Job 6:5 Go deeper

Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder? (KJV)

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הֲיִֽנְהַק\־ha.yin.hak-¿ does it bray

Lemma: נָהַק (na.haq) · Strong's: H5101

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

Meaning: to bray

Used 2 times. Also: Job 30:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5101; TAHOT Job 6:5 word 1

פֶּ֥רֶאPe.re'a wild donkey

Lemma: פֶּ֫רֶא (pe.re) · Strong's: H6501

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

Meaning: wild donkey

Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 16:12, Job 11:12, Job 24:5, Job 39:5, Psalms 104:11, Isaiah 32:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6501; TAHOT Job 6:5 word 2

עֲלֵי\־'a.lei-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Job 6:5 word 3

דֶ֑שֶׁאDe.she'grass

Lemma: דֶּ֫שֶׁא (de.she) · Strong's: H1877

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

Meaning: grass

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Deuteronomy 32:2, 2 Samuel 23:4, 2 Kings 19:26, Job 38:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1877; TAHOT Job 6:5 word 4

אִ֥ם'imor?

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518H

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if: surely no

Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 14:23, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 24:33, Genesis 42:15, Leviticus 27:26, Numbers 11:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518H; TAHOT Job 6:5 word 5

יִגְעֶה\־yig.'e.ho-does it low

Lemma: גָּעָה (ga.ah) · Strong's: H1600

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

Meaning: to low

Used 2 times. Also: 1 Samuel 6:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1600; TAHOT Job 6:5 word 6

שּׁ֝֗וֹרShoran ox

Lemma: שׁוֹר (shor) · Strong's: H7794

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

Meaning: cattle

Used 79 times. Also: Genesis 32:5, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 20:17, Exodus 21:28, Exodus 21:29, Exodus 21:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7794; TAHOT Job 6:5 word 7

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Job 6:5 word 8

בְּלִילֽוֹ\׃be.li.Lofodder its

Lemma: בְּלִיל (be.lil) · Strong's: H1098

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

Meaning: fodder

Used 3 times. Also: Job 24:6, Isaiah 30:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1098; TAHOT Job 6:5 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

Does a wild donkey	→	פֶּ֫רֶא H6501 wild donkey
bray	→	נָהַק H5101 to bray
over	→	עַל H5921A upon
fresh grass	→	דֶּ֫שֶׁא H1877 grass
or	→	אִם H0518H if: surely no
an ox	→	שׁוֹר H7794 cattle
low	→	גָּעָה H1600 to low
over	→	עַל H5921A upon
its fodder	→	בְּלִיל H1098 fodder

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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