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
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...
בַּרְזֶל
barzel
iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement
תֶּבֶן
teben
properly, material, i.e. (specifically) refuse haum or stalks of grain (as chopped in threshing and used for fodder)
נְחֹשֶׁת
nᵉchôsheth
copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
עֵץ
ʻêts
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
Key Terms in This Verse
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, ...
Study H2803 →תֶּבֶן teben
properly, material, i.e. (specifically) refuse haum or stalks of grain (as chopped in threshing and used for fodder)
Study H8401 →נְחֹשֶׁת nᵉchôsheth
copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
Study H5178 →Cross References
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