Job 20:12 Go deeper

Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue; (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

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 20:12 word 1

תַּמְתִּ֣יקtam.Tikit is sweet

Lemma: מָתֹק (ma.taq) · Strong's: H4985

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhi3fs)

Meaning: be sweet

Used 6 times. Also: Exodus 15:25, Job 21:33, Job 24:20, Psalms 55:14, Proverbs 9:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4985; TAHOT Job 20:12 word 2

בְּפִ֣יוbe.Fivin mouth his

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G

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

Meaning: lip

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Job 20:12 word 3

רָעָ֑הra.'Ahevil

Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7451I

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

Meaning: distress: evil

Used 147 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 44:4, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 50:15, Genesis 50:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451I; TAHOT Job 20:12 word 4

יַ֝כְחִידֶ֗נָּהyakh.chi.De.nahhe hides it

Lemma: כָּחַד (ka.chad) · Strong's: H3582

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

Meaning: to hide

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 47:18, Exodus 9:15, Exodus 23:23, Joshua 7:19, 1 Samuel 3:17, 1 Samuel 3:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3582; TAHOT Job 20:12 word 5

תַּ֣חַתTa.chatunder

Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478G

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

Meaning: underneath: under

Used 238 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 18:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8478G; TAHOT Job 20:12 word 6

לְשׁוֹנֽוֹ\׃le.sho.Notongue his

Lemma: לָשׁוֹן (la.shon) · Strong's: H3956G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: tongue

Used 93 times. Also: Exodus 4:10, Exodus 11:7, Joshua 10:21, Judges 7:5, 2 Samuel 23:2, Job 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3956G; TAHOT Job 20:12 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Though	→	אִם H0518A if
evil	→	רָעָה H7451I distress: evil
is sweet	→	מָתֹק H4985 be sweet
in his mouth	→	פֶּה H6310G lip
and he conceals	→	כָּחַד H3582 to hide
it under	→	תַּחַת H8478G underneath: under
his tongue	→	לָשׁוֹן H3956G tongue

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

All attributions

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).

All attributions and changes