Job 41:27

Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data

"He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood."

Word-by-Word Analysis

He

חָשַׁב

châshab

H2803

properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious...

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בַּרְזֶל

barzel

H1270

iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement

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as

תֶּבֶן

teben

H8401

properly, material, i.e. (specifically) refuse haum or stalks of grain (as chopped in threshing and used for fodder)

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and

נְחֹשֶׁת

nᵉchôsheth

H5178

copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)

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as

רִקָּבוֹן

riqqâbôwn

H7539

decay (by caries)

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עֵץ

ʻêts

H6086

a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)

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Key Terms in This Verse

esteemeth H2803

חָשַׁב châshab

properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, ...

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rotten H7539

רִקָּבוֹן riqqâbôwn

decay (by caries)

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straw H8401

תֶּבֶן teben

properly, material, i.e. (specifically) refuse haum or stalks of grain (as chopped in threshing and used for fodder)

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iron H1270

בַּרְזֶל barzel

iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement

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brass H5178

נְחֹשֶׁת nᵉchôsheth

copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)

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wood H6086

עֵץ ʻêts

a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)

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