Job 38:30

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כָּ֭אֶבֶן מַ֣יִם יִתְחַבָּ֑אוּ וּפְנֵ֥י תְ֝ה֗וֹם יִתְלַכָּֽדוּ׃

Transliteration

Like-ʾeben mayim yitḥabbāʾû and-pənê təhôm yitlakkādû.

Grammar Details

*kā*: preposition - like/as
*ʾeben*: noun, feminine singular - stone
*mayim*: noun, masculine plural - waters
*yitḥabbāʾû*: hithpael imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they hide themselves
*û*: conjunction - and
*pənê*: noun, masculine plural construct - face/surface of
*təhôm*: noun, feminine singular - deep/abyss
*yitlakkādû*: hithpael imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they are frozen/captured

Word Meanings

*ʾeben*: stone/rock
*mayim*: waters/water
*yitḥabbāʾû*: they hide themselves/they conceal themselves
*pənê*: face/surface/appearance
*təhôm*: deep/abyss/depths
*yitlakkādû*: they are frozen/they are captured/they are seized

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Job 37:10 : 10 By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.

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