Job 8:11
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?"
Word-by-Word Analysis
גֹּמֶא
gômeʼ
properly, an absorbent, i.e. the bulrush (from its porosity); specifically the papyrus
צָמַח
tsâmach
to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
חוּץ
chûwts
properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoors
אָחוּ
ʼâchûw
a bulrush or any marshy grass (particularly that along the Nile)
צָמַח
tsâmach
to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
חוּץ
chûwts
properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoors
מַיִם
mayim
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
Key Terms in This Verse
אָחוּ ʼâchûw
a bulrush or any marshy grass (particularly that along the Nile)
Study H260 →גֹּמֶא gômeʼ
properly, an absorbent, i.e. the bulrush (from its porosity); specifically the papyrus
Study H1573 →צָמַח tsâmach
to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
Study H6779 →צָמַח tsâmach
to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
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