Job 20:5 Go deeper

That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment? (KJV)

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כִּ֤יkithat

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Job 20:5 word 1

רִנְנַ֣תri.Nat[the] cry of joy of

Lemma: רְנָנָה (re.na.nah) · Strong's: H7445

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: triumphing

Used 4 times. Also: Job 3:7, Psalms 63:5, Psalms 100:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7445; TAHOT Job 20:5 word 2

רְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imwicked [people]

Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: wicked

Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Job 20:5 word 3

מִקָּר֑וֹבmi.ka.Rov[is] from near

Lemma: קָרֹב (qa.rov) · Strong's: H7138

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: near

Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 19:20, Genesis 45:10, Exodus 12:4, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 32:27, Leviticus 10:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7138; TAHOT Job 20:5 word 4

וְשִׂמְחַ֖תve.sim.Chatand [the] gladness of

Lemma: שִׂמְחָה (sim.chah) · Strong's: H8057

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: joy

Used 94 times. Also: Genesis 31:27, Numbers 10:10, Deuteronomy 28:47, Judges 16:23, 1 Samuel 18:6, 2 Samuel 6:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8057; TAHOT Job 20:5 word 5

חָנֵ֣ףcha.Nef[the] godless

Lemma: חָנֵף (cha.neph) · Strong's: H2611

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: profane

Used 13 times. Also: Job 8:13, Job 13:16, Job 15:34, Job 17:8, Job 27:8, Job 34:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2611; TAHOT Job 20:5 word 6

עֲדֵי\־'a.dei-[is] until

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: till

Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Job 20:5 word 7

רָֽגַע\׃Ra.ga'a moment

Lemma: רֶ֫גַע (re.ga) · Strong's: H7281

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

Meaning: moment

Used 22 times. Also: Exodus 33:5, Numbers 16:21, Numbers 16:45, Ezra 9:8, Job 7:18, Job 21:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7281; TAHOT Job 20:5 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

the triumph	→	רְנָנָה H7445 triumphing
of the wicked	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
has been brief	→	קָרֹב H7138 near
and the joy	→	שִׂמְחָה H8057 joy
of the godless	→	חָנֵף H2611 profane
momentary	→	רֶ֫גַע H7281 moment

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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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