Obadiah 1:6 Go deeper

How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up! (KJV)

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אֵ֚יךְ'eikhhow!

Lemma: אֵיךְ (ekh) · Strong's: H0349A

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: how?

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 26:9, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 44:8, Genesis 44:34, Exodus 6:12, Exodus 6:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0349A; TAHOT Obadiah 1:6 word 1

נֶחְפְּשׂ֣וּnech.pe.Suthey will be plundered

Lemma: חָפַשׂ (cha.pha.s) · Strong's: H2664

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)

Meaning: to search

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 31:35, Genesis 44:12, 1 Samuel 23:23, 1 Samuel 28:8, 1 Kings 20:6, 1 Kings 20:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2664; TAHOT Obadiah 1:6 word 2

עֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavEsau

Lemma: עֵשָׂו (e.sav) · Strong's: H6215H

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Esau

Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 36:40, Genesis 36:43, Deuteronomy 2:4, Deuteronomy 2:5, Deuteronomy 2:8, Deuteronomy 2:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6215H; TAHOT Obadiah 1:6 word 3

נִבְע֖וּniv.'Uthey will be searched out

Lemma: בָּעָה (ba.ah) · Strong's: H1158

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)

Meaning: to enquire

Used 5 times. Also: Isaiah 21:12, Isaiah 30:13, Isaiah 64:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1158; TAHOT Obadiah 1:6 word 4

מַצְפֻּנָֽיו\׃matz.pu.Navhidden treasures its

Lemma: מַצְפּוֹן (mits.pun) · Strong's: H4710

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

Meaning: treasure

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4710; TAHOT Obadiah 1:6 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

But how	→	אֵיךְ H0349A how?
Esau	→	עֵשָׂו H6215H Esau
will be pillaged	→	חָפַשׂ H2664 to search
his hidden treasures	→	מַצְפּוֹן H4710 treasure
sought out	→	בָּעָה H1158 to enquire

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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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