Job 2:8 Go deeper

And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַיִּֽקַּֽח\־vai.yi.kach-and he took

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Job 2:8 word 1

חֶ֔רֶשׂChe.resa potsherd

Lemma: חֶ֫רֶשׂ (che.re.s) · Strong's: H2789

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

Meaning: earthenware

Used 17 times. Also: Leviticus 6:28, Leviticus 11:33, Leviticus 14:5, Leviticus 14:50, Leviticus 15:12, Numbers 5:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2789; TAHOT Job 2:8 word 2

לְהִתְגָּרֵ֖דle.hit.ga.Redto scrape himself

Lemma: גָּרַד (ga.rad) · Strong's: H1623

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Infinitive · Construct (HVtcc)

Meaning: to scrape

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1623; TAHOT Job 2:8 word 3

וְה֖וּאve.Hu'and he

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Job 2:8 word 4

יֹשֵׁ֥בyo.Shev[was] sitting

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to dwell

Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Job 2:8 word 5

בְּתוֹךְ\־be.tokh-in [the] midst

Lemma: תָּ֫וֶךְ (ta.vekh) · Strong's: H8432

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

Meaning: midst

Used 416 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 9:21, Genesis 15:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8432; TAHOT Job 2:8 word 6

הָאֵֽפֶר\׃ha.'E.ferthe ash[es]

Lemma: אֵ֫פֶר (e.pher) · Strong's: H0665

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

Meaning: ashes

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 18:27, Numbers 19:9, Numbers 19:10, 2 Samuel 13:19, Esther 4:1, Esther 4:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0665; TAHOT Job 2:8 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

And Job took	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
a piece of broken pottery	→	חֶ֫רֶשׂ H2789 earthenware
to scrape	→	גָּרַד H1623 to scrape
himself	→
as he	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
sat	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
among	→	תָּ֫וֶךְ H8432 midst
the ashes	→	אֵ֫פֶר H0665 ashes

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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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