Job 29:23 Go deeper

And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. (KJV)

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וְיִֽחֲל֣וּve.yi.cha.Luand they waited

Lemma: יָחַל (ya.chal) · Strong's: H3176G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpq3cp)

Meaning: to wait: wait

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 8:12, 1 Samuel 10:8, 2 Samuel 18:14, 2 Kings 6:33, Job 14:14, Job 29:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3176G; TAHOT Job 29:23 word 1

כַמָּטָ֣רkha.ma.Tarlike the rain

Lemma: מָטַר (ma.tar) · Strong's: H4306

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: rain

Used 38 times. Also: Exodus 9:33, Exodus 9:34, Deuteronomy 11:11, Deuteronomy 11:14, Deuteronomy 11:17, Deuteronomy 28:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4306; TAHOT Job 29:23 word 2

וּ֝פִיהֶ֗םu.fi.Hemand mouth their

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G

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

Meaning: lip

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Job 29:23 word 3

פָּעֲר֥וּpa.'a.Ruthey opened wide

Lemma: פָּעַר (pa.ar) · Strong's: H6473

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to open

Used 4 times. Also: Job 16:10, Psalms 119:131, Isaiah 5:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6473; TAHOT Job 29:23 word 4

לְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ\׃le.mal.Ko.oshfor spring rain

Lemma: מַלְקוֹשׁ (mal.qosh) · Strong's: H4456

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: spring rain

Used 8 times. Also: Deuteronomy 11:14, Proverbs 16:15, Jeremiah 3:3, Jeremiah 5:24, Hosea 6:3, Joel 2:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4456; TAHOT Job 29:23 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

They waited	→	יָחַל H3176G to wait: wait
for me as for rain	→	מָטַר H4306 rain
and drank in my words	→	פָּעַר H6473 to open
. . .	→	פֶּה H6310G lip
like spring showers	→	מַלְקוֹשׁ H4456 spring rain

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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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