Job 28:16 Go deeper

It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

לֹֽא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Job 28:16 word 1

תְ֭סֻלֶּהTe.su.lehit will be paid

Lemma: סָלָה (sa.lah) · Strong's: H5541B

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVPi3fs)

Meaning: to weigh

Used 2 times. Also: Job 28:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5541B; TAHOT Job 28:16 word 2

בְּכֶ֣תֶםbe.Khe.temin [the] gold of

Lemma: כֶּ֫תֶם (ke.tem) · Strong's: H3800

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

Meaning: gold

Used 9 times. Also: Job 28:19, Job 31:24, Psalms 45:9, Proverbs 25:12, Song of Solomon 5:11, Isaiah 13:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3800; TAHOT Job 28:16 word 3

אוֹפִ֑יר'o.FirOphir

Lemma: אוֹפִיר (o.phir) · Strong's: H0211H

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Ophir

Used 11 times. Also: 1 Kings 9:28, 1 Kings 10:11, 1 Kings 22:48, 1 Chronicles 29:4, 2 Chronicles 8:18, 2 Chronicles 9:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0211H; TAHOT Job 28:16 word 4

בְּשֹׁ֖הַםbe.Sho.hamin onyx

Lemma: שֹׁ֫הַם (sho.ham) · Strong's: H7718

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

Meaning: onyx

Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Exodus 25:7, Exodus 28:9, Exodus 28:20, Exodus 35:9, Exodus 35:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7718; TAHOT Job 28:16 word 5

יָקָ֣רya.Karprecious

Lemma: יָקָר (ya.qar) · Strong's: H3368

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

Meaning: precious

Used 35 times. Also: 1 Samuel 3:1, 2 Samuel 12:30, 1 Kings 5:17, 1 Kings 7:9, 1 Kings 7:10, 1 Kings 7:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3368; TAHOT Job 28:16 word 6

וְסַפִּֽיר\׃ve.sa.Pirand sapphire

Lemma: סַפִּיר (sap.pir) · Strong's: H5601

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

Meaning: sapphire

Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 24:10, Exodus 28:18, Exodus 39:11, Job 28:6, Song of Solomon 5:14, Isaiah 54:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5601; TAHOT Job 28:16 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

It cannot	→	לֹא H3808 not
be valued	→	סָלָה H5541B to weigh
in the gold	→	כֶּ֫תֶם H3800 gold
of Ophir	→	אוֹפִיר H0211H Ophir
in precious	→	יָקָר H3368 precious
onyx	→	שֹׁ֫הַם H7718 onyx
or sapphire	→	סַפִּיר H5601 sapphire

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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