Job 28:17 Go deeper
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The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold. (KJV)
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לֹא\־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 28:17 word 1
יַעַרְכֶ֣נָּהya.'ar.Khe.nahit will be comparable to it
Lemma: עָרַךְ (a.rakh) · Strong's: H6186A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to arrange
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 14:8, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 27:21, Exodus 40:4, Exodus 40:23, Leviticus 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6186A; TAHOT Job 28:17 word 2
זָ֭הָבza.hogold
Lemma: זָהָב (za.hav) · Strong's: H2091
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: gold
Used 389 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2091; TAHOT Job 28:17 word 3
וּזְכוֹכִ֑יתu.ze.kho.Khitand glass
Lemma: זְכוּכִית (ze.khu.khit) · Strong's: H2137
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: glass
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2137; TAHOT Job 28:17 word 4
וּתְמ֖וּרָתָ֣הּu.te.Mu.ra.Tahand [is] exchange its
Lemma: תְּמוּרָה (te.mu.rah) · Strong's: H8545
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: exchange
Used 6 times. Also: Leviticus 27:10, Leviticus 27:33, Ruth 4:7, Job 15:31, Job 20:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8545; TAHOT Job 28:17 word 5
כְּלִי\־ke.li-a vessel of
Lemma: כְּלִי (ke.li) · Strong's: H3627
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: article/utensil
Used 325 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 42:25, Genesis 43:11, Genesis 45:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3627; TAHOT Job 28:17 word 6
פָֽז\׃Fazpure gold
Lemma: פַּז (paz) · Strong's: H6337
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: pure gold
Used 9 times. Also: Psalms 19:10, Psalms 21:3, Psalms 119:127, Proverbs 8:19, Song of Solomon 5:11, Song of Solomon 5:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6337; TAHOT Job 28:17 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Neither | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| gold | → | זָהָב H2091 gold |
| nor crystal | → | זְכוּכִית H2137 glass |
| can compare to it | → | עָרַךְ H6186A to arrange |
| nor jewels | → | כְּלִי H3627 article/utensil |
| of fine gold | → | פַּז H6337 pure gold |
| be exchanged for it | → | תְּמוּרָה H8545 exchange |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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