Job 40:18 Go deeper

His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

עֲ֭צָמָיו'A.tza.mavbones its

Lemma: עֶ֫צֶם (e.tsem) · Strong's: H6106G

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

Meaning: bone

Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 29:14, Genesis 50:25, Exodus 12:46, Exodus 13:19, Numbers 9:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6106G; TAHOT Job 40:18 word 1

אֲפִיקֵ֣י'a.fi.Kei[are] tubes of

Lemma: אָפִיק (a.phiq) · Strong's: H0650

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

Meaning: channel

Used 19 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:16, Job 6:15, Job 12:21, Job 41:15, Psalms 18:15, Psalms 42:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0650; TAHOT Job 40:18 word 2

נְחוּשָׁ֑הne.chu.Shahbronze

Lemma: נְחוּשָׁה (ne.chu.shah) · Strong's: H5154

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

Meaning: bronze

Used 10 times. Also: Leviticus 26:19, 2 Samuel 22:35, Job 20:24, Job 28:2, Job 41:27, Psalms 18:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5154; TAHOT Job 40:18 word 3

גְּ֝רָמָ֗יוge.ra.Mavlimbs its

Lemma: גֶּ֫רֶם (ge.rem) · Strong's: H1634

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

Meaning: bone

Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 49:14, 2 Kings 9:13, Proverbs 17:22, Proverbs 25:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1634; TAHOT Job 40:18 word 4

כִּמְטִ֥ילkim.Til[are] like a rod of

Lemma: מְטִיל (me.til) · Strong's: H4300

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

Meaning: rod

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4300; TAHOT Job 40:18 word 5

בַּרְזֶֽל\׃bar.Zeliron

Lemma: בַּרְזֶל (bar.zel) · Strong's: H1270

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

Meaning: iron

Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Leviticus 26:19, Numbers 31:22, Numbers 35:16, Deuteronomy 3:11, Deuteronomy 4:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1270; TAHOT Job 40:18 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

His bones	→	עֶ֫צֶם H6106G bone
are tubes	→	אָפִיק H0650 channel
of bronze	→	נְחוּשָׁה H5154 bronze
his limbs	→	גֶּ֫רֶם H1634 bone
are rods	→	מְטִיל H4300 rod
of iron	→	בַּרְזֶל H1270 iron

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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