Hebrew Interlinear

Job 20:12 Interlinear

be sweet in his mouth Though wickedness though he hide it under his tongue

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1אִםH518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
2תַּמְתִּ֣יקH4985be sweetto suck, by implication, to relish, or (intransitively) be sweet
3בְּפִ֣יוH6310in his mouththe mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos
4רָעָ֑הH7451Though wickednessbad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
5יַ֝כְחִידֶ֗נָּהH3582though he hideto secrete, by act or word; hence (intensively) to destroy
6תַּ֣חַתH8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc
7לְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃H3956it under his tonguethe tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame,

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