Job 41:24
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone. | His chest is as hard as a rock, as hard as a lower millstone! | His heart is as firm as a stone; Yea, firm as the nether millstone. |
In context
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| heart its | לִ֭בּוֹ | li-bo | H3820A | mindבָּל (bal) mind, heart Aramaic of lev (לֵב "heart" H3820A) |
| [is] hard | יָצ֣וּק | ya-TZUK | H3332J | to pour: pourיָצַק (ya.tsaq) : pour 1) to pour, flow, cast, pour out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pour, pour out 1a2) to cast 1a3) to flow 1b) (Hiphil) to pour, pour out 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be poured 1c2) cast, molten (participle) 1c3) being firmly established (participle) |
| like | כְּמוֹ־ | ke-mov- | H3644G | likeכְּמוֹ (ke.mo) adv 1) like, as, the like of which conj 2) when, according as, as it were |
| a stone | אָ֑בֶן | 'A-ven | H0068G | stoneאֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) : stone 1) stone (large or small) 1a) common stone (in natural state) 1b) stone, as material 1b1) of tablets 1b2) marble, hewn stones 1c) precious stones, stones of fire 1d) stones containing metal (ore), tool for work or weapon 1e) weight 1f) plummet (stones of destruction) also made of metal 1g) stonelike objects, eg hailstones, stony heart, ice 1h) sacred object, as memorial Samuel set up to mark where God helped Israel to defeat the Philistines 1i) (simile) 1i1) sinking in water, motionlessness 1i2) strength, firmness, solidity 1i3) commonness 1j) (metaph) 1j1) petrified with terror … |
| and hard | וְ֝יָצ֗וּק | ve-ya-TZUK | H3332J | to pour: pourיָצַק (ya.tsaq) : pour 1) to pour, flow, cast, pour out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pour, pour out 1a2) to cast 1a3) to flow 1b) (Hiphil) to pour, pour out 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be poured 1c2) cast, molten (participle) 1c3) being firmly established (participle) |
| like a mill-stone | כְּפֶ֣לַח | ke-FE-lach | H6400 | millstoneפֶּ֫לַח (pe.lach) 1) cleavage, mill-stone, cut, slice, part cut off 1a) mill-stone 1b) cleavage, slice |
| lower | תַּחְתִּֽית׃ | tach-TIT | H8482 | lowerתַּחְתִּי (tach.ti) 1) low, lower, lowest 1a) lowest (as adj) 1b) the lower parts (subst) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.