Job 33:20

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

So that his life abhorreth bread, And his soul dainty food.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְזִֽהֲמַ֣תּוּ חַיָּת֣וֹ לָ֑חֶם וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹ מַאֲכַ֥ל תַּאֲוָֽה׃

Transliteration

wəzihămatû ḥayyātô lāḥem wənapšô ma'ăkal ta'ăwâ

Grammar Details

*wəzihămatû*: conjunction + piel perfect, 3rd person feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and she makes loathe
*ḥayyātô*: noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his life
*lāḥem*: noun, masculine singular - bread/food
*wənapšô*: conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his soul
*ma'ăkal*: noun, masculine singular construct - food of
*ta'ăwâ*: noun, feminine singular - desire/appetite

Word Meanings

*zihămatû*: makes loathe/causes to abhor/turns against
*ḥayyātô*: his life/his being/his existence
*lāḥem*: bread/food/nourishment
*napšô*: his soul/his appetite/his desire
*ma'ăkal*: food/meal/nourishment
*ta'ăwâ*: desire/appetite/craving

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 107:17-18 : 17 Fools because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, are afflicted. 18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of food; And they draw near unto the gates of death.
Jer 3:19 : 19 But I said, How I will put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of the nations! and I said, Ye shall call me My Father, and shall not turn away from following me.
Amos 5:11 : 11 Forasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions from him of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink the wine thereof.
Gen 3:6 : 6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat.
Job 3:24 : 24 For my sighing cometh before I eat, And my groanings are poured out like water.

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