Job
Job 41:27
27He regards iron as straw
and bronze as rotten wood.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He regards | יַחְשֹׁ֣ב | yaḥ·šōḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2803 think, account |
| iron | בַּרְזֶ֑ל | bar·zel | Noun - masculine singular | H1270 iron |
| as straw | לְתֶ֣בֶן | lə·ṯe·ḇen | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H8401 straw |
| and bronze | נְחוּשָֽׁה׃ | nə·ḥū·šāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5154 copper, bronze |
| as rotten | רִקָּב֣וֹן | riq·qā·ḇō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H7539 id. |
| wood | לְעֵ֖ץ | lə·‘êṣ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.