Job 41:15 Go deeper

His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal. (KJV)

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גַּ֭אֲוָהGa.'a.vahpride

Lemma: גַּאֲוָה (ga.a.vah) · Strong's: H1346

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

Meaning: pride

Used 19 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:26, Deuteronomy 33:29, Psalms 10:2, Psalms 31:18, Psalms 31:23, Psalms 36:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1346; TAHOT Job 41:15 word 1

אֲפִיקֵ֣י'a.fi.Kei[is] rows 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 40:18, Psalms 18:15, Psalms 42:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0650; TAHOT Job 41:15 word 2

מָֽגִנִּ֑יםma.gi.Nimshields

Lemma: מָגֵן (ma.gen) · Strong's: H4043

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

Meaning: shield

Used 63 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Deuteronomy 33:29, Judges 5:8, 2 Samuel 1:21, 2 Samuel 22:3, 2 Samuel 22:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4043; TAHOT Job 41:15 word 3

סָ֝ג֗וּרsa.Gurshut up

Lemma: סָגַר (sa.gar) · Strong's: H5462

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)

Meaning: to shut

Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 19:6, Genesis 19:10, Exodus 14:3, Leviticus 13:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5462; TAHOT Job 41:15 word 4

חוֹתָ֥םcho.Tama seal

Lemma: חֹתָם (cho.tam) · Strong's: H2368

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

Meaning: signet

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 38:18, Exodus 28:11, Exodus 28:21, Exodus 28:36, Exodus 39:6, Exodus 39:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2368; TAHOT Job 41:15 word 5

צָֽר\׃Tzartight

Lemma: צַר (tsar) · Strong's: H6862A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: narrow

Used 8 times. Also: Numbers 22:26, 1 Samuel 2:32, 2 Kings 6:1, Proverbs 23:27, Proverbs 24:10, Isaiah 49:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6862A; TAHOT Job 41:15 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

[His] rows	→	אָפִיק H0650 channel
of scales are	→	מָגֵן H4043 shield
[his] pride	→	גַּאֲוָה H1346 pride
tightly	→	סָגַר H5462 to shut
sealed together	→	חֹתָם H2368 signet
. . .	→	צַר H6862A narrow

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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