Job 32:20
Old Testament • 5 words with Strong's data
"I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer."
Word-by-Word Analysis
דָבַר
dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
נָפַשׁ
nâphash
to breathe; passively, to be breathed upon , i.e. (figuratively) refreshed (as if by a current of air)
פָּתַח
pâthach
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
שָׂפָה
sâphâh
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
עָנָה
ʻânâh
properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, ...
Key Terms in This Verse
נָפַשׁ nâphash
to breathe; passively, to be breathed upon , i.e. (figuratively) refreshed (as if by a current of air)
Study H5314 →שָׂפָה sâphâh
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
Study H8193 →פָּתַח pâthach
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
Study H6605 →עָנָה ʻânâh
properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
Study H6030 →דָבַר dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
Study H1696 →Cross References
Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.
Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will.
Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.
Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste.
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