Job 29:10

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

קוֹל־נְגִידִ֥ים נֶחְבָּ֑אוּ וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם לְחִכָּ֥ם דָּבֵֽקָה

Transliteration

qôl-nəgîdîm neḥbāʾû û-ləšônām lə-ḥikkām dābēqāh

Grammar Details

*qôl-nəgîdîm*: noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine plural - voice of leaders
*neḥbāʾû*: Niphal perfect, 3rd person plural - they hid themselves/were hidden
*û-ləšônām*: conjunction + noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and their tongue
*lə-ḥikkām*: preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to their palate/roof of mouth
*dābēqāh*: Qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it clung/cleaved

Word Meanings

*nəgîdîm*: leaders/nobles/rulers/commanders
*neḥbāʾû*: they hid/were hidden/were silenced
*ləšônām*: their tongue/language
*ḥikkām*: their palate/roof of mouth
*dābēqāh*: it clung/stuck/adhered

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 137:6 : 6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
Ezek 3:26 : 26 And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house.

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