Job 39:13 Go deeper
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Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich? (KJV)
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כְּנַף\־ke.naf-[the] wing of
Lemma: כָּנָף (ka.naph) · Strong's: H3671
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: wing
Used 107 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 7:14, Exodus 19:4, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9, Leviticus 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3671; TAHOT Job 39:13 word 1
רְנָנִ֥יםre.na.Nimostriches
Lemma: רְנָנִים (re.nen) · Strong's: H7443
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: ostrich
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7443; TAHOT Job 39:13 word 2
נֶעֱלָ֑סָהne.'e.La.sahit flaps joyously
Lemma: עָלַס (a.las) · Strong's: H5965
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNp3fs)
Meaning: to rejoice
Used 3 times. Also: Job 20:18, Proverbs 7:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5965; TAHOT Job 39:13 word 3
אִם\־'im-if
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518I
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if: surely yes
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 24:38, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 30:1, Genesis 31:52, Genesis 34:15, Genesis 47:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518I; TAHOT Job 39:13 word 4
אֶ֝בְרָ֗ה'ev.Raha pinion
Lemma: אֶבְרָה (ev.rah) · Strong's: H0084
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: pinion
Used 4 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:11, Psalms 68:13, Psalms 91:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0084; TAHOT Job 39:13 word 5
חֲסִידָ֥הcha.si.Daha stork
Lemma: חֲסִידָה (cha.si.dah) · Strong's: H2624
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: stork
Used 6 times. Also: Leviticus 11:19, Deuteronomy 14:18, Psalms 104:17, Jeremiah 8:7, Zechariah 5:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2624; TAHOT Job 39:13 word 6
וְנֹצָֽה\׃ve.no.Tzahand plumage
Lemma: נוֹצָה (no.tsah) · Strong's: H5133
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: plumage
Used 4 times. Also: Leviticus 1:16, Ezekiel 17:3, Ezekiel 17:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5133; TAHOT Job 39:13 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The wings | → | כָּנָף H3671 wing |
| of the ostrich | → | רְנָנִים H7443 ostrich |
| flap joyfully | → | עָלַס H5965 to rejoice |
| but cannot [match] | → | אִם H0518I if: surely yes |
| the pinions | → | אֶבְרָה H0084 pinion |
| and feathers | → | נוֹצָה H5133 plumage |
| of the stork | → | חֲסִידָה H2624 stork |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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