Job 40:22
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about. | The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him. | The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| they cover it | יְסֻכֻּ֣הוּ | ye-su-KU-hu | H5526B | to coverסָכַךְ (sa.khakh) 1) to block, overshadow, screen, stop the approach, shut off, cover 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to screen, cover 1a2) to cover oneself 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to screen, cover |
| thorny lotus plants | צֶאֱלִ֣ים | tze-'e-LIM | H6628 | lotusצֶאֱלִים (tse.el) 1) a kind of lotus 1a) a thorny lotus shrub |
| shade its | צִֽלֲל֑וֹ | tzi-la-LO | H6752 | shadowצֵלֶל (tse.lel) 1) shadow, shade 1a) shadow (on dial) 1b) shadow, shade (as protection) 1c) shadow (symbolic of transitoriness of life) |
| they surround it | יְ֝סֻבּ֗וּהוּ | ye-su-BU-hu | H5437H | to turn: turnסָבַב (sa.vav) : turn/bring_around 1) to turn, turn about or around or aside or back or towards, go about or around, surround, encircle, change direction 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn, turn about, be brought round, change 1a2) to march or walk around, go partly around, circle about, skirt, make a round, make a circuit, go about to, surround, encompass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to turn oneself, close round, turn round 1b2) to be turned over to 1c) (Piel) to turn about, change, transform 1d) (Poel) 1d1) to encompass, surround 1d2) to come about, assemble round 1d3) to march, go about 1d4) to enclose, envelop 1e) (Hiphil) … |
| [the] poplars of | עַרְבֵי־ | 'ar-vei- | H6155H | willowעֲרָבָה (a.ra.vah) 1) poplar, willow 1a) a tree characterised by dark wood |
| [the] wadi | נָֽחַל׃ | NA-chal | H5158A | torrent: riverנַ֫חַל (na.chal) : river/bed 1) torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley 1a) torrent 1b) torrent-valley, wadi (as stream bed) 1c) shaft (of mine) Also means: na.chal (נַ֫חַל ": valley" H5158N) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.