Job 30:6

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

To dwell in the clifts of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בַּעֲר֣וּץ נְחָלִ֣ים לִשְׁכֹּ֑ן חֹרֵ֖י עָפָ֣ר וְכֵפִֽים

Transliteration

In ʿărûṣ nəḥālîm to liškōn ḥōrê ʿāp̄ār and kêp̄îm

Grammar Details

*ba-ʿărûṣ*: preposition with noun, masculine singular construct - in gully/ravine of
*nəḥālîm*: noun, masculine plural - wadis/valleys/streams
*liškōn*: preposition with verb, qal infinitive construct - to dwell/inhabit
*ḥōrê*: noun, masculine plural construct - holes of/caves of
*ʿāp̄ār*: noun, masculine singular - dust/earth/soil
*wə-kêp̄îm*: conjunction with noun, masculine plural - and rocks/cliffs

Word Meanings

*ʿărûṣ*: gully/ravine/ditch
*nəḥālîm*: wadis/valleys/streams/torrents
*liškōn*: to dwell/to inhabit/to live
*ḥōrê*: holes/caves/hollows
*ʿāp̄ār*: dust/earth/soil/ground
*kêp̄îm*: rocks/cliffs/crags

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Referenced Verses

Judg 6:2 : 2 And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds.
1 Sam 22:1-2 : 1 David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him. 2 And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
Isa 2:19 : 19 And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
Rev 6:15 : 15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;

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