Job 40:22 Go deeper

The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about. (KJV)

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יְסֻכֻּ֣הוּye.su.Ku.huthey cover it

Lemma: סָכַךְ (sa.khakh) · Strong's: H5526B

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

Meaning: to cover

Used 18 times. Also: Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9, Exodus 40:3, Exodus 40:21, Judges 3:24, 1 Samuel 24:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5526B; TAHOT Job 40:22 word 1

צֶאֱלִ֣יםtze.'e.Limthorny lotus plants

Lemma: צֶאֱלִים (tse.el) · Strong's: H6628

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: lotus

Used 2 times. Also: Job 40:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6628; TAHOT Job 40:22 word 2

צִֽלֲל֑וֹtzi.la.Loshade its

Lemma: צֵלֶל (tse.lel) · Strong's: H6752

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

Meaning: shadow

Used 4 times. Also: Song of Solomon 2:17, Song of Solomon 4:6, Jeremiah 6:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6752; TAHOT Job 40:22 word 3

יְ֝סֻבּ֗וּהוּye.su.Bu.huthey surround it

Lemma: סָבַב (sa.vav) · Strong's: H5437H

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

Meaning: to turn: surround

Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Exodus 39:6, Exodus 39:13, Numbers 21:4, Deuteronomy 2:1, Deuteronomy 2:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5437H; TAHOT Job 40:22 word 4

עַרְבֵי\־'ar.vei-[the] poplars of

Lemma: עֲרָבָה (a.ra.vah) · Strong's: H6155H

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

Meaning: willow

Used 4 times. Also: Leviticus 23:40, Psalms 137:2, Isaiah 44:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6155H; TAHOT Job 40:22 word 5

נָֽחַל\׃Na.chal[the] wadi

Lemma: נַ֫חַל (na.chal) · Strong's: H5158A

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

Meaning: torrent: river

Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 32:23, Leviticus 11:9, Leviticus 11:10, Leviticus 23:40, Deuteronomy 2:37, Deuteronomy 3:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5158A; TAHOT Job 40:22 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

The lotus plants	→	צֶאֱלִים H6628 lotus
conceal him	→	סָכַךְ H5526B to cover
in their shade	→	צֵלֶל H6752 shadow
the willows	→	עֲרָבָה H6155H willow
of the brook	→	נַ֫חַל H5158A torrent: river
surround him	→	סָבַב H5437H to turn: surround

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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