Job
Job 7:12
12Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep,
that You must keep me under guard?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Am I | אָ֭נִי | ’ā·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| the sea | הֲֽיָם־ | hăyām- | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| or | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| the monster of the deep | תַּנִּ֑ין | tan·nîn | Noun - masculine singular | H8577 serpent, dragon, sea-monster |
| that | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| You must keep me under | תָשִׂ֖ים | ṯā·śîm | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| guard | מִשְׁמָֽר׃ | miš·mār | Noun - masculine singular | H4929 place of confinement, goal, prison |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.