Job
Job 28:9
9The miner strikes the flint;
he overturns mountains at their base.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The miner strikes | שָׁלַ֣ח | šā·laḥ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| the flint | בַּֽ֭חַלָּמִישׁ | ba·ḥal·lā·mîš | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2496 flint |
| he overturns | הָפַ֖ךְ | hā·p̄aḵ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2015 turn, overturn |
| mountains | הָרִֽים׃ | hā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| at their base | מִשֹּׁ֣רֶשׁ | miš·šō·reš | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H8328 root |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.