Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.
Thou didſt ſtrike through with his ſtaues the head of his villages: they † came out as a whirle-winde to ſcatter me: their reioycing was as to deuoure the poore ſecretly.
אָכַל , verb, ʾakhal — to eat (value 51)
H398,
אָכַל ʼâkal, aw-kal'; a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively):—× at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, × freely, × in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, × quite.to eat, devour, burn up, feed
(Qal)
to eat (human subject)
to eat, devour (of beasts and birds)
to devour, consume (of fire)
to devour, slay (of sword)
to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought)
to devour (of oppression)
(Niphal)
to be eaten (by men)
to be devoured, consumed (of fire)
to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh)
(Pual)
to cause to eat, feed with
to cause to devour
(Hiphil)
to feed
to cause to eat
(Piel)
consume
Used in 703 Verses, 38 Books 803  Occurrence Count
כְּמוֹ , adverb, conjunction, kəmo — like, as, when (value 66)
H3644,
כְּמוֹ kemôw, kem-o'; or כָּמוֹ kâmôw; a form of the prefix k, but used separately [compare H3651]; as, thus, so:—according to, (such) as (it were, well as), in comparison of, like (as, to, unto), thus, when, worth.adverb
like, as, the like of which
conjunction
when, according as, as it were
Used in 126 Verses, 27 Books 138  Occurrence Count
מַטֶּה , masculine noun, matteh — a staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe (value 54)
H4294,
מַטֶּה maṭṭeh, mat-teh'; or (feminine) מַטָּה maṭṭâh; from H5186; a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread):—rod, staff, tribe.staff, branch, tribe
staff, rod, shaft
branch (of vine)
tribe
company led by chief with staff (originally)
Used in 205 Verses, 15 Books 249  Occurrence Count
מִסְתָּר , masculine noun, mistar — a secret place, hiding place (value 700)
H4565,
מִסְתָּר miçtâr, mis-tawr'; from H5641; properly, a concealer, i.e. a covert:—secret(-ly, place).secret place, hiding place
secret place
hiding place
for protection
for perpetration of crime
Used in 10 Verses, 5 Books 10  Occurrence Count
נָקַב , verb, nakav — to pierce (value 152)
H5344,
נָקַב nâqab, naw-kab'; a primitive root; to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel):—appoint, blaspheme, bore, curse, express, with holes, name, pierce, strike through.to pierce, perforate, bore, appoint
(Qal)
to pierce, bore
to prick off, designate
(Niphal) to be pricked off, be designated, be specified
(Qal) to curse, blaspheme
Used in 23 Verses, 13 Books 24  Occurrence Count
סָעַר , verb, saʿar — to storm, rage (value 330)
H5590,
סָעַר çâʻar, saw-ar'; a primitive root; to rush upon; by implication, to toss (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative):—be (toss with) tempest(-uous), be sore, troubled, come out as a (drive with the, scatter with a) whirlwind.to storm, rage
(Qal)
to storm
stormy, growing storm (participle)
(Niphal) to be enraged
(Piel) to storm away
(Pual) to be driven by storm
Used in 7 Verses, 6 Books 7  Occurrence Count
עֲלִיצוּת , feminine noun, ʿaliytzut — exultation (value 606)
H5951,
עֲלִיצוּת ʻălîytsûwth, al-ee-tsooth'; from H5970; exultation:—rejoicing.Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
עָנִי , adjective, ʿaniy — poor, afflicted, humble (value 130)
H6041,
עָנִי ʻânîy, aw-nee'; from H6031; (practically the same as H6035, although the margin constantly disputes this, making H6035 subjective and objective); depressed, in mind or circumstances:—afflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor.poor, afflicted, humble, wretched
poor, needy
poor and weak
poor, weak, afflicted, wretched
humble, lowly
Used in 74 Verses, 14 Books 76  Occurrence Count
פּוּץ , verb, putz — to be dispersed or scattered (value 176)
H6327,
פּוּץ pûwts, poots; a primitive root; to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse):—break (dash, shake) in (to) pieces, cast (abroad), disperse (selves), drive, retire, scatter (abroad), spread abroad.to scatter, be dispersed, be scattered
(Qal) to be dispersed, be scattered
(Niphal)
to be scattered
to be spread abroad
(Hiphil) to scatter
Hithpael) scatter
(Qal) to flow, overflow
to break
(Polel) to shatter
(Pilpel) to dash to pieces
Used in 66 Verses, 20 Books 67  Occurrence Count
פָּרָז , masculine noun, paraz — perhaps warriors (value 287)
H6518,
פָּרָז pârâz, paw-rawz'; from an unused root meaning to separate, i.e. decide; a chieftain:—village.chieftain, leader, warrior
meaning dubious
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
רֹאשׁ , masculine noun, rosh — head (value 501)
H7218,
רֹאשׁ rôʼsh, roshe; from an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, etc.):—band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, × every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), × lead, × poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning
head (of man, animals)
top, tip (of mountain)
height (of stars)
chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest)
head, front, beginning
chief, choicest, best
head, division, company, band
sum
Used in 547 Verses, 35 Books 597  Occurrence Count
| Habakkuk 3:14Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| נָקַ֤בְתָּ בְמַטָּיו֙ רֹ֣אשׁ פרזו יִסְעֲר֖וּ לַהֲפִיצֵ֑נִי עֲלִ֣יצֻתָ֔ם כְּמוֹ־לֶאֱכֹ֥ל עָנִ֖י בַּמִּסְתָּֽר׃ |
| Verse #22783 (Ch. #906) — 11 words, 49 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Thou didst strike through |
H5344nakav |
נָקַב |
152 |
| with his staves |
H4294matteh |
מַטֶּה |
54 |
| the head |
H7218rosh |
רֹאשׁ |
501 |
| of his villages: |
H6518paraz |
פָּרָז |
287 |
| they came out as a whirlwind |
H5590saʿar |
סָעַר |
330 |
| to scatter |
H6327putz |
פּוּץ |
176 |
| me: their rejoicing |
H5951ʿaliytzut |
עֲלִיצוּת |
606 |
| was as to devour |
H398ʾakhal |
אָכַל |
51 |
| the poor |
H6041ʿaniy |
עָנִי |
130 |
| secretly. |
H4565mistar |
מִסְתָּר |
700 |
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