Micah 7:17 Hebrew Text Analysis

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Text Analysis

Strong's	Hebrew	English	Morphology
1a) (Qal) to lick up 1b) (Piel) to lick up">3897 [e]	יְלַחֲכ֤וּ yə-la-ḥă-ḵū	They shall lick	V-Piel-Imperf-3mp
1a) dry or loose earth 1b) debris 1c) mortar 1d) ore">6083 [e]	עָפָר֙ ‘ā-p̄ār	the dust	N-ms
1a) serpent 1b) image (of serpent) 1c) fleeing serpent (mythological)">5175 [e]	כַּנָּחָ֔שׁ kan-nā-ḥāš,	like a serpent	Prep-k, Art \| N-ms
1a) (Qal) crawling, creeping (participle) (meton) 2) to fear, be afraid">2119 [e]	כְּזֹחֲלֵ֣י kə-zō-ḥă-lê	like snakes	Prep-k \| V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc
1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth 1e) (almost wholly late in usage) 1e1) lands, countries 1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan">776 [e]	אֶ֔רֶץ ’e-reṣ,	of the earth	N-fs
1a)(Qal) to quake, be disquieted, be excited, be perturbed 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to quake, disquiet, enrage, disturb 1c) (Hithpael) to excite oneself">7264 [e]	יִרְגְּז֖וּ yir-gə-zū	They shall crawl	V-Qal-Imperf-3mp
1a) border, rim 1b) fastness">4526 [e]	מִמִּסְגְּרֹֽתֵיהֶ֑ם mim-mis-gə-rō-ṯê-hem;	from their holes	Prep-m \| N-fpc \| 3mp
2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)">413 [e]	אֶל־ ’el-	of	Prep
1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136">3068 [e]	יְהוָ֤ה Yah-weh	Yahweh	N-proper-ms
1a) rulers, judges 1b) divine ones 1c) angels 1d) gods 2) (plural intensive-singular meaning) 2a) god, goddess 2b) godlike one 2c) works or special possessions of God 2d) the (true) God 2e) God">430 [e]	אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ ’ĕ-lō-hê-nū	our God	N-mpc \| 1cp
1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be in dread 1a2) to be in awe 1b) (Piel) to be in great dread 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to dread">6342 [e]	יִפְחָ֔דוּ yip̄-ḥā-ḏū,	they shall be afraid	V-Qal-Imperf-3mp
1a) (Qal) 1a1) to fear, be afraid 1a2) to stand in awe of, be awed 1a3) to fear, reverence, honour, respect 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be fearful, be dreadful, be feared 1b2) to cause astonishment and awe, be held in awe 1b3) to inspire reverence or godly fear or awe 1c) (Piel) to make afraid, terrify 2) (TWOT) to shoot, pour">3372 [e]	וְיִֽרְא֖וּ wə-yir-’ū	and shall fear	Conj-w \| V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp
1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of 1b) out of 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) 1b2) (of material from which something is made) 1b3) (of source or origin) 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) 1d) from, since, after (of time) 1e) than, more than (in comparison) 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that">4480 [e]	מִמֶּֽךָּ׃ mim-me-kā.	because of You	Prep \| 2ms

Hebrew Texts

Micah 7:17 Hebrew Study Bible (Apostolic / Interlinear)

יְלַחֲכ֤וּ עָפָר֙ כַּנָּחָ֔שׁ כְּזֹחֲלֵ֣י אֶ֔רֶץ יִרְגְּז֖וּ מִמִּסְגְּרֹֽתֵיהֶ֑ם אֶל־ יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ יִפְחָ֔דוּ וְיִֽרְא֖וּ מִמֶּֽךָּ׃

KJV with Strong's
They shall lick the dust like a serpent they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth they shall be afraid of the LORD our God and shall fear because of thee

מיכה 7:17 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
יְלַחֲכ֤וּ עָפָר֙ כַּנָּחָ֔שׁ כְּזֹחֲלֵ֣י אֶ֔רֶץ יִרְגְּז֖וּ מִמִּסְגְּרֹֽתֵיהֶ֑ם אֶל־יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ יִפְחָ֔דוּ וְיִֽרְא֖וּ מִמֶּֽךָּ׃

מיכה 7:17 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ילחכו עפר כנחש כזחלי ארץ ירגזו ממסגרתיהם אל־יהוה אלהינו יפחדו ויראו ממך׃

מיכה 7:17 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ילחכו עפר כנחש כזחלי ארץ ירגזו ממסגרתיהם אל־יהוה אלהינו יפחדו ויראו ממך׃

מיכה 7:17 Hebrew Bible
ילחכו עפר כנחש כזחלי ארץ ירגזו ממסגרתיהם אל יהוה אלהינו יפחדו ויראו ממך׃

Additional Parallel Hebrew

Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible
They will lick the dust like a serpent, Like reptiles of the earth. They will come trembling out of their fortresses; To the LORD our God they will come in dread And they will be afraid before You.

King James Bible
They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They will lick the dust like a snake; they will come trembling out of their hiding places like reptiles slithering on the ground. They will tremble in the presence of Yahweh our God; they will stand in awe of You.

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