Habakkuk 3:4 Commentary: Rashi, Rambam, Ibn Ezra & More

וְנֹ֙גַהּ֙ כָּא֣וֹר תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה קַרְנַ֥יִם מִיָּד֖וֹ ל֑וֹ וְשָׁ֖ם חֶבְי֥וֹן עֻזֹּֽה׃

And a brightness appeareth as the light; rays hath He at His side; and there is the hiding of His power.

Rashi on Habakkuk

And there was a brightness on that day.
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Rashi on Habakkuk

like the light Like the special light of the seven days of Creation. So did Jonathan render it.
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Rashi on Habakkuk

rays The expression of a light, which, when piercing and shining through a hole, appears like protruding horns. Similarly, (Ex. 34:29) “For the skin of his face shone.”
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