Habakkuk 1:8

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

וקלו וְקַלּוּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wāw

Definition

sequential 'and'

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

Vav Conversive/Consecutive: The category “vav conversive / vav consecutive” is not an ancient grammatical datum; it is a modern explanatory construct, developed by early Hebraists to force Biblical Hebrew into a Latin/chronological tense model that it simply does not share.

The notion arose in early modern grammar (17th–19th c.) when scholars assumed:
- verbs must encode tense,
- narratives must advance by past → present → future,
- therefore Hebrew forms that “don’t behave” must be converted.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

קלל

qâlal

Definition

to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.); abate, make bright, bring into contempt, (ac-) curse, despise, (be) ease(-y, -ier), (be a, make, make somewhat, move, seem a, set) light(-en, -er, -ly, -ly afflict, -ly esteem, thing), [idiom] slight(-ly), be swift(-er), (be, be more, make, re-) vile, whet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7043

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

קָלַל

verb • Root קלל • Strongs / High • Page 1278

I. (Kal not used) intr. 1. same as קָלָה I. to glow, to burn; hence to be luminous, shining, of brass.

קָלַל

verb • Root קלל • Strongs / High • Page 1279

(Kal I, meaning 2) To pierce, bore, cut into; hence to wound, to injure, to curse, execrate. Deriv. קְלָלָה.

קָלַל

verb • Root קלל • Strongs / High • Page 1279

(Kal I, meaning 4) To hasten, to run (of horses, eagles, objects); to subside (of water); fig. applied to the fleeting days of life or swift enemies.

קָלַל

verb • Root קלל • Strongs / High • Page 1279

(Kal II) To be low, small, in power, honour and dignity; to be too light; to be lightly esteemed; to be despised.

קָלַל

verb • Root קלל • Strongs / High • Page 1280

(I) To be light, small, easy, insignificant (Nif.); To be mean, bad, contemptible (Pih.); To make easy, light, lessen, diminish; to bring into contempt, despise, esteem lightly (Hif.).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

קָלַל

verb • Page 587

1. to be light. 2. to be small, lessened or abated (Gen. 8: 11). 3. to be small, mean, vile (Job 40: 4). 4. to be swift (2 Sam. 1: 23, Hab. 1: 8).

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential perfect third person common plural

LXX: κατηράσατο κακῶσ κούφισον καταρᾶσθαι κοῦφοι

LXX Usage Statistics

H7043:

κατηράσατο 5× (5.4%)

κακῶσ 4× (4.5%)

κούφισον 3× (3.5%)

καταρᾶσθαι 3× (3.2%)

κοῦφοι 2× (2.4%)

ἐστιν 2× (2.4%)

καταράση 2× (2.4%)

καταρᾶται 2× (2.4%)

ἄφεσ 2× (2.4%)

κοῦφον 2× (2.2%)

מנמרים מִנְּמֵרִ֜ים

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מ

mi / min

Definition

from

Root

Abbreviated from H4480

Exhaustive

(mem) — from / out of

Core value: emergence, separation, derivation
מ does not merely indicate origin in time (“after”). It marks boundary-crossing:
- source,
- differentiation,
- contrast,
- extraction.
Aonically, מ indicates transition between states.
not “after X” but “out from within X.”
This is why מ can signal both cause and contrast: both involve standing on the far side of a boundary.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

נמר

nâmêr

Definition

a leopard (from its stripes)

Root

from an unused root meaning properly, to filtrate, i.e. be limpid (comp H5247 (נמרה) and H5249 (נמרים)); and thus to spot or stain as if by dripping;

Exhaustive

from an unused root meaning properly, to filtrate, i.e. be limpid (comp נמרה and נמרים); and thus to spot or stain as if by dripping; a leopard (from its stripes); leopard.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5246

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נָמֵר

verb • Root נמר • Strongs / High • Page 973

To be liquid, of water, opposite to stagnant; hence to be clear, fresh, of water; not used in this form.

נָמֵר

verb • Root נמר • Strongs / High • Page 973

To be cut in, indented, notched, therefore to be striped; not used in this form.

נָמֵר

noun masculine • Root נמר • Strongs / High • Page 973

The spotted, striped, hence a panther, a leopard; sometimes perhaps a striped tiger.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נָמֵר

m. dec. v. a. • Root נמר • Page 445

A leopard (Is. 11:6; Jer. 5:6; Hab. 1:8).

Prep-M, Noun common masculine plural absolute

LXX: πάρδαλισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H5246:

πάρδαλισ 4× (41.7%)

סוסיו סוּסָ֗יו

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

סוס

çûwç

Definition

a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)

Root

or סס; from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy);

Exhaustive

or סס; from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy); a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight); crane, horse (-back, -hoof). Compare פרש.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5483

הו

Definition

his, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 3rd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9023

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

סוּס

verb • Root סוס • Strongs / High • Page 1012

(not used) intr. according to the Rabbins same as שׁוּט to leap, to frolic, hence to gallop, of a horse. (Fundamental signification: moveable, quick, swift, nimble).

סוּס

noun masculine • Root סוס • Strongs / High • Page 1012

1. A horse (plur. סוּסִים), coupled with מַכּוֹל and חֲמֹר. Particularly a war-horse, whose shaking, main, galloping, snorting and eagerness for battle are described (Job 39). Metonymically, cavalry.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

סוּס

m. dec. i. • Page 471

1. a horse. Gen. 47: 17. Is. 2: 7. 2. a swallow. Is. 38: 14. Jer. 8: 7.

Noun common masculine plural construct, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

LXX: ἵππων ἵππον ἵππουσ ἵπποι ἵπποσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H5483b:

ἵππων 31× (19.7%)

ἵππον 23× (14.9%)

ἵππουσ 23× (14.3%)

ἵπποι 21× (13.2%)

ἵπποσ 11× (7.0%)

ἵππου 10× (6.7%)

ἵπποισ 9× (5.4%)

ὡσ 6× (4.2%)

pἐφ' 3× (2.1%)

ἵππῳ 3× (2.0%)

וחדו וְחַדּוּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wāw

Definition

sequential 'and'

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

Vav Conversive/Consecutive: The category “vav conversive / vav consecutive” is not an ancient grammatical datum; it is a modern explanatory construct, developed by early Hebraists to force Biblical Hebrew into a Latin/chronological tense model that it simply does not share.

The notion arose in early modern grammar (17th–19th c.) when scholars assumed:
- verbs must encode tense,
- narratives must advance by past → present → future,
- therefore Hebrew forms that “don’t behave” must be converted.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

חדד

châdad

Definition

to be (causatively, make) sharp or (figuratively) severe

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) sharp or (figuratively) severe; be fierce, sharpen.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2300

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חָדַד

verb • Strongs / High • Page 459

to be sharp, pointed (of a sword); figuratively to hasten sharply to a thing, to run.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חָדַד

verb • Root חדד • Page 215

1. to be sharp. 2. to be swift, nimble. Hab. 1:8. Hoph. pass. Ezek. 21:14, 15, 16.

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential perfect third person common plural

LXX: παροξύνει ὀξύνου

LXX Usage Statistics

H2300a:

παροξύνει 2× (34.2%)

ὀξύνου 2× (34.2%)

מזאבי מִזְּאֵבֵי

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מ

mi / min

Definition

from

Root

Abbreviated from H4480

Exhaustive

(mem) — from / out of

Core value: emergence, separation, derivation
מ does not merely indicate origin in time (“after”). It marks boundary-crossing:
- source,
- differentiation,
- contrast,
- extraction.
Aonically, מ indicates transition between states.
not “after X” but “out from within X.”
This is why מ can signal both cause and contrast: both involve standing on the far side of a boundary.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

זאב

zᵉʼêb

Definition

a wolf

Root

from an unused root meaning to be yellow;

Exhaustive

from an unused root meaning to be yellow; a wolf; wolf.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2061

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

זְאֵב

verb / intransitive • Root זאב • Strongs / High • Page 422

(Not used) Intransitive verb, perhaps meaning to be furious, or to be shining like gold, gold-coloured. This entry discusses the etymology of the noun 'wolf'.

זְאֵב

noun / epicene • Root זאב • Strongs / High • Page 422

An epicene noun for a wolf or a she-wolf, named from the golden colour of its hair. Can also be used as a proper masculine name.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

זְאֵב

m. prim. • Page 196

1. wolf. Gen. 49:27. Is. 11:6. 65:25. Jer. 5:6. זְאֵבֵי עֶרֶב wolves which prowl at night, Hab. 1:8. Zeph. 3:3. 2. proper name of a Midianitish prince. Judg. 7:25. 8:3. Ps. 83:12.

Prep-M, Noun common masculine plural construct

LXX: λύκοσ λύκοι

LXX Usage Statistics

H2061:

λύκοσ 3× (34.5%)

λύκοι 3× (32.7%)

ערב ערֶב

mixed

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ערב

ʻereb

Definition

dusk

Root

from H6150 (ערב);

Exhaustive

from ערב; dusk; [phrase] day, even(-ing, tide), night.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6153

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֶרֶב

noun masc. • Root ערב • Strongs / High • Page 1128

1. Proper insertion, intermixing; hence the weft of a web. 2. A mixture, a mixed company.

עֶרֶב

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1129

Multitude, plebs promiscua, a mixture of all sorts of people (Ex. 12, 38); the promiscuous multitude that joined the Israelites. Also refers to foreigners or common people.

עֶרֶב

noun feminine • Root ערב • Strongs / High • Page 1129

Properly, a darkening, hence evening (Gen. 1, 5, 8), opposite בֹּקֶר; time of sunset or still earlier twilight. Used adverbially (at evening, to the evening). Secondary meaning: a wilderness, waste.

עֶרֶב

noun proper / populi • Strongs / High • Page 1129

1. Name of districts and nomad Bedouin tribes of the Arabian desert (Arabia Deserta). 2. Foreigners, mob, mixed multitude (among the Egyptian or Chaldean people).

עֶרֶב

noun proper feminine • Root ערב • Strongs / High • Page 1130

(prop. a steppe, from עָרַב II.) 1. n. p. f. Arabia, the land of the Dedanites, Kedarenes, etc. (Jer. 25, 24). Also, a locality עֶרֶב in Galilee at a later period.

עֶרֶב

unknown • Root ערב • Strongs / High • Page 1130

I. Interpreted as a mixed people, or traced to עָרַב II. and interpreted as 'land of the evening'.

עֶרֶב

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1131

Evening, the time when the sun declines to his setting; specifically the little evening or when it declines to evening till the evening proper (full evening).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֶרֶב

noun masculine • Root ערב • Page 525

The evening. (Gen. 8:11; 24:11; Ex. 16:6). Includes the phrase בֵּין הָעַרְבַּיִם ('between the two evenings'), referring to the time the paschal lamb was slain (Ex. 12:6; Lev. 23:5).

עֶרֶב

noun masculine • Root ערב • Page 525

Willow, willow-tree (salix Babylonica). Found only in the plural עֲרָבִים or as עֲרָבָה. (Is. 44:4; Job 40:22; Ps. 137:2).

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ἑσπέρασ ἑσπέραν δείλησ ἑσπέρα ἀφ'

LXX Usage Statistics

H6153:

ἑσπέρασ 76× (56.2%)

ἑσπέραν 15× (9.4%)

δείλησ 13× (9.4%)

ἑσπέρα 10× (7.8%)

ἀφ' 3× (2.3%)

--- 3× (2.3%)

ἕωσ 3× (2.3%)

δειλινόν 3× (2.0%)

ἑσπερινῆσ 2× (1.4%)

ὀψέ 2× (1.3%)

ופשו וּפָשׁוּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wāw

Definition

sequential 'and'

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

Vav Conversive/Consecutive: The category “vav conversive / vav consecutive” is not an ancient grammatical datum; it is a modern explanatory construct, developed by early Hebraists to force Biblical Hebrew into a Latin/chronological tense model that it simply does not share.

The notion arose in early modern grammar (17th–19th c.) when scholars assumed:
- verbs must encode tense,
- narratives must advance by past → present → future,
- therefore Hebrew forms that “don’t behave” must be converted.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

פוש

pûwsh

Definition

to spread; figuratively, act proudly

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to spread; figuratively, act proudly; grow up, be grown fat, spread selves, be scattered.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6335

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

פּוּשׁ

verb • Root בוש • Strongs / High • Page 1158

I. (i. e. בּוּשׁ; not used) intr. 1. to be swelling, capacious, hill-shaped, round and thick, of beans. 2. Metaphor. to be strong, vigorous; ideas of thickness, largeness, capaciousness.

פּוּשׁ

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1161

intr. to be spread, extended, in space; hence to overflow; to hasten or leap forwards, to leap about proudly, wantonly; metaphor. to be proud; also perhaps to be many, numerous.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

פּוּשׁ

verb • Page 539

to be scattered, spread abroad. (Nah. 3:18).

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential perfect third person common plural

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H6335a:

No stats available

פרשיו פָּרָשָׁיו

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

פרש

pârâsh

Definition

a steed (as stretched out to a vehicle, not single nor for mounting ); also (by implication) a driver (in a chariot), i.e. (collectively) cavalry

Root

from H6567 (פרש); (compare H5483 (סוס))

Exhaustive

from פרש; (compare סוס); a steed (as stretched out to a vehicle, not single nor for mounting ); also (by implication) a driver (in a chariot), i.e. (collectively) cavalry; horseman.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6571

הו

Definition

his, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 3rd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9023

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

פָּרָשׁ

noun masculine • Root פרש • Strongs / High • Page 1198

1. a horse; hence a horseman (cavalry).

Noun common masculine plural construct, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

LXX: ἱππεῖσ ἱππέων ἵπποισ ἱππέωσ ἵππων

LXX Usage Statistics

H6571b:

ἱππεῖσ 18× (30.7%)

ἱππέων 11× (20.4%)

ἵπποισ 6× (9.2%)

ἱππέωσ 3× (5.7%)

ἵππων 2× (4.0%)

--- 2× (4.0%)

ἱππεὺσ 2× (3.4%)

ἱππεῦσιν 2× (3.1%)

ἀναβάτασ 2× (3.1%)

ופרשיו וּפָרָשָׁיו

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

פרש

pârâsh

Definition

a steed (as stretched out to a vehicle, not single nor for mounting ); also (by implication) a driver (in a chariot), i.e. (collectively) cavalry

Root

from H6567 (פרש); (compare H5483 (סוס))

Exhaustive

from פרש; (compare סוס); a steed (as stretched out to a vehicle, not single nor for mounting ); also (by implication) a driver (in a chariot), i.e. (collectively) cavalry; horseman.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6571

הו

Definition

his, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 3rd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9023

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

פָּרָשׁ

noun masculine • Root פרש • Strongs / High • Page 1198

1. a horse; hence a horseman (cavalry).

Conjunction, Noun common masculine plural construct, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

LXX: ἱππεῖσ ἱππέων ἵπποισ ἱππέωσ ἵππων

LXX Usage Statistics

H6571b:

ἱππεῖσ 18× (30.7%)

ἱππέων 11× (20.4%)

ἵπποισ 6× (9.2%)

ἱππέωσ 3× (5.7%)

ἵππων 2× (4.0%)

--- 2× (4.0%)

ἱππεὺσ 2× (3.4%)

ἱππεῦσιν 2× (3.1%)

ἀναβάτασ 2× (3.1%)

מרחוק מֵרָחוֹק

from a remote place

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מ

mi / min

Definition

from

Root

Abbreviated from H4480

Exhaustive

(mem) — from / out of

Core value: emergence, separation, derivation
מ does not merely indicate origin in time (“after”). It marks boundary-crossing:
- source,
- differentiation,
- contrast,
- extraction.
Aonically, מ indicates transition between states.
not “after X” but “out from within X.”
This is why מ can signal both cause and contrast: both involve standing on the far side of a boundary.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

רחוק

râchôwq

Definition

remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)

Root

or רחק; from H7368 (רחק);

Exhaustive

or רחק; from רחק; remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition); (a-) far (abroad, off), long ago, of old, space, great while to come.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7350

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רָחוֹק

adjective • Root רחק • Strongs / High • Page 1333

1. of place, far, wide, remote. 2. of time: a) future; b) long ago. 3. unattainable, hard, valuable, precious.

רָחוֹק

noun masculine • Root רחק • Strongs / High • Page 1335

(pl. רְחֹקִים) one departing far, i. e. going far from God (Ps. 73, 27).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רָחוֹק

m. verbal adj. • Root רחק • Page 615

1. Remote, distant, in space or more rarely in time. 2 Sam. 7: 19; 1 K. 8: 41; Josh. 3: 4. 2. Dear, costly, as to price. Prov. 31: 10.

Prep-M, Adjective adjective both singular absolute

LXX: μακρόθεν μακρὰν πόρρωθεν μακράν πόρρω

LXX Usage Statistics

H7350:

μακρόθεν 22× (26.0%)

μακρὰν 22× (25.1%)

πόρρωθεν 9× (10.6%)

μακράν 6× (6.6%)

πόρρω 5× (5.5%)

'' 3× (3.1%)

יבאו יָבֹאוּ

they are coming

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בוא

bôwʼ

Definition

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H935

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בּוֹא

verb • Strongs_Numbers • Page 224

1. To go, to wander; usually with announcing the limit of one's going. 2. To arrive, to come at (distinguished from הָלַךְ in expressing the limit of going). In this sense metaphorically: a) to be born, to appear; b) to reach to one, to be equal to him; c) to reach inanimate things; d) to come upon, to fall upon (suddenly), e.g., of an enemy or calamity; e) to come to pass, to be fulfilled (of wishes, promises); f) of inanimate things, to come near; g) applied to time; h) with the preposition בְּ, to come with somewhat, i.e., to bring.

בּוֹא

verb • Root בוא • Strongs_Numbers • Page 225

To go in, to enter, to come; to arrive; to go down (of the sun).

בּוֹא

verb • Root בוא • Strongs_Numbers • Page 755

to come to

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בּוֹא

verb • Page 88

1. to go or come in, to enter. Gen. 6:18. Frequently opposed to יָצָא. 2. to lie with a woman, inire feminam. Gen. 16:2. 3. spoken of the sun, to set, go down (below the horizon). Gen. 15:17. 28:11.

בּוֹא

verb • Page 89

To go in, to enter, to come. Includes many specific idioms: to conduct oneself (Josh. 15:18); to come in as revenue (1 K. 10:14); to enter into a covenant (2 Chr. 15:12); to come upon someone or befall them (Lam. 1:10); to come to pass or be fulfilled (Prov. 13:12); to bring something (with ב, Ps. 66:13); to obtain (Ps. 69:28). Hiphil: to bring in, carry in, or lead (2 Sam. 9:10). Hophal: passive (Lev. 10:18).

Verb Qal imperfect third person masculine plural

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0935:

No stats available

יעפו יָעֻ֕פוּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עוף

ʻûwph

Definition

to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)

Root

a primitive root; to cover (with wings or obscurity); hence (as denominative from H5775 (עוף))

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to cover (with wings or obscurity); hence (as denominative from עוף); to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning); brandish, be (wax) faint, flee away, fly (away), [idiom] set, shine forth, weary.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5774

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עוּף

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1066

Intransitive verb: to fly (of the eagle, fig. of an enemy), to rush rapidly; to come flying to; of the eyes, to look at directly; of a book, to spread out; to fly high; to float, to fly covering (protecting young). Also used to mean to hasten away, or fly away, of life.

עוּף

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1067

1. to fly repeatedly, as a usual thing. 2. to swing above or before, to brandish. (Includes derived forms Pih. to flutter, Hif. to make fly away, Hithp. to vanish/disappear.)

עוּף

verb • Root עוף • Strongs / High • Page 1067

1. to be covered, by obscurity, darkness. 2. (not used) tr. to cover about, to wrap; metaphorically to be gloomy, dark. 3. to be weary, weak, pining, perishing (to distinguish it from עוּף I.).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עוּף

verb • Root עוף • Page 497

I. to fly; spoken of birds (Is. 31:5), of the arrow (Ps. 91:5). Metaphorically to fly away, spoken of a dream (Job 20:8), of human life (Ps. 90:10). Pil. עֵוֹפֵף to fly; Hiph. to let fly (Prov. 23:5).

עוּף

verb • Root עוף • Page 497

II. 1. to be darkened, to be in darkness (Job 11:17). 2. to be wrapt in darkness, to be faint, weary (1 Sam. 14:28; Judg. 4:21). Derived from a root meaning to wrap up.

עוּף

verb • Page 505

to be wearied, exhausted. Jer. 4:31.

Verb Qal imperfect third person masculine plural

LXX: πετόμενα πετόμενον πέταται ἐξεπετάσθη πετασθήσονται

LXX Usage Statistics

H5774a:

πετόμενα 2× (7.9%)

πετόμενον 2× (7.9%)

πέταται 2× (7.9%)

ἐξεπετάσθη 2× (7.3%)

πετασθήσονται 2× (6.7%)

ἐπετάσθη 2× (6.7%)

כנשר כְּנֶשֶׁר

like the eagle

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

כ

kə

Definition

like, as

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix Derived terms כאשר‎ (ka'ashér) כמו‎ (k'mó) כמות‎ (k'mót) כש־‎ (k'she-)

Exhaustive

(kaph) — as / like / according to

Core value: correspondence, patterning, resonance
כ never asserts identity. It asserts alignment.
- likeness,
- proportionality,
- conformity to a form.
Aonically, כ signals phase-alignment, not comparison.
not “like X in appearance” but “operating according to the same pattern as X.”
This is why prophetic and poetic language leans heavily on כ: it encodes structural analogy across layers, not metaphor.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

נשר

nesher

Definition

the eagle (or other large bird of prey)

Root

from an unused root meaning to lacerate;

Exhaustive

from an unused root meaning to lacerate; the eagle (or other large bird of prey); eagle.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5404

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נֶשֶׁר

masculine noun • Root נשר • Strongs / High • Page 997

properly, a tearing in pieces, hence a bird of prey, an eagle; also the carrion-kite (vultur percnopterus). Symbolizes care, long life, and royalty.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כַּאֲשֶׁר

particle / adv. • Root אשר • Page 80

(1.) *according to what, as*; (2.) *as if*; (3.) *because*; (4.) *when*. References include Gen. 7:9, 34:12, Job 10:19, Num. 27:14, Mic. 3:4.

Preposition, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ἀετὸσ ὡσ ἀετοῦ ὥσπερ ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H5404:

ἀετὸσ 8× (18.7%)

ὡσ 7× (18.8%)

ἀετοῦ 6× (14.9%)

ὥσπερ 3× (8.1%)

'' 2× (4.6%)

ἀετοὺσ 2× (4.6%)

ἀετὸν 2× (4.6%)

ἀετῶν 2× (5.4%)

ἀετόσ 2× (5.0%)

ἀετοῦ 2× (4.6%)

חש חָשׁ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

חוש

chûwsh

Definition

to hurry; figuratively, to be eager with excitement or enjoyment

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to hurry; figuratively, to be eager with excitement or enjoyment; (make) haste(-n), ready.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2363

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חוּשׁ

verb • Root חוש • Strongs / High • Page 469

A verb root. Grammatical forms listed include perfect חָשׁ, future יָחוּשׁ. (Definition is not on the visible part of the page).

חוּשׁ

verb • Root חוש • Strongs / High • Page 470

To flee, to make haste, to haste away; identical with צָוַח, צָרַח. Then to haste, with ל of person. To go quickly, to hasten. 2. Of the movement and raising of the spirit, to feel, be sensitive.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חוּשׁ

verb • Page 220

1. to make haste, to hasten (Is. 8:1). 2. to move violently, to rage (Job 20:2). Hiph. 1. to urge on (Is. 5:19). 2. intrans. as in Kal, to make haste (Judg. 20:37). 3. to be afraid, to flee (Is. 23:16).

חוּשׁ

verb • Page 220

As in Chaldaic, to perceive by the senses, to feel, for example, pain, joy, pleasure. Ecc. 2:25.

Verb Qal participle active masculine singular absolute

LXX: πρόσχεσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2363a:

πρόσχεσ 4× (23.2%)

לאכול לֶאֱכוֹל׃

to eat

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

אכל

ʼâkal

Definition

to eat (literally or figuratively)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively); [idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H398

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אָכַל

verb • Strongs_Numbers • Page 123

prop. to annihilate, to rub away, hence 1. to eat, applied to men. 2. to animals, figuratively, to devour somewhat.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אָכַל

verb • Page 48

1. To eat; applied to men and animals. Figuratively applied to the sword, fire, hunger, and pestilence. 2. To consume, destroy (Deut. 7:16; Jer. 10:25). 3. To enjoy (Prov. 30:20). Includes various forms: Niph. (to be eaten), Pu. (to be consumed), Hiph. (to feed/cause to eat), Hoph. (to be made shorter).

Preposition, Verb Qal infinitive construct common

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0398:

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RBT Translation:

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RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And his horses were swift above panthers, and they were sharp above the wolves of the evening: and his horsemen were spread, and his horsemen shall come from far off; they shall fly as the eagle hastening to eat.

LITV Translation:
His horses also are swifter than leopards and are fiercer than the evening wolves. And their horsemen spread themselves; yea, their horsemen come from afar; they shall fly as the eagle hurrying to eat.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And his horses shall bound more swiftly than leopards, and they are fiercer than the wolves of Arabia: and his horsemen shall ride forth, and shall rush from far; and they shall fly as an eagle hastening to eat.