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Habakkuk 2:9 — King James Version← Study notes

Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!


Habakkuk 2:9Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Habakkuk 2:911 words
HebrewMeaning
ה֗וֹיhwōy
ahparticleH1945
alas · ho · O · woe
בֹּצֵ֛עַbōṣēʿa
covetverbH1214
cut · finish · fulfill · gain ···
בֶּ֥צַעbeṣaʿ
covetousnessnounH1215
gain · lucre · profit
רָ֖עrāʿ
adversityadjH7451
affliction · bad · calamity · displease ···
לְ/בֵית֑/וֹləbēytwō
housepronH1004
daughter · door · dungeon · family ···
לָ/שׂ֤וּםlāśwm
appointpronH7760
any wise · bring · call · care ···
בַּ/מָּרוֹם֙bamārwōm
abovepronH4791
dignity · haughty · height · (most ···
קִנּ֔/וֹqinwō
nestnounH7064
room
לְ/הִנָּצֵ֖לləhināṣēl
defendpronH5337
at all · deliver · escape · without fail ···
מִ/כַּףmikap
branchpronH3709
foot · hand · -dle · ) ···
רָֽעrāʿ
adversityadjH7451
affliction · bad · calamity · displease ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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