Habakkuk 1:16
Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data
"Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous."
Word-by-Word Analysis
כֵּן
kên
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner...
זֶבַח
zebach
properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)
שָׂרַף
sâraph
to be (causatively, set) on fire
גָּרַר
gârar
to drag off roughly; by implication, to bring up the cud (i.e. ruminate); by analogy, to saw
פָּנִים
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...
חֵלֶק
chêleq
properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment
חֶלֶב
cheleb
fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
רַב
rab
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
Key Terms in This Verse
גָּרַר gârar
to drag off roughly; by implication, to bring up the cud (i.e. ruminate); by analogy, to saw
Study H1641 →חֶלֶב cheleb
fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
Study H2459 →זֶבַח zebach
properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)
Study H2077 →פָּנִים pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
Study H6440 →Cross References
And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.
Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee:
Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god.
The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and ...
By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars ...
Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have mad...
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