Job 28:9 Go deeper
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He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. (KJV)
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בַּֽ֭חַלָּמִישׁBa.cha.la.mishon the flint
Lemma: חַלָּמִישׁ (chal.la.mish) · Strong's: H2496
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: flint
Used 5 times. Also: Deuteronomy 8:15, Deuteronomy 32:13, Psalms 114:8, Isaiah 50:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2496; TAHOT Job 28:9 word 1
שָׁלַ֣חsha.Lachhe stretches out
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971K
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to send: reach
Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 22:10, Genesis 22:12, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7971K; TAHOT Job 28:9 word 2
יָד֑וֹya.Dohand his
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand: power
Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT Job 28:9 word 3
הָפַ֖ךְha.Fakhhe overturns
Lemma: הָפַךְ (ha.phakh) · Strong's: H2015
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to overturn
Used 94 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:25, Genesis 19:29, Exodus 7:15, Exodus 7:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2015; TAHOT Job 28:9 word 4
מִשֹּׁ֣רֶשׁmi.Sho.reshfrom [the] root
Lemma: שֹׁ֫רֶשׁ (she.resh) · Strong's: H8328
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: root
Used 33 times. Also: Deuteronomy 29:18, Judges 5:14, 2 Kings 19:30, Job 8:17, Job 13:27, Job 14:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8328; TAHOT Job 28:9 word 5
הָרִֽים\׃ha.Rimmountains
Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: mountain: mount
Used 451 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2022G; TAHOT Job 28:9 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The miner strikes | → | שָׁלַח H7971K to send: reach |
| . . . | → | יָד H3027H hand: power |
| the flint | → | חַלָּמִישׁ H2496 flint |
| he overturns | → | הָפַךְ H2015 to overturn |
| mountains | → | הַר H2022G mountain: mount |
| at their base | → | שֹׁ֫רֶשׁ H8328 root |
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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