Job
Job 13:12
12Your maxims are proverbs of ashes;
your defenses are defenses of clay.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your maxims | זִֽ֭כְרֹנֵיכֶם | ziḵ·rō·nê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H2146 memorial, remembrance |
| are proverbs | מִשְׁלֵי־ | miš·lê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H4912 proverb, parable |
| of ashes | אֵ֑פֶר | ’ê·p̄er | Noun - masculine singular | H665 ashes |
| your defenses | לְגַבֵּי־ | lə·ḡab·bê- | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1354 back |
| are defenses | גַּבֵּיכֶֽם׃ | gab·bê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1354 back |
| of clay | חֹ֝֗מֶר | ḥō·mer | Noun - masculine singular | H2563 cement, mortar, clay |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.