Job 18:16
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off. | The roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away. | His roots shall be dried up beneath, And above shall his branch be cut off. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| from beneath | מִ֭תַּחַת | MI-ta-chat | H8478G | underתְּחוֹת (te.chot) under Aramaic of ta.chat (תַּחַת ": under" H8478) |
| roots his | שָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יו | sha-ra-SHAV | H8328 | rootשֹׁ֫רֶשׁ (she.resh) 1) root 1a) root (literal) 1b) root (of people involving firmness or permanence) (fig) 1c) root, bottom (as lowest stratum) (fig) Aramaic equivalent: sho.resh (שֹׁ֫רֶשׁ "root" H8330) |
| they are dried up | יִבָ֑שׁוּ | yi-VA-shu | H3001 | to witherיָבֵשׁ (ya.vesh) 1) to make dry, wither, be dry, become dry, be dried up, be withered 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be dry, be dried up, be without moisture 1a2) to be dried up 1b) (Piel) to make dry, dry up 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to dry up, make dry 1c1a) to dry up (water) 1c1b) to make dry, wither 1c1c) to exhibit dryness |
| and from above | וּ֝מִמַּ֗עַל | u-mi-MA-'al | H4605 | aboveמַ֫עַל (ma.al) subst 1) higher part, upper part adv 1a) above prep 1b) on the top of, above, on higher ground than with locative 1c) upwards, higher, above |
| it withers | יִמַּ֥ל | yi-MAL | H5243A | to languishמָלַל (ma.lal) 1) to languish, wither, fade 1a) (Qal) to hang down, wither |
| branch[es] his | קְצִירֽוֹ׃ | ke-tzi-RO | H7105B | foliageקָצִיר (qa.tsir) boughs, branches |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.