Habakkuk 3:17–19

In its context

Its words in the original

• תְאֵנָהteena· fig, fig tree

  Fig tree; also its fruit, the fig.

• תִפְרָחtifrach· sprout, blossom

  Sprout, blossom; of a skin disease, break out and spread.

• יְבוּלyevul· produce

  Produce: what the land yields.

• גְּפָנִיםgefanim· vine

  Vine: the plant that bears grapes.

• כִּחֵשׁkichesh· deny, deceive

  Deny, lie, deceive; fail, disappoint.

• מַעֲשֵׂהmaase· work, deed

  Work, labor; what someone does or makes; a deed.

• זַיִתzayit· olive

  Olive tree; olive.

• שְׁדֵמוֹתshedemot· terraced field

  A cultivated field, a terrace for growing crops.

• עָשָׂהasa· do, make

  Do, make, in the widest sense: build, produce, carry out, keep (a command), prepare.

• אֹכֶלochel· food

  Food, provisions.

• גָּזַרgazar· cut, divide, decide

  Cut, split in two; hence to separate someone, to exclude, or to decide a matter.

• מִּכְלָהmichla· fold, pen

  Fold, pen: an enclosure where the flock is kept.

• צֹאןtson· flock

  Flock of sheep and goats, small livestock; figuratively, a people led like a flock.

• בָּקָרbakar· cattle, herd

  Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.

• רְפָתִיםrefatim· stall

  A stall, where livestock rest.

• יהוָהyhva· 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.

• אֶעְלוֹזָהeloza· exult

  Leap for joy, exult.

• אָגִילָהagila· rejoice

  To rejoice: to be very glad, to leap for joy.

• אלֹהֵיlohe· Elohim, God, gods

  The Hebrew word usually translated "God". This translation keeps "Elohim" when it speaks of the one true God, the Creator, the God of Israel. The word ends like a plural, but it does not mean several: for him the verb is singular ("Elohim created"); the plural form expresses greatness. The same word as a common noun names the "gods" of other peoples, and there it is a true plural, translated "gods". It is also used of mighty ones or judges.

• יִשְׁעִyishi· salvation, deliverance

  Salvation, deliverance; the safety and well-being of one who has been rescued. From the same root as "save."

• יְהוִהּyehvih· YHWH (with Adonai)

  The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".

• אֲדֹנָadona· Adonai, Lord

  "Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.

• חֵילִcheli· strength; wealth, army

  Strength, ability; depending on the passage, wealth, an army, or valor.

• יָּשֶׂםyasem· put, set

  Put, place, set; appoint, establish; make something into something.

• רַגְלַragla· foot

  Foot; the foot of an animal; also a step.

• אַיָּלוֹתayalot· doe

  Doe, female deer.

• בָּמוֹתַbamota· high place

  High place: a raised site where sacrifices were offered, often to false gods.

• יַדְרִכֵyadriche· tread, march, bend

  Tread, walk, march on; also string a bow by stepping on it.

• מְנַצֵּחַmenatseach· direct, oversee

  Direct: be in charge of a work or of the music of worship. From this word comes the title "for the director" of many psalms.

• נְגִינוֹתָיneginotay· song, mocking song

  A song, music of stringed instruments; also the mocking song sung about someone.