Job 34:7 Go deeper

What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water? (KJV)

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מִי\־mi-who?

Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: who?

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Job 34:7 word 1

גֶ֥בֶרGe.ver[is] a man

Lemma: גָּבֶר (ga.ver) · Strong's: H1397

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

Meaning: great man

Used 65 times. Also: Exodus 10:11, Exodus 12:37, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:15, Deuteronomy 22:5, Joshua 7:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1397; TAHOT Job 34:7 word 2

כְּאִיּ֑וֹבke.'i.Yovlike Job

Lemma: אִיּוֹב (iy.yov) · Strong's: H0347

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Job

Used 58 times. Also: Job 1:1, Job 1:5, Job 1:8, Job 1:9, Job 1:14, Job 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0347; TAHOT Job 34:7 word 3

יִֽשְׁתֶּה\־yish.teh-he drinks

Lemma: שָׁתָה (sha.tah) · Strong's: H8354

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to drink

Used 217 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:19, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:44 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8354; TAHOT Job 34:7 word 4

לַּ֥עַגLa.'agmockery

Lemma: לַ֫עַג (la.ag) · Strong's: H3933

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

Meaning: derision

Used 7 times. Also: Psalms 44:13, Psalms 79:4, Psalms 123:4, Ezekiel 23:32, Ezekiel 36:4, Hosea 7:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3933; TAHOT Job 34:7 word 5

כַּמָּֽיִם\׃ka.Ma.yimlike <the> water

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

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

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Job 34:7 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

What	→	מִי H4310 who?
man	→	גָּבֶר H1397 great man
is like Job	→	אִיּוֹב H0347 Job
[who] drinks up	→	שָׁתָה H8354 to drink
derision	→	לַ֫עַג H3933 derision
like water	→	מַי H4325G water

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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