Job 28:20 Go deeper

Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? (KJV)

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וְֽ֭הַחָכְמָהVe.ha.cha.khe.mahand <the> wisdom

Lemma: חׇכְמָה (chokh.mah) · Strong's: H2451

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

Meaning: wisdom

Used 153 times. Also: Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 31:6, Exodus 35:26, Exodus 35:31, Exodus 35:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2451; TAHOT Job 28:20 word 1

מֵאַ֣יִןme.'A.yinfrom where?

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0370

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: where?

Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 29:4, Genesis 42:7, Numbers 11:13, Joshua 2:4, Joshua 9:8, Judges 17:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0370; TAHOT Job 28:20 word 2

תָּב֑וֹאta.Vo'does it come

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Job 28:20 word 3

וְאֵ֥יve.'Eiand where?

Lemma: אַי (ay) · Strong's: H0335

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: where?

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 16:8, Exodus 2:20, Deuteronomy 32:37, Judges 13:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0335; TAHOT Job 28:20 word 4

זֶ֝֗הZehthis

Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Job 28:20 word 5

מְק֣וֹםme.Kom[is the] place of

Lemma: מָקוֹם (ma.qom) · Strong's: H4725

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

Meaning: place

Used 401 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4725; TAHOT Job 28:20 word 6

בִּינָֽה\׃bi.Nahunderstanding

Lemma: בִּינָה (bi.nah) · Strong's: H0998

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

Meaning: understanding

Used 38 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:6, 1 Chronicles 12:32, 1 Chronicles 22:12, 2 Chronicles 2:12, 2 Chronicles 2:13, Job 20:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0998; TAHOT Job 28:20 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

From where	→	אַ֫יִן H0370 where?
then, does wisdom	→	חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom
come	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
and where	→	אַי H0335 where?
. . .	→	זֶה H2088 this
does understanding	→	בִּינָה H0998 understanding
dwell	→	מָקוֹם H4725 place

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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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