Job 41:21 Go deeper

His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

נַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shobreath its

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315H

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

Meaning: soul: life

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 1:30, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315H; TAHOT Job 41:21 word 1

גֶּחָלִ֣יםge.cha.Limcoals

Lemma: גַּחֶ֫לֶת (ge.chel) · Strong's: H1513

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

Meaning: coal

Used 18 times. Also: Leviticus 16:12, 2 Samuel 14:7, 2 Samuel 22:9, 2 Samuel 22:13, Psalms 18:8, Psalms 18:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1513; TAHOT Job 41:21 word 2

תְּלַהֵ֑טte.la.Hetit kindles

Lemma: לָהַט (la.hat) · Strong's: H3857

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpi3fs)

Meaning: to kindle

Used 11 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:22, Psalms 57:4, Psalms 83:14, Psalms 97:3, Psalms 104:4, Psalms 106:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3857; TAHOT Job 41:21 word 3

וְ֝לַ֗הַבve.La.havand a flame

Lemma: לַ֫הַב (la.hav) · Strong's: H3851

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

Meaning: flame

Used 12 times. Also: Judges 3:22, Judges 13:20, Job 39:23, Isaiah 13:8, Isaiah 29:6, Isaiah 30:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3851; TAHOT Job 41:21 word 4

מִפִּ֥יוmi.Pivfrom mouth its

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G

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

Meaning: lip

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Job 41:21 word 5

יֵצֵֽא\׃ye.Tze'it goes forth

Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to come out: come

Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT Job 41:21 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

His breath	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315H soul: life
sets coals	→	גַּחֶ֫לֶת H1513 coal
ablaze	→	לָהַט H3857 to kindle
and flames	→	לַ֫הַב H3851 flame
pour	→	יָצָא H3318G to come out: come
from his mouth	→	פֶּה H6310G lip

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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