Job 28:21 Go deeper
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Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air. (KJV)
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וְֽ֭נֶעֶלְמָהVe.ne.'el.mahand it has been concealed
Lemma: עָלַם (a.lam) · Strong's: H5956
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNq3fs)
Meaning: to conceal
Used 28 times. Also: Leviticus 4:13, Leviticus 5:2, Leviticus 5:3, Leviticus 5:4, Leviticus 20:4, Numbers 5:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5956; TAHOT Job 28:21 word 1
מֵעֵינֵ֣יme.'ei.Neifrom [the] eyes of
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: eye
Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Job 28:21 word 2
כָל\־khol-every
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Job 28:21 word 3
חָ֑יChailiving [thing]
Lemma: חַי (chay) · Strong's: H2416A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: alive
Used 242 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2416A; TAHOT Job 28:21 word 4
וּמֵע֖וֹףu.me.'ofand from [the] bird[s] of
Lemma: עוֹף (oph) · Strong's: H5775
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: bird
Used 71 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5775; TAHOT Job 28:21 word 5
הַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe 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 28:21 word 6
נִסְתָּֽרָה\׃nis.Ta.rahit has been hidden
Lemma: סָתַר (sa.tar) · Strong's: H5641
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNp3fs)
Meaning: to hide
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 4:14, Genesis 31:49, Exodus 3:6, Numbers 5:13, Deuteronomy 7:20, Deuteronomy 29:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5641; TAHOT Job 28:21 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| It is hidden | → | עָלַם H5956 to conceal |
| from the eyes | → | עַ֫יִן H5869A eye |
| of every | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| living thing | → | חַי H2416A alive |
| and concealed | → | סָתַר H5641 to hide |
| from the birds | → | עוֹף H5775 bird |
| of the air | → | שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven |
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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