Job 6:6
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg? | Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the white of an egg? | Can that which hath no savor be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg? |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ¿ is it eaten | הֲיֵאָכֵ֣ל | ha-ye-'a-KHEL | H0398 | to eatאָכַל (a.khal) 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to eat (human subject) 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) 1a6) to devour (of oppression) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be eaten (by men) 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with 1c2) to cause to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to feed 1d2) to cause to eat 1e) (Piel) 1e1) consume Aramaic equivalent: a.khal (אֲכַל "to devour" H0399) |
| tasteless [food] | תָּ֭פֵל | TA-fel | H8602A | insipidתָּפֵל (ta.phel) adj 1) foolish, insipid 2) (BDB) tasteless, unseasoned |
| because not | מִבְּלִי־ | mi-be-li- | H1097 | withoutבְּלִי (be.li) subst 1) wearing out adv of negation 2) without, no, not |
| salt | מֶ֑לַח | ME-lach | H4417M | saltמֶ֫לַח (me.lach) salt |
| or? | אִם־ | 'im- | H0518A | ifאִם (im) : if/whether_or/though 1) if 1a) conditional clauses 1a1) of possible situations 1a2) of impossible situations 1b) oath contexts 1b1) no, not 1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or 1d) when, whenever 1e) since 1f) interrogative particle 1g) but rather |
| [is] there | יֶשׁ־ | yesh- | H3426 | there isאִיתַי (i.tay) 1) there is, there are 2) particle denoting existence |
| taste | טַ֝֗עַם | TA-'am | H2940 | tasteטַ֫עַם (ta.am) 1) taste, judgment 1a) taste 1b) judgment (fig.) 1c) decision, decree |
| in [the] slime of | בְּרִ֣יר | be-RIR | H7388 | spittleרִיר (rir) slime juice or liquid, spittle |
| purslane | חַלָּמֽוּת׃ | cha-la-MUT | H2495 | mallowחַלָּמוּת (chal.la.mut) purslane, a tasteless plant with thick slimy juice |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.