Job 26:13 Go deeper

By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent. (KJV)

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בְּ֭רוּחוֹbe.ru.choby wind his

Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307H

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

Meaning: spirit: breath

Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:15, Genesis 7:22, Genesis 8:1, Exodus 10:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7307H; TAHOT Job 26:13 word 1

שָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yim[the] heavens

Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064

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

Meaning: heaven

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Job 26:13 word 2

שִׁפְרָ֑הshif.Rah[are] clearness

Lemma: שִׁפְרָה (shiph.rah) · Strong's: H8235

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

Meaning: clearness

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8235; TAHOT Job 26:13 word 3

חֹֽלֲלָ֥הcho.la.Lahit pierced

Lemma: חָלַל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2490A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpp3fs)

Meaning: to bore

Used 7 times. Also: Psalms 109:22, Proverbs 26:10, Isaiah 51:9, Isaiah 53:5, Ezekiel 28:9, Ezekiel 32:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2490A; TAHOT Job 26:13 word 4

יָ֝ד֗וֹya.Dohand his

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

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

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Job 26:13 word 5

נָחָ֥שׁna.Chash[the] snake

Lemma: נָחָשׁ (na.chash) · Strong's: H5175

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

Meaning: serpent

Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 49:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5175; TAHOT Job 26:13 word 6

בָּרִֽיחַ\׃ba.Ri.achfleeing

Lemma: בָּרִיחַ (ba.ri.ach) · Strong's: H1281

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

Meaning: fleeing

Used 4 times. Also: Isaiah 15:5, Isaiah 27:1, Isaiah 43:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1281; TAHOT Job 26:13 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

By His breath	→	רוּחַ H7307H spirit: breath
the skies	→	שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven
were cleared	→	שִׁפְרָה H8235 clearness
His hand	→	יָד H3027G hand
pierced	→	חָלַל H2490A to bore
the fleeing	→	בָּרִיחַ H1281 fleeing
serpent	→	נָחָשׁ H5175 serpent

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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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