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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Habakkuk 3:9 - Rivers
Habakkuk 3:9 - Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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Thy bow | H7198 | קֶשֶׁת |
[Noun Feminine] a {bow} for shooting (hence figuratively strength) or the iris |
was made quite naked | H5783 | עוּר |
[Verb] to (be) bare |
according to the oaths | H7621 | שְׁבוּעָה |
[Noun Feminine] properly something {sworn} that {is} an oath |
of the tribes | H4294 | מַטֶּה |
[Noun Masculine] 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} for example bread) |
even thy word | H562 | אֹמֶר |
[Noun Masculine] The same as H561 |
Selah | H5542 | סֶלָה |
[Verb] suspension (of {music}) that {is} pause |
Thou didst cleave | H1234 | בָּקַע |
[Verb] to cleave; generally to {rend} break: rip or open |
the earth | H776 | אֶרֶץ |
[Noun Feminine] the earth (at {large} or partitively a land) |
with rivers | H5104 | נָהָר |
[Noun Masculine] a stream (including the sea; especially the {Nile} {Euphrates} etc.); {figuratively} prosperity |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.