Job 38:19 Go deeper

Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof, (KJV)

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אֵי\־'ei-where?

Lemma: אַי (ay) · Strong's: H0335

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: where?

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 16:8, Exodus 2:20, Deuteronomy 32:37, Judges 13:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0335; TAHOT Job 38:19 word 1

זֶ֣הzehthis

Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Job 38:19 word 2

הַ֭דֶּרֶךְHa.de.rekh[is] the way

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870J

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: way: direction

Used 75 times. Also: Deuteronomy 1:40, Deuteronomy 2:1, Deuteronomy 2:8, Joshua 8:15, Joshua 12:3, Judges 9:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870J; TAHOT Job 38:19 word 3

יִשְׁכָּן\־yish.kon-[where] it dwells

Lemma: שָׁכַן (sha.khan) · Strong's: H7931

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

Meaning: to dwell

Used 128 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 16:12, Genesis 25:18, Genesis 26:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7931; TAHOT Job 38:19 word 4

א֑וֹר'orlight

Lemma: אוֹר (or) · Strong's: H0216

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

Meaning: light

Used 121 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:23, Judges 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0216; TAHOT Job 38:19 word 5

וְ֝חֹ֗שֶׁךְve.Cho.shekhand darkness

Lemma: חֹ֫שֶׁךְ (cho.shekh) · Strong's: H2822

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

Meaning: darkness

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:21, Exodus 10:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2822; TAHOT Job 38:19 word 6

אֵי\־'ei-where?

Lemma: אַי (ay) · Strong's: H0335

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: where?

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 16:8, Exodus 2:20, Deuteronomy 32:37, Judges 13:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0335; TAHOT Job 38:19 word 7

זֶ֥הzehthis

Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Job 38:19 word 8

מְקֹמֽוֹ\׃me.ko.Mo[is] place its

Lemma: מָקוֹם (ma.qom) · Strong's: H4725

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

Meaning: place

Used 401 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4725; TAHOT Job 38:19 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

Where	→	אַי H0335 where?
. . .	→	זֶה H2088 this
is the way	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870J way: direction
to the home	→	שָׁכַן H7931 to dwell
of light	→	אוֹר H0216 light
Do you know where	→	אַי H0335 where?
. . .	→	זֶה H2088 this
darkness	→	חֹ֫שֶׁךְ H2822 darkness
resides	→	מָקוֹם H4725 place

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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