Job 32:8 Go deeper
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But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding. (KJV)
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אָ֭כֵן'A.khennevertheless
Lemma: אָכֵן (a.khen) · Strong's: H0403
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: surely
Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 28:16, Exodus 2:14, 1 Samuel 15:32, 1 Kings 11:2, Psalms 31:22, Psalms 66:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0403; TAHOT Job 32:8 word 1
רֽוּחַ\־Ru.ach-[is the] spirit
Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: spirit
Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 26:35, Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:38, Genesis 45:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7307G; TAHOT Job 32:8 word 2
הִ֣יאhi'it
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Job 32:8 word 3
בֶאֱנ֑וֹשׁve.'e.No.oshin a person
Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: human
Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Job 32:8 word 4
וְנִשְׁמַ֖תve.nish.Matand [the] breath of
Lemma: נְשָׁמָה (ne.sha.mah) · Strong's: H5397
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: breath
Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 7:22, Deuteronomy 20:16, Joshua 10:40, Joshua 11:11, Joshua 11:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5397; TAHOT Job 32:8 word 5
שַׁדַּ֣יsha.Dai[the] Almighty
Lemma: שַׁדַּי (shad.day) · Strong's: H7706
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: Almighty
Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 17:1, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 35:11, Genesis 43:14, Genesis 48:3, Genesis 49:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7706; TAHOT Job 32:8 word 6
תְּבִינֵֽם\׃te.vi.Nem[which] it gives understanding them
Lemma: בִּין (bin) · Strong's: H0995
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhi3fs)
Meaning: to understand
Used 168 times. Also: Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Deuteronomy 1:13, Deuteronomy 4:6, Deuteronomy 32:7, Deuteronomy 32:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0995; TAHOT Job 32:8 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But | → | אָכֵן H0403 surely |
| [there is] | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| a spirit | → | רוּחַ H7307G spirit |
| in a man | → | אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human |
| the breath | → | נְשָׁמָה H5397 breath |
| of the Almighty | → | שַׁדַּי H7706 Almighty |
| that gives him understanding | → | בִּין H0995 to understand |
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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