Job 38:30 Go deeper

The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

כָּ֭אֶבֶןKa.'e.venlike <the> stone

Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G

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

Meaning: stone

Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT Job 38:30 word 1

מַ֣יִםMa.yimwaters

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 38:30 word 2

יִתְחַבָּ֑אוּyit.cha.Ba.'uthey become hard

Lemma: חָבָא (cha.va) · Strong's: H2244

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVti3mp)

Meaning: to hide

Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 31:27, Joshua 6:17, Joshua 6:25, Joshua 10:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2244; TAHOT Job 38:30 word 3

וּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.Neiand [the] surface of

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440J

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

Meaning: face: surface

Used 100 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440J; TAHOT Job 38:30 word 4

תְ֝ה֗וֹםte.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 38:30 word 5

יִתְלַכָּֽדוּ\׃yit.la.Ka.duthey freeze

Lemma: לָכַד (la.khad) · Strong's: H3920

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVti3mp)

Meaning: to capture

Used 121 times. Also: Numbers 21:32, Numbers 32:39, Numbers 32:41, Numbers 32:42, Deuteronomy 2:34, Deuteronomy 2:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3920; TAHOT Job 38:30 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

when the waters	→	מַי H4325G water
become hard	→	חָבָא H2244 to hide
as stone	→	אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone
and the surface	→	פָּנֶה H6440J face: surface
of the deep	→	תְּהוֹם H8415 abyss
is frozen	→	לָכַד H3920 to capture

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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