of his praise.