Job 29:10 Go deeper

The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth. (KJV)

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קוֹל\־kol-[the] voice of

Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963A

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

Meaning: voice

Used 335 times. Also: Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6963A; TAHOT Job 29:10 word 1

נְגִידִ֥יםne.gi.Dimnobles

Lemma: נָגִיד (na.gid) · Strong's: H5057

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: leader

Used 44 times. Also: 1 Samuel 9:16, 1 Samuel 10:1, 1 Samuel 13:14, 1 Samuel 25:30, 2 Samuel 5:2, 2 Samuel 6:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5057; TAHOT Job 29:10 word 2

נֶחְבָּ֑אוּnech.Ba.'uthey were hidden

Lemma: חָבָא (cha.va) · Strong's: H2244

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)

Meaning: to hide

Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 31:27, Joshua 6:17, Joshua 6:25, Joshua 10:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2244; TAHOT Job 29:10 word 3

וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םu.le.sho.Namand tongue their

Lemma: לָשׁוֹן (la.shon) · Strong's: H3956G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: tongue

Used 93 times. Also: Exodus 4:10, Exodus 11:7, Joshua 10:21, Judges 7:5, 2 Samuel 23:2, Job 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3956G; TAHOT Job 29:10 word 4

לְחִכָּ֥םle.chi.Kamto palate their

Lemma: חֵךְ (chekh) · Strong's: H2441

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

Meaning: palate

Used 18 times. Also: Job 6:30, Job 12:11, Job 20:13, Job 31:30, Job 33:2, Job 34:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2441; TAHOT Job 29:10 word 5

דָּבֵֽקָה\׃da.Ve.kahit stuck

Lemma: דָּבַק (da.vaq) · Strong's: H1692

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to cleave

Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 34:3, Numbers 36:7, Numbers 36:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1692; TAHOT Job 29:10 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

The voices	→	קוֹל H6963A voice
of the nobles	→	נָגִיד H5057 leader
were hushed	→	חָבָא H2244 to hide
and their tongues	→	לָשׁוֹן H3956G tongue
stuck	→	דָּבַק H1692 to cleave
to the roofs of their mouths	→	חֵךְ H2441 palate

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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