Habakkuk 3:18

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ואני וַאֲני

and myself

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

אני

ʼănîy

Definition

I

Root

contracted from H595 (אנכי);

Exhaustive

lemma אני second vowel, corrected to אני; contracted from אנכי; I; I, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H589

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲנִי

pronoun personal • Root אנ • Strongs_Numbers • Page 162

I; the personal pronoun of the first person singular, common gender.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֲנִי

pronoun • Page 61

I. Also written אָנֹכִי. The form אֲנִי also occurs in the phrase חַי אָנִי (see חַי).

Conjunction, Pronoun personal first person both singular

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0589:

No stats available

ביהוה בַּיהוָה

within He Is

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ב

bə

Definition

in, by

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(beth) — in / within / by means of

Core value: interiority, enclosure, participation

ב does not primarily mean “in time” (“when”) or even “in space.” It marks being inside a domain, whether that domain is:
- spatial (house, land),
- conceptual (wisdom, covenant),
- modal (strength, fear),
- instrumental (by means of).
Aonically, ב marks immersion.
not “when X happened” but “within the state or field of X.”
This is why ב־יום does not need to mean “on the day (chronological)” but “within the day-realm / condition”.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

יהוה

Yᵉhôvâh

Definition

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

Root

from H1961 (היה); (the) self-Existent or Eternal;

Exhaustive

from היה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יה, יהוה.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3068

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יְהֹוָה

noun masculine • Root יהה • Strongs / High • Page 590

A pre-Mosaic old Semitic name of the supreme God, which was specially revealed for the older אֵל at the establishment of the Mosaic religion, as an abstract of all divine greatness and holiness.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יְהֹוָה

proper name • Page 275

The proper name of the deity among the ancient Hebrews. Interpreted as 'the eternal, unchangeable, true' or 'he who is as he shall be.' The text discusses various ancient pronunciations (IAΩ, IABE, IETΩ) and its derivation from the future of הָיָה.

Preposition, Noun proper name

LXX: κύριοσ κυρίου κυρίῳ κύριον κύριε

LXX Usage Statistics

H3068:

κύριοσ 2605× (41.8%)

κυρίου 1742× (27.8%)

κυρίῳ 598× (8.8%)

κύριον 473× (7.1%)

κύριε 336× (5.4%)

--- 129× (2.1%)

'' 95× (1.3%)

θεὸσ 76× (1.0%)

θεοῦ 69× (0.9%)

θεῷ 28× (0.4%)

אעלוזה אֶעְלוֹזָה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עלז

ʻâlaz

Definition

to jump for joy, i.e. exult

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to jump for joy, i.e. exult; be joyful, rejoice, triumph.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5937

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עָלַז

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1095

(not used) to make a noise carelessly, to be seized with a joyous restlessness, of the noise of a city; to rejoice petulantly, of the drunken; to be wanton, of those eager for fight.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עָלַז

verb • Page 509

To be glad, to exult, or rejoice. 2 Sam. 1: 20; Ps. 68: 5; Hab. 3: 18; Ps. 96: 12.

Verb Qal imperfect first person common singular

LXX: καυχήσονται ἀγαλλιάσομαι

LXX Usage Statistics

H5937:

καυχήσονται 2× (13.2%)

ἀγαλλιάσομαι 2× (13.2%)

אגילה אָגילָה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

גיל

gîyl

Definition

properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear

Root

or (by permutation) גול; a primitive root;

Exhaustive

or (by permutation) גול; a primitive root; properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear; be glad, joy, be joyful, rejoice.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1523

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

גִּיל

verb • Root גיל • Strongs / High • Page 313

To turn in a circle, go in a whirling motion. Figuratively: 1. To exult, rejoice. 2. To writhe from fear, to quake. 3. To turn or move in a circle (of time). 4. To surround or enclose a district. Other related meanings include serving God with a religious dance, and to mourn with pain.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

גִּיל

verb • Page 137

To rejoice, exult, with a more intense signification than שָׂמַח. References: Prov. 23:24; Job 3:22.

גִּיל

verb • Root גיל • Page 138

To rejoice even to exultation; to leap for joy. Used with prepositions בְּ and עַל. References include Ps. 9:15, 13:6, 21:2, 149:2, Zeph. 3:17, Hos. 10:5, Ps. 89:17, Is. 29:19, 41:16, 61:10. Spoken also of inanimate nature in 1 Chr. 16:31, Ps. 96:11.

גִּיל

ii. v. • Page 138

To fear, to reverence (like the Arab. to tremble, to fear). Ps. 2:11, Hos. 10:5.

גִּיל

m. n. verbal • Root גיל • Page 138

1. joy, exultation (Ps. 45:16. 65:13). 2. age, generation (Dan. 1:10).

Verb Qal imperfect first person common singular

LXX: ἀγαλλιάσθω ἀγαλλιάσεται ἀγαλλιάσονται ἀγαλλιάσομαι χαῖρε

LXX Usage Statistics

H1523:

ἀγαλλιάσθω 7× (15.3%)

ἀγαλλιάσεται 5× (11.4%)

ἀγαλλιάσονται 4× (9.4%)

ἀγαλλιάσομαι 3× (6.7%)

χαῖρε 2× (4.7%)

ἀγαλλιασώμεθα 2× (4.7%)

ἀγαλλιάσθωσαν 2× (4.7%)

ἀγαλλιᾶσθε 2× (4.0%)

באלהי בֵּאלֹהֵי

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ב

bə

Definition

in, by

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(beth) — in / within / by means of

Core value: interiority, enclosure, participation

ב does not primarily mean “in time” (“when”) or even “in space.” It marks being inside a domain, whether that domain is:
- spatial (house, land),
- conceptual (wisdom, covenant),
- modal (strength, fear),
- instrumental (by means of).
Aonically, ב marks immersion.
not “when X happened” but “within the state or field of X.”
This is why ב־יום does not need to mean “on the day (chronological)” but “within the day-realm / condition”.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

אלהים

ʼĕlôhîym

Definition

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative

Root

plural of H433 (אלוה);

Exhaustive

plural of אלוה; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H430

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֱלֹהִים

noun masculine plural • Root אלוה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 134

God, the Deity; used most frequently as a plural of majesty for the true and most high God (Jehovah); also used for national gods or guardian deities.

אֱלֹהִים

noun masculine plural • Strongs_Numbers • Page 135

Plural in form but often used as singular. 1. The supreme and universal God, God of humanity (distinct from the national name YHWH). 2. Applied to heathen gods. 3. Applied to judges (as representatives of God's judgment). 4. Applied to angels (disputed). 5. Applied to kings or ghosts. 6. Used with other nouns to express the superlative or highest degree (e.g., 'mountain of God' for a great mountain).

אֱלֹהִים

proper name • Strongs_Numbers • Page 591

God. The vowels of this word are assigned to the Tetragrammaton (יהוה) when it is preceded by אֲדֹנָי, resulting in the form יֱהֹוִה.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֱלֹהִים

plur. • Root אלוה • Page 51

1. gods, in the plural number (Ex. 20:3). 2. as a pluralis excellentiae: God in the singular (Gen. 1:1, etc.). 3. בֶּן-אֱלֹהִים (son of God), applied to kings, angels, or worshippers (Ps. 2:7, Gen. 6:2, Job 1:6). 4. אִישׁ אֱלֹהִים (man of God), applied to prophets and servants of God (Judg. 13:6, 1 Sam. 2:27, Deut. 33:1). 5. Used superlatively: 'great before God' (Jon. 3:3, Gen. 23:6).

Preposition, Noun common masculine plural construct

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0430:

No stats available

ישעי יִשְׁעִי׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ישע

yeshaʻ

Definition

liberty, deliverance, prosperity

Root

or ישע; from H3467 (ישע);

Exhaustive

or ישע; from ישע; liberty, deliverance, prosperity; safety, salvation, saving.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3468

י

Definition

my, personal posessive - noun suffix: 1st person common singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 1st person singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9020

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יֶשַׁע

noun / masculine • Root ישע • Strongs / High • Page 660

Freedom; bringer of salvation; blessing (of fruitfulness), prosperity, salvation.

יֶשַׁע

noun / masculine • Root ישע • Strongs / High • Page 660

Helper.

יֶשַׁע

noun masculine • Root ישע • Strongs / High • Page 1462

Deliverance, good fortune, only in the proper name יֵשׁוּעַ.

Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal first person both singular

LXX: σωτηρίασ σωτηρίαν σωτήρ σωτήριόν σωτὴρ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3468:

σωτηρίασ 9× (26.1%)

σωτηρίαν 3× (8.5%)

σωτήρ 3× (8.1%)

σωτήριόν 3× (7.6%)

σωτὴρ 3× (7.1%)

σωτηρίου 2× (5.8%)

σωτηρία 2× (5.8%)

σωτῆρί 2× (5.4%)

σωτήριον 2× (5.4%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
I will exult in Jehovah, I will rejoice in the God saving me.

LITV Translation:
yet I will exult in Jehovah; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
Yet I will exult in the Lord, I will joy in God my Savior.