Job 18:6 Go deeper

The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him. (KJV)

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א֭וֹר'or[the] light

Lemma: אוֹר (or) · Strong's: H0216

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

Meaning: light

Used 121 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:23, Judges 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0216; TAHOT Job 18:6 word 1

חָשַׁ֣ךְcha.Shakhit grows dark

Lemma: חָשַׁךְ (cha.shakh) · Strong's: H2821

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to darken

Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 10:15, Job 3:9, Job 38:2, Psalms 69:23, Psalms 105:28, Psalms 139:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2821; TAHOT Job 18:6 word 2

בְּאָהֳל֑וֹbe.'o.ho.Loin tent his

Lemma: אֹ֫הֶל (o.hel) · Strong's: H0168G

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

Meaning: tent

Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 4:20, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 18:1, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0168G; TAHOT Job 18:6 word 3

וְ֝נֵר֗וֹve.ne.Roand lamp his

Lemma: נֵר (ner) · Strong's: H5216A

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

Meaning: lamp

Used 44 times. Also: Exodus 25:37, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 30:7, Exodus 30:8, Exodus 35:14, Exodus 37:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5216A; TAHOT Job 18:6 word 4

עָלָ֥יו'a.Lavabove him

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Job 18:6 word 5

יִדְעָֽךְ\׃yid.'Akhit is extinguished

Lemma: דָּעַךְ (da.akh) · Strong's: H1846

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

Meaning: to put out

Used 9 times. Also: Job 6:17, Job 18:5, Job 21:17, Psalms 118:12, Proverbs 13:9, Proverbs 20:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1846; TAHOT Job 18:6 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

The light	→	אוֹר H0216 light
in his tent	→	אֹ֫הֶל H0168G tent
grows dark	→	חָשַׁךְ H2821 to darken
and the lamp	→	נֵר H5216A lamp
beside him	→	עַל H5921A upon
goes out	→	דָּעַךְ H1846 to put out

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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