Job 33:20 Go deeper
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So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat. (KJV)
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וְזִֽהֲמַ֣תּוּve.zi.ha.Ma.tuand it loathes it
Lemma: זָהַם (za.ham) · Strong's: H2092
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpq3fs)
Meaning: to loathe
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2092; TAHOT Job 33:20 word 1
חַיָּת֣וֹchai.ya.Tolife his
Lemma: חַיָּה (chay.yah) · Strong's: H2416C
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: living thing
Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2416C; TAHOT Job 33:20 word 2
לָ֑חֶםLa.chembread
Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: food: bread
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3899H; TAHOT Job 33:20 word 3
וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹve.naf.Shoand self his
Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: soul: appetite
Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 23:8, Exodus 15:9, Numbers 11:6, Deuteronomy 12:20, Deuteronomy 14:26, Deuteronomy 18:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5315L; TAHOT Job 33:20 word 4
מַאֲכַ֥לma.'a.Khalfood of
Lemma: מַאֲכָל (ma.a.khal) · Strong's: H3978
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: food
Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 6:21, Genesis 40:17, Leviticus 19:23, Deuteronomy 20:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3978; TAHOT Job 33:20 word 5
תַּאֲוָֽה\׃ta.'a.Vahdesire
Lemma: תַּאֲוָה (ta.a.vah) · Strong's: H8378
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: desire
Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Numbers 11:4, Psalms 10:3, Psalms 10:17, Psalms 21:2, Psalms 38:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8378; TAHOT Job 33:20 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| so that he | → | חַיָּה H2416C living thing |
| detests | → | זָהַם H2092 to loathe |
| his bread | → | לֶ֫חֶם H3899H food: bread |
| and his soul | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315L soul: appetite |
| [loathes] his favorite | → | תַּאֲוָה H8378 desire |
| food | → | מַאֲכָל H3978 food |
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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