Job 4:9 Go deeper

By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed. (KJV)

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מִנִּשְׁמַ֣תmi.nish.Matfrom [the] breath of

Lemma: נְשָׁמָה (ne.sha.mah) · Strong's: H5397

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: breath

Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 7:22, Deuteronomy 20:16, Joshua 10:40, Joshua 11:11, Joshua 11:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5397; TAHOT Job 4:9 word 1

אֱל֣וֹהַ'e.Lo.haGod

Lemma: אֱלֹהַּ (e.lo.ah) · Strong's: H0433

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

Meaning: god

Used 57 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:15, Deuteronomy 32:17, 2 Chronicles 32:15, Nehemiah 9:17, Job 3:4, Job 3:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0433; TAHOT Job 4:9 word 2

יֹאבֵ֑דוּyo.Ve.duthey perish

Lemma: אָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H0006

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to perish

Used 183 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Leviticus 23:30, Leviticus 26:38, Numbers 16:33, Numbers 17:12, Numbers 21:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0006; TAHOT Job 4:9 word 3

וּמֵר֖וּחַu.me.Ru.achand from [the] breath of

Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: spirit: breath

Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:15, Genesis 7:22, Genesis 8:1, Exodus 10:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7307H; TAHOT Job 4:9 word 4

אַפּ֣וֹ'a.Poanger his

Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639G

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

Meaning: face: anger

Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 27:45, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 39:19, Genesis 44:18, Genesis 49:6, Genesis 49:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0639G; TAHOT Job 4:9 word 5

יִכְלֽוּ\׃yikh.Luthey come to an end

Lemma: כָּלָה (ka.lah) · Strong's: H3615H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to end: destroy

Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 41:30, Exodus 32:10, Exodus 32:12, Exodus 33:3, Exodus 33:5, Leviticus 26:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3615H; TAHOT Job 4:9 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

By the breath	→	נְשָׁמָה H5397 breath
of God	→	אֱלֹהַּ H0433 god
they perish	→	אָבַד H0006 to perish
and by the blast	→	רוּחַ H7307H spirit: breath
of His anger	→	אַף H0639G face: anger
they are consumed	→	כָּלָה H3615H to end: destroy

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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