Job 38:16 Go deeper

Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth? (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

הֲ֭בָאתָHa.va.ta¿ have you gone

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Job 38:16 word 1

עַד\־'ad-to

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: till

Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Job 38:16 word 2

נִבְכֵי\־niv.khei-[the] springs of

Lemma: נֵ֫בֶךְ (ne.vekh) · Strong's: H5033

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: spring

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5033; TAHOT Job 38:16 word 3

יָ֑םYam[the] sea

Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G

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

Meaning: sea

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Job 38:16 word 4

וּבְחֵ֥קֶרu.ve.Che.kerand in [the] depth of

Lemma: חֵ֫קֶר (che.qer) · Strong's: H2714

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

Meaning: search

Used 12 times. Also: Judges 5:16, Job 5:9, Job 8:8, Job 9:10, Job 11:7, Job 34:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2714; TAHOT Job 38:16 word 5

תְּ֝ה֗וֹםte.Hom[the] deep

Lemma: תְּהוֹם (te.hom) · Strong's: H8415

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: abyss

Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:2, Genesis 49:25, Exodus 15:5, Exodus 15:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8415; TAHOT Job 38:16 word 6

הִתְהַלָּֽכְתָּ\׃hit.ha.La.khe.tahave you walked about?

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980I

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVtp2ms)

Meaning: to go: walk

Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980I; TAHOT Job 38:16 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Have you journeyed	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
to	→	עַד H5704 till
the vents	→	נֵ֫בֶךְ H5033 spring
of the sea	→	יָם H3220G sea
or walked	→	הָלַךְ H1980I to go: walk
in the trenches	→	חֵ֫קֶר H2714 search
of the deep	→	תְּהוֹם H8415 abyss

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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