Job
Job 41:20
20Smoke billows from his nostrils
as from a boiling pot over burning reeds.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke | עָשָׁ֑ן | ‘ā·šān | Noun - masculine singular | H6227 smoke |
| billows | יֵצֵ֣א | yê·ṣê | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| from his nostrils | מִ֭נְּחִירָיו | min·nə·ḥî·rāw | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H5156 nostril |
| as from a boiling | נָפ֣וּחַ | nā·p̄ū·aḥ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H5301 breathe, blow |
| pot | כְּד֖וּד | kə·ḏūḏ | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H1731 pot, jar |
| over burning reeds | וְאַגְמֹֽן׃ | wə·’aḡ·mōn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H100 rush, bulrush |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.