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And his brightnessוְנֹגַהּisתִּהְיֶהlike the light;כָּאוֹרraysקַרְנַיִםfrom his handמִיָּדוֹare his,לוֹand thereוְשָׁםis the hiding placeחֶבְיוֹןof his strength.עֻזֹּה
Habakkuk 3:4
Study it in the app“And his brightness is like the light; rays from his hand are his, and there is the hiding place of his strength.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Habakkuk 3:4, word by word
- And his brightnessנֹגַהּnogah
brightness
Brightness, shining: the light of fire, of dawn, of the sun, or of the presence of God.
Where else “nogah” appears- isתִּהְיֶהtihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tihye” appears- like the lightאוֹרor
light
The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.
Where else “or” appears- raysקַרְנַיִםkarnayim
hill
A long-backed hill; or the rays that come out of something.
Where else “karnayim” appears- from his handיָּדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- is the hiding placeחֶבְיוֹןchevyon
hiding place
A hiding place, where something is kept hidden.
Where else “chevyon” appears- of his strengthעֻזֹּuzo
strength
Power to act or to withstand, attributed above all to God.
Where else “uzo” appears
Translation note
“Rays”: in Hebrew, “horns”: the flashes of light that come from his hand.
The context
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.
4 · This verse (above)
5Before him goes pestilence, and burning flame goes out behind his feet.