Job

Job 18:15–20

¹⁵Fire resides in his tent;

burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling.

¹⁶The roots beneath him dry up,

and the branches above him wither away.

¹⁷The memory of him perishes from the earth,

and he has no name in the land.

¹⁸He is driven from light into darkness

and is chased from the inhabited world.

¹⁹He has no offspring or posterity among his people,

no survivor where he once lived.

²⁰Those in the west are appalled at his fate,

while those in the east tremble in horror.

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
Fire	מִבְּלִי־	mib·bə·lî-	Preposition-m; Adverb	H1097 wearing out
resides	תִּשְׁכּ֣וֹן	tiš·kō·wn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
in his tent	בְּ֭אָהֳלוֹ	bə·’ā·ho·lōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H168 tent
burning sulfur	גָפְרִֽית׃	ḡā·p̄ə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1614 brimstone
rains down	יְזֹרֶ֖ה	yə·zō·reh	Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2219 scatter, fan, winnow
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his dwelling	נָוֵ֣הוּ	nā·wê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5116 abode of shepherd, or flocks

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The roots	שָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יו	šā·rā·šāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H8328 root
beneath him	מִ֭תַּחַת	mit·ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition-m	H8478 the under part
dry up	יִבָ֑שׁוּ	yi·ḇā·šū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3001 be dry, dried up, withered
and the branches	קְצִירֽוֹ׃	qə·ṣî·rōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7105 harvesting, harvest
above him	וּ֝מִמַּ֗עַל	ū·mim·ma·‘al	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Adverb	H4605 higher part
wither away	יִמַּ֥ל	yim·mal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5243 become clipped, circumcised

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The memory of him	זִֽכְרוֹ־	ziḵ·rōw-	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2143 remembrance, memorial
perishes	אָ֭בַד	’ā·ḇaḏ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6 perish
from	מִנִּי־	min·nî-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the earth	אָ֑רֶץ	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and he has	ל֝֗וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
no	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
name	שֵׁ֥ם	šêm	Noun - masculine singular	H8034 name
in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the land	חֽוּץ׃	ḥūṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H2351 the outside

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He is driven	יֶ֭הְדְּפֻהוּ	yeh·də·p̄u·hū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H1920 thrust
from light	מֵא֣וֹר	mê·’ō·wr	Preposition-m; Noun - common singular	H216 light
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
darkness	חֹ֑שֶׁךְ	ḥō·šeḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H2822 darkness, obscurity
and is chased	יְנִדֻּֽהוּ׃	yə·nid·du·hū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H5074 retreat, flee, depart, stray, wander, flutter
from the inhabited world	וּֽמִתֵּבֵ֥ל	ū·mit·tê·ḇêl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H8398 world

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He has no	לֹ֘א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
offspring	נִ֤ין	nîn	Noun - masculine singular	H5209 offspring, posterity
or posterity	נֶ֣כֶד	ne·ḵeḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H5220 progeny, posterity
among his people	בְּעַמּ֑וֹ	bə·‘am·mōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5971 people
no	וְאֵ֥ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
survivor	שָׂ֝רִ֗יד	śā·rîd̲	Noun - masculine singular	H8300 survivor
where he once lived	בִּמְגוּרָֽיו׃	bim·ḡū·rāw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4033 sojourning-place, dwelling-place

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Those in the west	אַחֲרֹנִ֑ים	’a·ḥă·rō·nîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H314 coming after
are appalled	נָשַׁ֣מּוּ	nā·šam·mū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8074 be desoleted, appalled
at	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his fate	י֭וֹמוֹ	yō·w·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3117 day
while those in the east	וְ֝קַדְמֹנִ֗ים	wə·qaḏ·mō·nîm	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural	H6931 former, eastern
tremble in horror	שָֽׂעַר׃	śā·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular	H8178 horror