Job 14:8 Go deeper

Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; (KJV)

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אִם\־'im-though

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Job 14:8 word 1

יַזְקִ֣יןyaz.Kinit will grow old

Lemma: זָקֵן (za.qen) · Strong's: H2204

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: be old

Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 18:12, Genesis 18:13, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 24:1, Genesis 27:1, Genesis 27:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2204; TAHOT Job 14:8 word 2

בָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzin the ground

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: soil

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776H; TAHOT Job 14:8 word 3

שָׁרְשׁ֑וֹsha.re.Shoroot its

Lemma: שֹׁ֫רֶשׁ (she.resh) · Strong's: H8328

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: root

Used 33 times. Also: Deuteronomy 29:18, Judges 5:14, 2 Kings 19:30, Job 8:17, Job 13:27, Job 18:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8328; TAHOT Job 14:8 word 4

וּ֝בֶעָפָ֗רu.ve.'a.Farand in the dust

Lemma: עָפָר (a.phar) · Strong's: H6083

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: dust

Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 26:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6083; TAHOT Job 14:8 word 5

יָמ֥וּתya.Mutit will die

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to die

Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Job 14:8 word 6

גִּזְעֽוֹ\׃giz.'Ostump its

Lemma: גֶּ֫זַע (ge.za) · Strong's: H1503

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: stock

Used 3 times. Also: Isaiah 11:1, Isaiah 40:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1503; TAHOT Job 14:8 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

If	→	אִם H0518A if
its roots	→	שֹׁ֫רֶשׁ H8328 root
grow old	→	זָקֵן H2204 be old
in the ground	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776H land: soil
and its stump	→	גֶּ֫זַע H1503 stock
dies	→	מוּת H4191 to die
in the soil	→	עָפָר H6083 dust

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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