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Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning. (KJV)
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יִקְּבֻ֥הוּyi.ke.Vu.hulet them curse it
Lemma: קָבַב (qa.vav) · Strong's: H6895
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to curse
Used 14 times. Also: Numbers 22:11, Numbers 22:17, Numbers 23:8, Numbers 23:11, Numbers 23:13, Numbers 23:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6895; TAHOT Job 3:8 word 1
אֹרְרֵי\־'o.re.rei-cursers of
Lemma: אָרַר (a.rar) · Strong's: H0779
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to curse
Used 63 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 9:25, Genesis 12:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0779; TAHOT Job 3:8 word 2
י֑וֹםYoma day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Job 3:8 word 3
הָ֝עֲתִידִ֗יםha.'a.ti.Dimthe [ones] ready
Lemma: עָתִיד (a.tid) · Strong's: H6264
Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)
Meaning: ready
Used 4 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:35, Esther 3:14, Job 15:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6264; TAHOT Job 3:8 word 4
עֹרֵ֥ר'o.Rerto rouse
Lemma: עוּר (ur) · Strong's: H5782
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to rouse
Used 80 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:11, Judges 5:12, 2 Samuel 23:18, 1 Chronicles 5:26, 1 Chronicles 11:11, 1 Chronicles 11:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5782; TAHOT Job 3:8 word 5
לִוְיָתָֽן\׃liv.ya.TanLeviathan
Lemma: לִוְיָתָן (liv.ya.tan) · Strong's: H3882
Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)
Meaning: Leviathan
Used 6 times. Also: Job 41:1, Psalms 74:14, Psalms 104:26, Isaiah 27:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3882; TAHOT Job 3:8 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| May it be cursed | → | אָרַר H0779 to curse |
| by those who curse | → | קָבַב H6895 to curse |
| the day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| those prepared | → | עָתִיד H6264 ready |
| to rouse | → | עוּר H5782 to rouse |
| Leviathan | → | לִוְיָתָן H3882 Leviathan |
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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