Job 37:8
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places. | The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens. | Then the beasts go into coverts, And remain in their dens. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and it went | וַתָּבֹ֣א | va-ta-VO' | H0935G | to come (in): comeבּוֹא (bo) : come/go_in 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to enter, come in 1a2) to come 1a2a) to come with 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) 1a2c) to come to pass 1a3) to attain to 1a4) to be enumerated 1a5) to go 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead in 1b2) to carry in 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon 1b4) to bring to pass 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought, brought in 1c2) to be introduced, be put |
| an animal | חַיָּ֣ה | chai-YAH | H2416C | living thingחַיָּה (chay.yah) 1) living thing, animal 1a) animal 1b) life 1c) appetite 1d) revival, renewal Aramaic equivalent: che.va (חֵיוָא "beast" H2423) |
| in | בְמוֹ־ | ve-mov- | H1119 | in/at/byבְּמוֹ (be.mo) in, at, by |
| a lair | אָ֑רֶב | 'A-rev | H0695 | ambushאֶ֫רֶב (e.rev) 1) a lying-in-wait 2) covert, lair, den |
| and in dens its | וּבִמְע֖וֹנֹתֶ֣יהָ | u-vim-'o-no-TEI-ha | H4585 | habitationמְעֹנָה (me.o.nah) 1) dwelling, habitation, refuge 1a) den, lair (of animals) 1b) dwelling-place (of God) (fig.) |
| it dwells | תִשְׁכֹּֽן׃ | tish-KON | H7931 | to dwellשָׁכַן (sha.khan) 1) to settle down, abide, dwell, tabernacle, reside 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to settle down to abide 1a2) to abide, dwell, reside 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make settle down, establish 1b2) to make or cause to dwell 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to lay, place, set, establish, settle, fix 1c2) to cause to dwell or abide Aramaic equivalent: she.khan (שְׁכֵן "to dwell" H7932) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.