Job 19:20

בְּעוֹרִ֣י וּ֭בִבְשָׂרִי דָּבְקָ֣ה עַצְמִ֑י וָ֝אֶתְמַלְּטָ֗ה בְּע֣וֹר שִׁנָּֽי
My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.
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בְּ עוֹרִ ֣י
בְּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with
עוֹרִ
Root word skin, skins, hide, leather
֣י
Suffix — pronoun my / me
Dictionary form: עוֹר · ore

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: to my skin
in the skin ×23 skins ×18 the skin ×13 of skin ×7 my skin ×3 of skins ×3 skin ×3 their skin ×3
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skin — Broadest default; fits human and animal skin.
hide — Prefer for raw or unprocessed animal skin.
leather — Use when the material is clearly worked or tanned.
pelt — Good for animal skin still bearing fur or hair.
flesh — Rare; only when context stresses bodily surface.

BDB5928 H5785

BDB5927 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5929

עוֺר99 noun masculineJob 7:5 skin ( Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician ערת Lzb346); — ׳ע absolute Gen 3:21 +, construct Exod 34:29 +; suffix עֹרוֺ Exod 29:14 +, עוֺרוֺ Jer 13:23, עֹרָהּ Num 19:5, etc.; plural construct עֹרֹת Gen 27:16 +, עוֺרֹת Exod 39:34 suffix עֹרֹתָם Lev 16:27 — skin:

1. of men (55 t.), שִׂמְלָתוֺ לְעֹרוֺ Exod 22:26 (E), פָּנָיו ׳ע Exod 34:29; Exod 34:30 compare vExod 34:35 (all P); (dark) skin of Cushite Jer 13:23 see also Ezek 37:6; Ezek 37:8; Lam 3:8; Job 7:5; Job 10:11, +; in hyperbole Mic 3:2; Mic 3:3 עוֺר שִׁנָּ֑י Job 19:20b the skin of my teeth, i.e. gums (si vera lectio); also Lev 13:2 + 33 t. Lev 13 (P), in tests for leprosy (see especially בְּֿשָׂרוֺ׳ע vLev 13:2 vLev 13:2 vLev 13:3 vLev 13:4 vLev 13:11, compare vLev 13:3 vLev 13:38 vLev 13:39 vLev 13:43); עוֺר בְּעַד עוֺר Job 2:4 skin in behalf of, for, skin, apparently proverb. phrase of barter, = everything has its price (on varieties of interpretation see Commentaries).
2. hide of animals (44 t.), always — except Job 40:31 — after skinning: Gen 27:16 (J); of sacrifice victims Exod 29:14; Lev 4:11 + 5 t. (all P); prepared for use (by some process of tanning, compare NowArchaeology i. 242), sometimes = leather: material of garments Gen 3:21 (J), girdle 2Kgs 1:8, any article Lev 11:32; Lev 13:48 ff Num 31:20 (P); covering of tabernacle Exod 25:5 (twice in verse) + 10 t. Exod 26; Exod 35; Exod 36; Exod 39, of ark, sacred utensils, etc., Num 4:6 + 5 t. Num 4.

עורים Isa 30:6 see עַיִר.

skin, skins, hide, leather
ʿôr
skin (as naked); by implication, hide, leather
  • skin, hide
    • skin (of men)
      • "hide (of animals)

וּ ֭בִ בְשָׂרִ י
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
֭בִ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with
בְשָׂרִ
Root word flesh, kin, body, myself, nakedness, …
י
Suffix — pronoun my / me
Dictionary form: בָּשָׂר · baw-SAWR

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: and to my flesh
flesh ×74 the flesh ×34 his flesh ×24 of the flesh ×9 of his flesh ×8 and the flesh ×7 my flesh ×7 of flesh ×7
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flesh — Modernized KJV form; still natural in most contexts.
body — Prefer when emphasizing physical human form.
skin — Best for outer bodily surface or nakedness contexts.
meat — Use when referring to animal flesh as food.
kin — Use for relational 'bone and flesh' kinship expressions.
mortal being — Best for 'all flesh' as humanity or living creatures.

BDB1368 H1320

BDB1367 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1369

בָּשָׂר266 noun masculine flesh (compare Arabic skin, Syriac , Assyrian bišru, blood-relation, DlAssyrian Stud. i. 143, compare Pr. 170, Sabean בשר תורם flesh of bulls) — Gen 2:21 + 126 t.; construct בְּשַׂר Gen 17:11 + 40 t.; suffix בּשָׂרִי etc. Ps 16:9 + 96 t.; plural בְּשָׂרִים Prov 14:30 —

1. of the body:
  a. of animals Gen 41:2-19; Exod 21:28; Exod 22:30; Num 12:12 (E) Num 11:4-33 (JE) Gen 9:4 + (P 30 t.) Deut 12:15 + (D 9 t.) Judg 6:19-21; 1Sam 2:13; 1Sam 2:15; 1Kgs 17:6; 1Kgs 19:21; Job 31:31; Job 41:15; Ps 50:13; Prov 23:20; Isa 22:13; Isa 44:16; Isa 44:19; Isa 65:4; Isa 66:17; Jer 7:21; Jer 11:15; Ezek 4:14 + 6 t. Dan 10:3; Hos 8:13; Mic 3:3; Hag 2:12; Zech 11:9; Zech 11:16.
  b. of men Gen 40:19 (E) Gen 2:21; Exod 4:7 (J) Lev 12:3; Lev 13:2 + 16 t. Lev 26:29 (P) Deut 28:53; Deut 28:55; Deut 32:42; Judg 8:7; 1Sam 17:44; 1Kgs 4:34; 1Kgs 5:10; 1Kgs 5:14; 1Kgs 6:30; 1Kgs 9:36; Job 2:5; Job 4:15; Job 6:12; Job 7:5; Job 10:11; Job 13:14; Job 19:20; Job 19:22; Job 21:6; Job 33:21; Job 33:25; Ps 27:2; Ps 38:4; Ps 38:8; Ps 79:2; Ps 102:6; Ps 109:24; Prov 4:22; Prov 5:11; Isa 9:19; Isa 17:4; Isa 49:26; Isa 37:6; Isa 37:8; Isa 39:17; Isa 39:18; . The flesh of the body is contrasted with stone Ezek 11:19; Ezek 36:26.
2. flesh for the body itself (especially in P): על בשׂר אדם לא ייסך upon the body of man it shall not be poured Exod 30:32 (P); מכנסי בד ילבשׁ על בשׂרו linen drawers shall he put on his body Lev 6:3; Lev 16:4 (P); וישׂם שׂק על בשׂרו 1Kgs 2:27; ורחץ את בשׂרו and he shall bath his body Lev 14:9; Lev 15:13; Lev 15:16; Lev 16:24; Lev 16:26; Lev 16:28; Lev 17:16; Lev 22:6; Num 19:7; Num 19:8 (P); שׂרט לנפשׁ לא תתנו בכשׂרכם ye shall not put any cutting for any one in your body Lev 19:28 compare Lev 21:5 (P); והעבירו תער על כל בשׂרם and they shall pass a razor over all their body Num 8:7 (P). Ecclesiastes uses בשׂר only in this sense Eccl 2:3; Eccl 4:5; Eccl 5:5; Eccl 11:10; Eccl 12:12 elsewhere this usage only in poetry; the body antithetical to נפשׁ Job 14:22; Isa 10:18; Ps 63:2 לב Ps 16:9; Ps 84:3; Prov 14:30 (only here emphatic plural = entire body Bö§ 695, Leiblichkeit De); מִבְּשָׂרִי apart from my body, in disembodied state Job 19:26 סמר מפחדך בשׂרי my body trembleth for fear of thee Ps 119:120.
3. make organ of generation (euphemism): בְּשַׂר עָרְלַתְכֶם Gen 17:11; Gen 17:14; Gen 17:23; Gen 17:24; Gen 17:25 (P); בשׂר ערוה Exod 28:42 (P), but בשׂר Gen 17:14; Lev 15:2-19 (P) Ezek 16:26; Ezek 23:20; Ezek 44:7; Ezek 44:9.
4. flesh for kindred, blood-relations: עצם מעצמי ובשׂר מבשׂרי bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh Gen 2:23 (J); והיו לבשׂר אחד and they shall become one flesh Gen 2:24 (J); עצמי ובשׂרי Gen 29:14 (J) Judg 9:2; 2Sam 5:1; 2Sam 19:13; 2Sam 19:14; 1Chr 11:1 בשׂר with suffix in same sense Gen 37:27 (J) Neh 5:5; Isa 58:7, for which שְׁאֵר בשׂרו near of kin, man or woman Lev 18:6; Lev 25:49 (both H; Lev 25:49 || מִשְׁפָּחָה, compare RSk149).
5. man over against God as frail or erring Gen 6:3 (J) Ps 56:5; Ps 78:39 eyes of flesh Job 10:4 arm of flesh 2Chr 32:8; Jer 17:5 horses are flesh not spirit Isa 31:3
6. the phrase ׃כָּלבָּֿשָׂר
  a. all living beings Gen 6:17; Gen 6:19; Gen 7:21; Gen 9:11; Gen 9:15; Gen 9:16; Gen 9:17; Lev 17:14; Num 18:15 (P) Job 34:15; Ps 136:25.
  b. animals Gen 7:15; Gen 7:16; Gen 8:17 (P).
  c. mankind Gen 6:12; Gen 6:18; Num 16:22; Num 27:16 (P) Deut 5:28; Ps 65:3; Ps 145:21; Isa 40:5; Isa 40:6; Isa 49:26; Isa 66:16; Isa 66:23; Isa 66:24; Jer 12:12; Jer 25:31; Jer 32:27; Jer 45:5; Ezek 21:4; Ezek 21:9; Ezek 21:10; Joel 3:1; Zech 2:17 compare כל בשׂר אישׁ Job 12:10.

BDB7797 H7307 H5315 H3824 H1320 H3820

BDB7796 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7798

רוּחַ378 noun feminineGen 41:8 (less often masculineExod 10:13 +) breath, wind, spirit; — absolute ׳ר Gen 8:1 +, ר֑וּחָה Jer 52:23 construct רוּחַ Gen 6:17 +; suffix רוּחִי vGen 6:3 +, רוּחֲךָ Ps 104:30 +, etc.; plural רוּחוֺת vPs 104:4 +, רֻחוֺת Jer 49:36, רוּחֹת Num 16:22; Num 26:16 (see Brרוח in O.T., JBL xix (1900), 132 ff., full statement of all passages); —

1. breath of mouth or nostrils (33 t.):
  a. רוּחַ פִּיו Job 15:30 breath of his mouth, compare Job 19:17 רוּחַ אַפֵּינוּ Lam 4:20 (figurative of king), of idols לֹא רוּחַ בָּם Jer 10:14 = Jer 51:17, Hab 2:19; Ps 135:17 compare Job 9:18.
  b. as mere breath: compare 2 e. דִּבְרֵירֿוּחַ Job 16:3 i.e. windy words; נוֺאָשׁ לְרוּחַ אִמְרֵי Job 6:26, הַנְּבִיאִים יִהְיוּ לְרוּחַ Jer 5:13.
  c. as word of command: (1) of God: (נעשׂו) בְּרוּחַ פִּיו כָּלֿ צְבָאָםPs 33:6, compare Isa 34:16 (|| פֶּה); (2) of Messianic king: בְּרוּחַ שְׂפָתָיו יָמִית רָשָׁע Isa 11:4.
  d. as hard breathing through the nostrils in anger: (1) of God: מֵרוּח אַפּוֺ יִכְלוּ Job 4:9; Exod 15:8 (poem), 2Sam 22:16 = Ps 18:16; Isa 30:28; Isa 59:19 (2) of man: רוּחַ עָרִיצִים Isa 25:4.
  e. as sign and symbol of life: רוּחַ חַיִּים breath of life Gen 6:17; Gen 7:15 (P); נִשְׁמַת רוּחַ חַיִּים בְּאַפָּיו Gen 7:22 (P); Ezek 37:5, compare vEzek 37:6 vEzek 37:8 vEzek 37:9 vEzek 37:9 vEzek 37:9 vEzek 37:10 vEzek 37:14 (breath or spirit), Eccl 3:19.
2. wind (117 t.):
  a. wind of heaven: Gen 8:1 (P) Exod 15:10 (E) Num 11:31 (J) 1Kgs 18:45 +, Jer 10:13, thence Jer 51:16; Ps 135:7 ׳רוּחַ י Hos 13:15; Isa 40:7, compare Job 26:13 (Di Bu); רוּחַ (ה)קָדִים east wind Exod 10:13 (twice in verse); Exod 14:21 (J) Ps 48:8; Jer 18:17; Ezek 17:10; Ezek 19:12; Ezek 27:26; Jonah 4:8 צָפוֺן ׳ר north wind Prov 25:23 יָם ׳ר sea wind (west wind) Exod 10:19 (J); . הַיּוֺם ׳ר day wind, evening wind Gen 3:8 (J; compare Song 2:17; Song 4:6); אַרְבַּע רוּחוֺת four winds Jer 49:36; Ezek 37:9 (quarters?) Dan 8:8; Dan 11:4 (figurative quarters; compare b), Zech 2:10; Zech 6:5 רוּחַ סְעְרָה storm wind Ps 107:25; Ps 148:8; Ezek 1:4 (סְעָרוֺת ׳ר), Ezek 13:11; Ezek 13:13 רוּחַ סֹעָה rushing wind Ps 55:9 (read possibly סערה Hup); בַּעְיָם רוּחוֺ Isa 11:15 (read ׳בְּעֹצֶם ר, see עֲיָם, עֹצֶם), etc; wind personified: כַּנְפֵי רוּחַ 2Sam 22:11 = Ps 18:11; Ps 104:3, compare Hos 4:19; Ps 104:4.
  b. quarter (of wind), side: רוּחַ הַקָּדִים Ezek 42:16 east side; רוּחַ הַצָּפוֺן vEzek 42:17 north side; רוּחַ הַדָּרוֺם vEzek 42:18 south side; רוּחַ הַיָּם vEzek 42:19 west side; אַרְבַּע רוּחוֺת vEzek 42:20; 1Chr 9:24 four sides; ר֑וּחָה Jer 52:23 on the sides.
  c. breath of air: שָׁאֲפוּ רוּחַ כַּתַּנִּים Jer 14:6 רוּחַ לֹא יָבֹא בֵּינֵיהֶם Job 41:8.
  d. air, gas, from womb (dubious): כְּמוֺ יָלַדְנוּ רוּחַ Isa 26:18 (Di, e); רוּחֲכֶם אֵשׁ תֹּאכַלְכֶם (RV breath) Isa 33:11 (Du, 3 c).
  e. vain, empty thing: רוּחַיָּי֑ Job 7:7 my life is wind; דַּעַת רוּחַ Job 15:2 רוּחַ וָתֹהוּ נִסְכֵּיהֶם Isa 41:29 רְעוּת רוּחַ striving for wind Eccl 1:14; Eccl 2:11; Eccl 2:17; Eccl 2:26; Eccl 4:4; Eccl 4:6; Eccl 6:9 compare Eccl 1:17; Eccl 4:16; Eccl 5:15.
3. spirit, as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation = temper, disposition (76 t.; so, distinctively, as compared with נֶפֶשׁ and לֵבָב):
  a. spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour: לֹא הָיָה בָהּ עוֺד רוּחַ 1Kgs 10:5 = 2Chr 9:4 מַהזֶּֿה רוּחֲךָ סָרָה 1Kgs 21:5 וַתְּחִי רוּחַ Gen 45:27 (E); וַתָּשָׁב רוּחוֺ Judg 15:19; 1Sam 30:12.
  b. courage: ׳לֹא הָיָה בָם עוֺד ר Josh 5:1 נְגִידִים ׳יִבְצֹר ר Ps 76:13 מִצְרַיִם ׳וְנָָֽבְקָה ר Isa 19:3 תתעטּף רוּחִי Ps 77:4; Ps 142:4; Ps 143:4 לֹא קָמָה ׳עוֺד ר Josh 2:11 אִישׁ יְכַלְכֵּל מַחֲלֵהוּ ׳ר Prov 18:14.
  c. temper, especially anger: ׳רוּחַ רָעָה בֵּין וגו Judg 9:23 אָז רָֽפְתָה רוּחָם Judg 8:3 משֵׁל בְּרוּחוֺ Prov 16:32, compare Prov 25:28; Prov 29:11; Job 15:13 הֵנִיחוּ אֶתרֿוּחִי Zech 6:8; Eccl 7:9; Eccl 10:4.
  d. impatience or patience: קֹצֶר רוּחַ Exod 6:9 (P) impatience, hastiness of temper, compare (of ׳י) Mic 2:7 קְצַררֿוּחַ Prov 14:29 (|| אֶרֶךְ אַפַיִם); הֱצִיקַתְנִי רוּחַ בִּטְנִי Job 32:18 (Du breath; Di Bu divine spirit, compare vJob 32:8); אִם מַדּוּעַ לֹאתִֿקְצַר רוּחִי Job 21:4 ׳הֲקָצַר רוּחַ י Mic 2:7 ׳אֶרֶךְ ר Eccl 7:8.
  e. spirit, disposition, as troubled, bitter, or discontented; וַתִּפָּעֶם רוּח(וׅ (his) spirit was troubled Gen 41:8 (E) Dan 2:3, compare vDan 2:1 מֹרַת רוּחַ Gen 26:35 (P) bitterness of spirit; ׳עֲצוּבַת ר Isa 54:6, compare Ezek 3:14; Job 6:4. feminine as crushed: וְכִהֲתָה כָלרֿוּחַ Ezek 21:12, compare Isa 61:3; Prov 15:4; Prov 15:13; Prov 17:22; Prov 18:14; Ps 143:7.
  g. disposition of various kinds, often unaccountable and uncontrollable impulse: הֵעִיר אֶתרֿוּחַ 1Chr 5:26 (twice in verse); 2Chr 21:16; 2Chr 36:22; Ezra 1:1; Ezra 1:5; Jer 51:11; Hag 1:14 (3 t. in verse); הִנְנִי נ(וֺ)תֵן בּוֺ רוּח2Kgs 19:7 = Isa 37:7; Num 14:24 (J; see עִם 4 b), Mal 2:15 (twice in verse); Mal 2:16; Deut 2:30 רוּחַ קִנְאָה jealous disposition Num 5:14 (twice in verse); Num 5:30 (P); רוּחַ וְנוּנִים Hos 4:12; Hos 5:4 רוּחַ עִוְעִיםIsa 19:14 רוּחַ מִשְׁפָּט Isa 28:6 אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר רוּחַ אֱלהִֹרם בּוֺ (administrative) Gen 41:38 (E); קַר רוּחַ אִישׁ הְּבוּנָה Prov 17:27.
  h. prophetic spirit: יְהוֺשֻׁעַ אִישׁ אֲשֶׁרֿ רוּחַ בּזֹNum 27:18 (P; or g, as Gen 41:38); רוּחַ אֵלִיָּהוּ עַלאֱֿלִישָׁע2Kgs 2:15, compare v2Kgs 2:9 רוּחַ תַּרְדֵמָה spirit of deep sleep (ecstatic, compare Gen 2:21; Gen 15:12, but Di and others g, as Isa 19:14) Isa 29:10; Mic 2:11 רוּחַ הַטֻמְאָה Zech 13:2 (of lying prophets), compare Ezek 13:3.
4. spirit of the living, breathing being, dwelling in the בָּשָׂר of men and animals, || נֶפֶשׁ (25 t.):
  a. gift and creation of God: יֹצֵר רוּחַ אָדָם בְּקִרְבּוֺ Zech 12:1 רוּחַ אֱלוֺהַּ בְּאַפִּי Job 27:3, compare Isa 42:5.
  b. God preserves it: פְּקֻדָּֽתְךָ שָֽׁמְרָה רוּחִי Job 10:12, compare Job 12:10 אֱלֹהֵי הָרוּחֹת לְכָל בָּשָׂ֑ר Num 16:22; Num 27:16 (P); תֹּכֵן רוּחוֺת Prov 16:2.
  c. it is therefore God's spirit: Gen 6:3 (J; see דִּין near the end).
  d. it departs at death: Ps 78:39 (Dr a wind that passeth away 2 e); חַיֵּי רוּחִי Isa 38:16 (Di principle of life), Ps 146:4 especially Ps 104:29; Ps 104:30; Job 17:1; Job 34:14 (compare vJob 34:15), Isa 57:16; Eccl 8:8 (twice in verse) (wind Wild); אֵינְךָ יוֺדֵעַ מַהדֶּֿרֶךְ הָרוּחַ Eccl 11:5, compare Eccl 3:21 over ag. הָרוּחַ תָּשׁוּב אֶלהָֿאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר נְתָנָהּ Eccl 12:7 בְּיָָֽדְךָ אַפְקִיד רוּחִי Ps 31:6.
  e. disembodied being (dubious, Di Du breath of wind): וְרוּחַ עַלפָּֿנַי יַחֲלֹף Job 4:15.
5. spirit as seat of emotion = נֶפֶשׁ:
  a. desire (possibly 3 g), Isa 26:9 (|| נֶפֶשׁ).
  b. sorrow, trouble (probably 3 e), Job 7:11 (|| נֶפֶשׁ). — 1Sam 1:15 see קָשֶׁה.
6. occasionally, (and late) = seat or organ of mental acts, || לֵב, or synonym with it: רוּחַ חָכְמָה Exod 28:3; Deut 34:9 (both P; probably 3 g); תּעֵי רוּחַ Isa 29:24, compare Job 20:3 (Hi Bu Du wind of Job's words), Ps 77:7 (ᵐ5 Symm ᵑ6 Jerome troubled disposition); רוּחַ יהוה Isa 40:13 come into mind (compare לֵב Isa 65:17; Jer 3:16 +); 1Chr 28:12.
7. rarely of the will; also = רוּחַ נָכוֺן לֵב Ps 51:12 (= לֵב נָכוֺן Ps 57:8 (twice in verse) +); רוּחַ נְדִיבָה vPs 51:14 נָָֽדְבָה רוּחוֺ Exod 35:21 (P; compare נְדִיב לֵב Exod 35:5; Exod 35:22 (P) 2Chr 29:31).
8. רוּחַ especially of moral character; also = ׃לֵב רוּחַ חֲדָשָׁהEzek 11:19; Ezek 18:31; Ezek 36:26 רוּחִי vEzek 36:27; Isa 59:21 (רוּחִי, || דְּבָרַי; but probably prophetic spirit 9 b); לֵב חָדָשׁ Ezek 18:31; Ezek 36:26 נְכֵה רוּחַ Isa 66:2 דַּכְּאֵי רוּחַ Ps 34:19 (compare לֵב נִדְכָּאִים Isa 57:15); מִשֵּׁבֶר רוּחַ Isa 65:14 (compare 3 f); רוּחַ נִשְׁבָּרֶה Ps 51:19 (|| לֵב נִשְׁבָּר, compare נִשְׁבְּרֵי לֵב Ps 34:19; Isa 61:1); Ps 32:2; Prov 11:13; Prov 16:18; Ps 78:8; Eccl 7:8 (compare גְּבַהּלֵב Prov 16:5); שְׁפַל רוּחַ Prov 16:19; Prov 29:23; Isa 57:15 רוּחַ שְׁפָלִים vIsa 57:15 (compare 3 f).
9. spirit of God (94 t.; not D or Jeremiah or any Deuteronomic writer; conception of its activity in inspiring prophecy probably discredited from abuse by false prophets, see נביא, נבא):
  a. as inspiring ecstatic state of prophecy, Num 11:17; Num 11:25 (twice in verse); Num 11:26; Num 11:29 (J), 1Sam 10:6; 1Sam 10:10 (compare v1Sam 10:5), 1Sam 19:20; 1Sam 19:23 as inciting to deeds of frenzy, in the ecstatic state; hence conceived as אֱלֹהִים רָעָה ׳ר 1Sam 16:15 (twice in verse); 1Sam 16:16, = ׳רָעָה מֵאֵת י ׳ר v1Sam 16:14 = רָעָה ׳א ׳צלח ר 1Sam 18:10 (other narrative) = רָעָה ׳י ׳ר 1Sam 19:9 ׳א ׳ר 1Sam 16:23 = רוּחַ הָרָעָה v1Sam 16:23, compare הָרוּחַ 1Kgs 22:21 = שֶׁקֶר ׳ר v1Kgs 22:22 v1Kgs 22:23 = 2Chr 18:20; 2Chr 18:21; 2Chr 18:22 = ׳רוּחַ י 1Kgs 22:24 = 2Chr 18:23 compare also (in earlier prophets) אִישׁ הָרוּחַ, i.e. one possessed by the spirit in the ecstatic state, || הַנָּבִּיא Hos 9:7 ׳רוּחַ י Mic 3:8 (|| בֹּחַ) is probably gloss (We Now); וְלֹא רוּחִי Isa 30:1 רוּחַ dealing with Ezek.: Ezek 2:2; Ezek 3:12; Ezek 3:14; Ezek 3:24; Ezek 8:3; Ezek 11:1; Ezek 11:5; Ezek 11:24 (Co gloss), Ezek 37:1; Ezek 43:5 (all implying ecstatic state of vision), compare Elijah 1Kgs 18:12; 2Kgs 2:16.
  b. spirit as impelling prophets to utter instruction or warning (higher and later conception): transition probably Num 24:2; 2Sam 23:2; 1Chr 12:18 elsewhere in Chronicles: 2Chr 15:1; 2Chr 20:14; 2Chr 24:20 distinctly in Isa2, Isa 48:16, compare Isa 61:1 so of ancient prophets, Zech 7:12; Neh 9:30 compare, of future prophetic gift, Joel 3:1; Joel 3:2.
  c. imparting warlike energy, and executive and administrative power: (1) to שֹׁפְטִים, מוֺשִׁיעִים, מְלָכִים, of ancient Israel: וַתְּהִי רוּחַ על ׳י Judg 3:10; Judg 11:29, compare Judg 6:34; Judg 13:25; Judg 14:6; Judg 14:19; Judg 15:14; 1Sam 11:6; 1Sam 16:13; 1Sam 16:14 so also עַד יֵעָרֶה עָלֵינוּ רוּחַ מִמָּרוֺם Isa 32:15 (2) resting upon Messianic king: Isa 11:2 (3 t. in verse); upon servant of ׳י, Isa 42:1.
  d. late, as endowing men with various gifts: technical skill Exod 31:3; Exod 35:31 (P); understanding Job 32:8 (|| נִשְׁמַת שַׁדַּי); poured out by divine wisdom Prov 1:23.
  e. as energy of life: רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַלפְּֿנֵי הַמָּ֑יִם Gen 1:2 (P); רוּחַ אֵל עָשָׂ֑תְנִי Job 33:4 (|| נִשְׁמַת שַׁדַּי); as vital power, opposed to בָשָׂר: Isa 31:3 in cherubic chariot: Ezek 1:12, compare vEzek 1:20 vEzek 1:21; Ezek 10:17 reviving Israel Ezek 39:29; Zech 12:10; Isa 44:3. feminine = ancient angel of the presence and later Shekina: קָדְשׁוֺ ׳ר Isa 63:10; Isa 63:11 = ׳י ׳ר vIsa 63:14 (= מַלְאַךְ פָּנָיו vIsa 63:9), compare Ps 106:33 so also קָדְשְׁךָ ׳ר Ps 51:13 (in national prayer), compare Neh 9:20; Ps 143:10 prophets of restoration conceive of the divine spirit as standing in their midst and about to fulfil all divine promises: רוּחִי עֹמֶדֶת בְּתוֺכֲכֶם Hag 2:5; Zech 4:6 this conception culminates in רוּחַ = divine Presence, and as such omnipresent, Ps 139:7 (|| פָּנֶיךָ; compare vPs 139:8).

flesh, kin, body, myself, nakedness, …
bāśār
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
  • flesh
    • of the body
      • of humans
        • "of animals
      the body itself"male organ of generation (euphemism)"kindred, blood-relations"flesh as frail or erring (man against God)"all living things"animals"mankind

דָּבְקָ֣ה
דָּבְקָ֣ה
Root word cleave, cleaveth, clave, hard, overtook, …
Dictionary form: דָּבַק · daw-BAHK

Verb — Qal, Perfect (Qatal), third person feminine singular simple action — "he did" completed action — try "he ___ed" or "he has ___ed" the built-in subject is "she (or it)"

In the KJV here: cleaveth
cleave ×6 cleaveth ×6 clave ×3 and to cleave ×2 followed hard ×2 shall keep ×2 abide ×1 and clave ×1
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cling — Best general choice; implies loyal, persistent attachment.
hold fast — Emphasizes firmness; good for covenantal or determined contexts.
stick — Vivid, physical closeness; suits literal adhesion contexts.
follow closely — Prefer when subject is pursuing or keeping up with another.
be joined — Relational or permanent union; suits marriage or alliance contexts.
stay close — Informal, spatial nearness; good for narrative prose.

BDB1812 H1692

BDB1811 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1813

דָּבַק, דָּבֵק verb cling, cleave, keep close (Late Hebrew id., Arabic Aramaic דְּבֵק, דְּבַק , ) —

Qal Perfect דָּבַק 1Kgs 11:2 + 2 t.; וְדָבַק consecutive Gen 2:24 דָּבֵ֑ק 2Kgs 3:3 3 feminine singular דָּֽבְקָה Ruth 1:14 + 5 t.; דָּבֵ֑קָה Job 29:10 1 singular דָּבַקְתִּי Ps 119:31 3 plural דָּֽבְקוּ 2Sam 20:2 וְדָֽבְקוּ consecutive Deut 28:60 דָּבֵ֑קוּ Job 41:15 וּדְבַקְתֶּם consecutive Josh 23:12 Imperfect יִדְבַּק Deut 13:18 + 3 t.; 3 feminine singular תִּדְבַּק 2Kgs 5:27; Ps 137:6 וַתִּדְבַּק Gen 34:3 + 2 t.; suffix תִּדְבָּקַנִי Gen 19:19 2 masculine singular תִּדְבָּ֑ק Deut 10:20; Ezek 29:4 (strike out B Co); 2 feminine singular תִּדְבָּקִין Ruth 2:8; Ruth 2:21 3 plural יִדְבְּקוּ Num 36:7; Num 36:9 2 masculine plural תִּדְבָּ֑קוּ Josh 23:8 תִּדְבָּקוּ֑ן Deut 13:5 Infinitive construct וּלְדָבְקָהבּֿוֺ Deut 11:22 + 2 t.; — in Hexateuch only J D, except Num 36:7; Num 36:9 (P); —
1. cling, cleave to,
  a. literally followed by בְּ Job 19:20 (bone to skin), so followed by לְ Ps 102:6 followed by אֶל 2Sam 23:10 (hand to sword; accidentally omitted with other words 1Chr 11:13 compare Dr 2Sam 23:11), Jer 13:11 (girdle to loins), Lam 4:4 (tongue to roof of mouth, in thirst), so followed by לְ Job 29:10; Ps 137:6 (as a judgment); so also in metaphor Ps 44:26 דָּֽבְקָה לָאָרֶץ בִּטְנֵנוּ our belly cleaveth to the earth (|| שָׁחָה לֶעָפָר נַפְשֵׁנוּ), Ps 119:25 דָּֽבְקָה לֶעָפָר נַפְשִׁי; fish to scales of crocodile (figurative of Pharaoh), followed by בְּ Ezek 29:4 (but compare above); absolute (reciprocal) of folds of crocodile's belly Job 41:15 further of the חֵרֶם remaining in (sticking to) the hand followed by בְּ Deut 13:18 so of spot, stain Job 31:7
  b. so also of abiding on the land of one's tribe Num 36:7; Num 36:9 (followed by בְּ).
  c. = remain with, close to followed by עִם Ruth 2:8; Ruth 2:21 followed by בְּ vRuth 2:23.
2. cling, cleave to,
  a. figurative of loyalty, affection etc., sometimes with idea of physical proximity retained, followed by בְּ Gen 2:24 (J; man to wife) compare Gen 34:3 (J) 1Kgs 11:2; Josh 23:12 (D); further Ruth 1:14 (Ruth to Naomi); 2Sam 20:2 (people to king); especially (followed by בְּ) of cleaving to ׳י Deut 11:22 (|| אָהֵב, הָלַךְ בְּכָלדְּֿרָכָיו) Deut 30:20 (|| אָהֵב, שָׁמַע בְּקֹלוֺ), Josh 22:5 (|| אָהֵב, ׳הָלַךְ וגו, שָׁמַר מִצְוֺתָיו); compare further Deut 10:20; Deut 13:5; Josh 23:8 (all D), 2Kgs 18:6; Ps 63:9 (followed by אַחֲרֵי) & Ps 119:31 דָּבַקְתּי בְֵ˜עדְוֺתֶ֑יךָ; so
  b. of the opposite בְּחַטּאֹות יָָֽרָבְעָם ֗֗֗ דָּבֵ֑ק 2Kgs 3:37,
  c. subject disease, calamity, followed by בְּ person Deut 28:60; 2Kgs 5:27 followed by אַחֲרֵי Jer 42:16 followed by accusative Gen 19:19 (J); subject sin Ps 101:3 (followed by בְּ person) Pu`al Imperfect 3 masculine plural יְדֻבָּ֑קוּ passive of Hiph`il 1 followed by בְּ, of crocodile's scales, they are joined together Job 41:9 (|| יִתְלַכְּדוּ); absolute of earth-clods Job 38:38. Hiph`il Perfect 3 feminine singular suffix הִדְבִּיקָ֑תְהוּ Judg 20:42 3 plural suffix הִדְבִּיקֻהוּ 2Sam 1:6 1 singular הִדְבַּקְתִּי Jer 13:11 וְהִדְבַּקְתִּ֫י Ezek 29:4 Imperfect jussive יַדְבֵּק Deut 28:21 וַיַּדְבֵּק Gen 31:23 אַדְבִּיק Ezek 3:26 וַיַּדְבִּיקוּ Judg 18:22; Judg 20:45 וַיַּדְבְּקוּ 1Sam 14:22 + 2 t. (compare Ges«GKC:53»§ 53 R 4 Köi. 210).
1. cause to cling or cleave to, followed by accusative + אֶל, literally וּלְשׁוֺנְךָ אַדְבִּיק אֶלחִֿכֶּ֑ךָ Ezek 3:26 see also Ezek 29:4 (followed by accusative + בְּ; literal, but in metaphor); figurative of causing to cleave to ׳י Jer 13:11 (followed by accusative + אֶל); compare further Deut 28:21 (subject ׳י, followed by accusative of disease + בְּ).
2. pursue closely, followed by אַחֲרֵי Judg 20:45; 1Sam 14:22; 1Chr 10:2 = 1Sam 31:2 (followed by accusative); so also 2Sam 1:6 (followed by accusative)
3. overtake, followed by accusative Gen 31:23 (E), Judg 18:22 compare Judg 20:42 (subject הַמִּלְחָמַה). Hoph`al Participle וּלְשׁוֺנִי מֻדְבָּק מַלְקוֺחָ֑י Ps 22:16 and my tongue is made to cleave (to) my gums; compare below
Qal 1.

BDB9427 H1692 H1693

BDB9426 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9428

[דְּבֵק] verb cling (Biblical Hebrew); —

Pe`al Participle plural דָּֽבְקִין דְּנָה עִםדְּֿנָה Dan 2:43.

cleave, cleaveth, clave, hard, overtook, …
dābaq
properly, to impinge, i.e., cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit
  • to cling, stick, stay close, cleave, keep close, stick to, stick with, follow closely, join to, overtake, catch
    • (Qal)
      • to cling, cleave to
        • "to stay with
      (Pual) to be joined together"(Hiphil)
      • to cause to cleave to
        • "to pursue closely"to overtake
      (Hophal) to be made to cleave

עַצְמִ ֑י
עַצְמִ
Root word bones, bone, selfsame, same, body, …
֑י
Suffix — pronoun my / me
Dictionary form: עֶצֶם · eh-TSEM

Noun — Common, feminine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: my bone
the bones ×15 my bones ×14 and the bones ×8 bones ×8 their bones ×7 his bones ×5 same ×5 bone ×3
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bone — Core anatomical meaning; default choice in most contexts.
body — Use when referring to the whole physical self or corpse.
very (same) — Idiomatic emphatic sense, e.g. 'that very day'.
essence — Captures the 'core/self' nuance in poetic or abstract passages.
self — Useful for identity or reflexive emphasis in narrative prose.
strength — Metaphorical register; prefer in poetic imagery of vitality.

BDB6294 H6106

BDB6293 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6295

I. עֶ֫צֶם125 noun femininePs 35:10 (with pronoun masculine Ezek 37:5; Ezek 37:6 etc., compare AlbrZAW xvi (1896). 73) bone, substance, self; — absolute ׳י Gen 2:23 +; עָ֑צֶם; Prov 15:30; Prov 16:24 construct עֶצֶם Exod 24:10 +; suffix עַצְמִי Job 19:20 +, etc.; plural עֲצָמוֺת 2Kgs 23:16 +; construct עַצְמוֺת Josh 24:22 +; suffix עַצְמֹתַי Job 4:14 +, etc.; also עֲצָמִים Ezek 24:4 +, suffix עֲצָמַי Gen 2:23 +, etc.; —

1. bone:
  a. of living person Mic 3:2; Mic 3:3 (hyperbole), Job 10:11; Job 19:20; Lam 4:8; Ps 102:6; Eccl 11:5 +; figurative of close relationship עֶצָם מֵעֲצָמַי Gen 2:23, compare Gen 29:14 (both J), Judg 9:2; 2Sam 5:1 = 1Chr 11:1; 2Sam 19:13; 2Sam 19:14 (all + בָּשָׂר).
  b. ׳ע + בָּשָׂר = body, Job 2:5, plural = bodily frame Jer 20:9 (simile), limbs, members, לַעֲצָמֶיהָ Judg 9:29 i.e. limb by limb (GFM); as seat of vigour Job 20:11, etc.
  c. (poetry) as seat of disease and pain Job 30:17; Job 30:30 and (especially of personified Israel) Ps 22:15; Ps 31:11; Ps 102:4; Lam 1:13; Hab 3:16 +.
  d. plural as representing entire person = one's whole being, (especially of personified Israel) Ps 6:3 (|| נֶפֶשׁ vPs 6:4), Ps 35:10 (|| נֶפֶשׁ vPs 35:9), Isa 66:14 of individual (including physical and moral) Prov 3:8; Prov 14:30; Prov 15:30; Prov 16:24.
  e. singular = external body Lam 4:7 Ew Th and others, but dubious; Bi Bu bones (= branches) of coral (פְּנִינִים); Löhr עוֺרָם their skin. feminine especially of dead Num 19:16; Num 19:18 (P), Ezek 37:1 +; often (plural) = remains Amos 6:10; Gen 50:25; Exod 13:19 (twice in verse); Josh 24:32 (all E) +.
2. bone of animal Exod 12:46; Num 9:12 (both P); Ezek 24:4; Ezek 24:5 (symbolic); of (living) hippopotamus Job 40:18.
3. singular substance, self (compare גֶּרֶם 3): הַשָּׁמַיִם ׳כְּע Exod 24:10 (JE), like the substance of the sky = the sky itself; תֻּמּוֺ ׳בְּע Job 21:23 i.e. full prosperity; especially ׳אֶתעֿ הַיּוֺם הַזֶּה Ezek 24:2 this selfsame day, ׳וגו ׳בְּע Ezek 24:2; Ezek 40:1; Gen 7:13; Gen 17:23; Gen 17:26; Exod 12:17; Exod 12:41; Exod 12:51; Lev 23:21; Lev 23:28; Lev 23:29; Lev 23:30; Deut 32:48; Josh 5:11 (all P), ׳וגו ׳עַדעֿ Ezek 2:3; Lev 23:14 (P), Josh 10:27 (R). — Ezek 24:5a read הָעֵצִים (Bö Ew and others); vEzek 24:10 strike out הָעֲצָמוֺת (Co Toy); Job 7:15 read מֵעַצְּבוֺתָ֑י (Reiske Me Bu Du and others); Ps 53:6 read perhaps מֵעֲצַת (compare || Ps 14:6 Bae; see Hup Che and others); Ps 69:5 read מֵעַצְמוֺתַי (for ᵑ0 מַצְמִיתַי), ᵑ6 Ol Che Bae and others

bones, bone, selfsame, same, body, …
ʿeṣem
a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e., (as pron.) selfsame
  • bone, essence, substance
    • bone
      • body, limbs, members, external body
      bone (of animal)"substance, self

וָ ֝אֶתְמַלְּטָ ֗ה
וָ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
֝אֶתְמַלְּטָ
Root word escaped, escape, deliver, delivered, save, …
֗ה
Suffix poetic ending — no change in meaning
Dictionary form: מָלַט · maw-LAHT

Verb — Hithpael, Sequential Imperfect (Wayyiqtol), first person singular reflexive — "he did it to / for himself" story-telling past — try "and he ___ed" the built-in subject is "I"

In the KJV here: and i am escaped
escape ×9 escaped ×8 deliver ×6 and escaped ×5 shall be delivered ×5 am escaped ×4 delivered ×3 escape out ×3
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escape — Most direct modern equivalent; broadly applicable.
flee to safety — Emphasizes motion and urgency of the escape.
deliver — Use when an external agent rescues someone.
rescue — Active, dynamic alternative to 'deliver'; vivid register.
survive — Good when emphasis is on living through a threat.
get away — Colloquial; suits narrative prose over poetry.

BDB4665 H4422

BDB4664 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4666

[מָלַט] verb slip away (not in Qal) (Late Hebrew מִילּוּט rescue; ᵑ7 מְלַט (rare) = Biblical Hebrew; Arabic is have scanty hair; IV. cast the foetus without hair; [slip away, escape from hand is ]); —

Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine singular נִמְלַט Judg 3:26 + 6 t.; 3 feminine singular נִמְלְטָה Ps 124:7, with וְ consecutive וְנִמְלָ֑טָה Jer 48:19 3 masculine plural נִמְלָ֑טוּ 2Sam 4:6 + 8 t. Perfect; Imperfect יִמָּלֵט Amos 9:1 + 13 t.; ׳וַיִּמּ Judg 3:26 + 7 t.; 1 singular אִמָּֽלְטָה Gen 19:20 +; 3 masculine plural וַיִּמָּלֵ֑טוּ Mal 3:15 + 1 2 t. Imperfect; Imperative הִמָּלֵט Gen 19:17 (twice in verse); Gen 19:22 feminine הִמָּֽלְטִי Zech 2:11 Infinitive absolute הִמָּלֵט 1Sam 27:1 (but read אִם אִמָּלֵט ᵐ5 We Dr Löhr HPS; > Th Kit Bu insert אִם before ׳הִמּ); construct id., Gen 19:19; Esth 4:3 Participle נִמְלָט 1Kgs 19:17 (twice in verse); —
1. slip away אִמָּֽלְטָה נָּא וְאֶרְאֶה אֶתאֶֿחָ֑י 1Sam 20:29 let me slip away to see my brethren; slip through, or past (into the house) 2Sam 4:6 (compare Dr HPS and Pi`el 1, Hiph`il 2; > Klo *נִלְאָ֑טוּ, √ לאט, after ᵐ5 ἔλαθον).
2. escape, Judg 3:29; 1Sam 19:10 (|| נוּס) v1Sam 19:12 v1Sam 19:18 (both || בָּרַח), v1Sam 19:17; 1Sam 22:20 (|| בָּרַח), 1Sam 30:17; 1Kgs 18:40; 1Kgs 20:20 (|| נוּס) 2Kgs 10:24; Isa 20:6 (|| נִצַּל, נוּס), Isa 49:24; Isa 49:25; Jer 46:6; Jer 48:8; Jer 48:19 (|| נוּס), Ezek 17:15 (twice in verse); Ezek 17:18; Amos 9:1; Joel 3:5; Zech 2:11; Mal 3:15; Ps 124:7; Prov 19:6; Job 1:15; Job 1:16; Job 1:17; Job 1:19 with מִן of place whence 1Sam 23:13; 2Sam 1:3; Ps 124:7 with אֶלֿ = whither 1Sam 22:1; 1Sam 27:1 (twice in verse); with עַד Judg 3:26 with ָ  ה locative, Gen 19:17; Gen 19:19; Gen 19:20; Gen 19:22 (J), Judg 3:26 with accusative 2Kgs 19:37 = Isa 37:38; Esth 4:13 with מִן of person from whom Eccl 7:26 with מִיַּד 1Sam 27:1; 2Chr 16:7; Jer 32:4; Jer 34:3; Jer 38:18; Jer 38:23; Dan 11:41 מִפְּנֵי Jer 41:15 מֵחֶרֶב 1Kgs 19:17 (twice in verse); with עַלנֶֿפֶשׁ for one's life Gen 19:17.
3. passive be delivered Ps 22:6; Prov 11:21; Prov 28:26; Job 22:30; Dan 12:1 (later usage). Pi`el Perfect 3 masculine singular מִלֵּט Ezek 33:5 וּמִלַּטֿ Eccl 9:15 suffix מִלְּטֵ֫נוּ 2Sam 19:10 Imperfect יְמַלֵּט Amos 2:14 + 8 t., suffix יְמַלְּטֵ֫הוּ Ps 41:2 + 5 t. Imperfect; Imperative מַלְּטָה Ps 116:4 feminine מַלְּטִי 1Kgs 1:12 + 4 t. Imperative; Infinitive absolute מַלֵּט Isa 46:2; Jer 39:18 Participle מְמַלֵּט 1Sam 19:11 plural מְמַלְּטִים 2Sam 19:6 —
1. lay (eggs; i.e. let them slip out; of arrow-snake) Isa 34:15.
2. let escape: וימלטו עצמתיו 2Kgs 23:18 and so they let his bones (the prophet's) escape (from the burning).
3. deliver, absolute Isa 46:4 with accusative Isa 46:2; Jer 39:18 (twice in verse); Ps 41:2; Job 22:30; Job 29:12; Eccl 8:8; Eccl 9:15 with מִיַּד Job 6:23 מִכַּף 2Sam 19:10 מִשְּׁחִיתוֺתָם Ps 107:20 elsewhere מִלֵּט נֶפֶשׁ deliver, save, life 1Sam 19:11; 2Sam 19:6; 1Kgs 1:12; Jer 48:6; Jer 51:6; Jer 51:45; Ezek 33:5; Amos 2:14; Amos 2:15; Ps 89:49; Ps 116:4 נפשׁ. omitted Amos 2:15; Ps 33:17; Job 20:20. — (This form not in Hexateuch, Judges, Chronicles, Isa1) Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular הִמְלִיט Isa 31:5 3 feminine singular הִמְ֫לִיטָה Isa 66:7.
1. give birth to a male child Isa 66:7 (|| יָָֽלְדָה, compare Pi`el 1).
2. deliver: absolute Isa 31:5 (|| גָּנַן, הִצִּיל, פָּסַח). Hithpa`el Imperfect 1 singular וָאֶתְמַלְּטָה Job 19:20 3 masculine plural יִתְמַלְּטוּ Job 41:11.
1. slip forth, escape (sparks of fire from jaws of crocodile; RV leap forth) Job 41:11.
2. escape (with the skin of the teeth, the gums; only these left unattacked by leprosy) Job 19:20.

escaped, escape, deliver, delivered, save, …
mālaṭ
properly, to be smooth, i.e., (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks
  • to slip away, escape, deliver, save, be delivered
    • (Niphal)
      • to slip away
        • "to escape"to be delivered
      (Piel)
      • to lay, let slip out (of eggs)
        • "to let escape"to deliver, save (life)
      (Hiphil)
      • to give birth to
        • "to deliver
      (Hithpael)
      • to slip forth, slip out, escape
        • "to escape

בְּ ע֣וֹר
בְּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with
ע֣וֹר
Root word skin, skins, hide, leather
Dictionary form: עוֹר · ore

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: with the skin
in the skin ×23 skins ×18 the skin ×13 of skin ×7 my skin ×3 of skins ×3 skin ×3 their skin ×3
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skin — Broadest default; fits human and animal skin.
hide — Prefer for raw or unprocessed animal skin.
leather — Use when the material is clearly worked or tanned.
pelt — Good for animal skin still bearing fur or hair.
flesh — Rare; only when context stresses bodily surface.

BDB5928 H5785

BDB5927 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5929

עוֺר99 noun masculineJob 7:5 skin ( Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician ערת Lzb346); — ׳ע absolute Gen 3:21 +, construct Exod 34:29 +; suffix עֹרוֺ Exod 29:14 +, עוֺרוֺ Jer 13:23, עֹרָהּ Num 19:5, etc.; plural construct עֹרֹת Gen 27:16 +, עוֺרֹת Exod 39:34 suffix עֹרֹתָם Lev 16:27 — skin:

1. of men (55 t.), שִׂמְלָתוֺ לְעֹרוֺ Exod 22:26 (E), פָּנָיו ׳ע Exod 34:29; Exod 34:30 compare vExod 34:35 (all P); (dark) skin of Cushite Jer 13:23 see also Ezek 37:6; Ezek 37:8; Lam 3:8; Job 7:5; Job 10:11, +; in hyperbole Mic 3:2; Mic 3:3 עוֺר שִׁנָּ֑י Job 19:20b the skin of my teeth, i.e. gums (si vera lectio); also Lev 13:2 + 33 t. Lev 13 (P), in tests for leprosy (see especially בְּֿשָׂרוֺ׳ע vLev 13:2 vLev 13:2 vLev 13:3 vLev 13:4 vLev 13:11, compare vLev 13:3 vLev 13:38 vLev 13:39 vLev 13:43); עוֺר בְּעַד עוֺר Job 2:4 skin in behalf of, for, skin, apparently proverb. phrase of barter, = everything has its price (on varieties of interpretation see Commentaries).
2. hide of animals (44 t.), always — except Job 40:31 — after skinning: Gen 27:16 (J); of sacrifice victims Exod 29:14; Lev 4:11 + 5 t. (all P); prepared for use (by some process of tanning, compare NowArchaeology i. 242), sometimes = leather: material of garments Gen 3:21 (J), girdle 2Kgs 1:8, any article Lev 11:32; Lev 13:48 ff Num 31:20 (P); covering of tabernacle Exod 25:5 (twice in verse) + 10 t. Exod 26; Exod 35; Exod 36; Exod 39, of ark, sacred utensils, etc., Num 4:6 + 5 t. Num 4.

עורים Isa 30:6 see עַיִר.

skin, skins, hide, leather
ʿôr
skin (as naked); by implication, hide, leather
  • skin, hide
    • skin (of men)
      • "hide (of animals)

שִׁנָּֽ י
שִׁנָּֽ
Root word teeth, ivory, tooth, sharp, tooths, …
י
Suffix — pronoun my / me
Dictionary form: שֵׁן · shane

Noun — Common, both dual, construct state dual — a natural pair ("two ___"); "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: of my teeth
tooth ×8 of ivory ×7 his teeth ×4 teeth ×3 the teeth ×3 whose teeth ×3 their teeth ×2 thy teeth ×2
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tooth — Standard singular form; broadly applicable in most contexts.
tusk — Prefer when referring to animal ivory or projecting teeth.
ivory — Use in material/trade contexts; e.g. ivory thrones or goods.
fang — Vivid choice for predatory or threatening imagery.
crag — Geological sense; a sharp rocky outcrop or pointed cliff.
prong — Useful for sharp, tooth-like projections on objects or terrain.

BDB8891 H8127

BDB8890 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8892

I. שֵׁן noun feminine1Sam 2:13 (yet masculine 1Sam 14:5 compare Dr) tooth, ivory; — ׳שׁ absolute Exod 21:24 +, construct vExod 21:27 +, ׳שֶׁן Deut 32:24 suffix שִׁנּם Exod 21:27 dual שִׁנַּיִם Prov 10:26, construct שִׁנֵּי Jer 31:29 +; suffix שִׁנֵּיהֶם Ps 124:6, שִׁנֵּימוֺ Ps 58:7, etc.; —

1. tooth:
  a. of man, Exod 21:27 (3 t. in verse) (E), Num 11:33 (J), Gen 49:12 (poem in J), Amos 4:6; Song 4:2; Song 6:6, רֹעָה ׳שׁ Prov 25:19, see II. רעע 2; of lex talionis, ׳תַּחַת שׁ ׳שׁ Exod 21:24 (E), Lev 24:20 (H), ׳שֵׁן בְּשׁ Deut 19:21 irritated by acid Prov 10:26, dulled by it (in proverb of inherited guilt) Jer 31:29; Jer 31:30; Ezek 18:2 ׳חָרַק שׁ Lam 2:16; Job 16:9; Ps 35:16; Ps 112:10, see חָרַק; אֶשָּׂא בְשָׂרִי בְשִׁנָּ֑י Job 13:14 = risk my life (strike out עַלמָֿה, dittograph; || אָשִׂים בְּכַּ פִּי נַפְשִׁי); בְּעוֺר שִׁנָּ֑י Job 19:20, see מָלַט Hithpa`el (other conjectures see Di Bi Bu Du).
  b. of beasts : Deut 32:24, crocodile Job 41:6, locusts Joel 1:6 (teeth of lions); especially figurative of false prophets Mic 3:5, of foes Zech 9:7, oppressors Job 29:17, wicked Job 4:10; Ps 3:8; Ps 58:7; Ps 124:6 of their weapons Prov 30:14; Ps 57:5 of Israel shattered by ׳י.
  c. tooth of a fork, tine, 1Sam 2:13 (compare DrSm. 291); of cliff, שֵׁן הַסֶּלַע1Sam 14:4 (twice in verse), compare Job 39:28, הַשֵּׁן 1Sam 14:5.
2. ivory, of commerce, קַרְנוֺת שֵׁן Ezek 27:15 (i.e. tusks?); as material, ׳מִטּוֺת שׁ Amos 6:4, ׳כִּסֵּאשֿׁ 1Kgs 10:18 = 2Chr 9:17, ׳בֵּית הַשּׁ 1Kgs 22:39, compare Amos 3:15, ׳הֵיכְלֵי שׁ Ps 45:9, also Ezek 27:6; Song 5:15; Song 7:5.

BDB9975 H8127 H8150

BDB9974 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9976

שׁנן (√ of following; see Biblical Hebrew [שָׁנַן], שֵׁן).

teeth, ivory, tooth, sharp, tooths, …
šēn
a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff
  • tooth, ivory
    • tooth
      • of man, lex talionis, beast
      tooth, tine (of fork)"ivory
      • as material
        • "of commerce
      sharp pointed rock

This book is chanted to the poetic accent system (used only in Job, Psalms, and Proverbs). Each group below ends at one of its pausing accents — translate a group as one unit.
בְּעוֹרִ֣י וּ֭בִבְשָׂרִי Dechi — a lesser break דָּבְקָ֣ה עַצְמִ֑י Atnach — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וָ֝אֶתְמַלְּטָ֗ה Revia Mugrash — a lesser break בְּע֣וֹר שִׁנָּֽי Silluq — end of the verse

בְּעוֹרִי וּבִבְשָׂרִי דָּבְקָה עַצְמִי וָאֶתְמַלְּטָה בְּעוֹר שִׁנָּֽי׃
20
My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.
Cross References

Psalms 102:5

מִקּוֹל אַנְחָתִי דָּבְקָה עַצְמִי לִבְשָׂרִֽי׃
5
By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.

Lamentations 4:8

חָשַׁךְ מִשְּׁחוֹר תָּֽאֳרָם לֹא נִכְּרוּ בַּחוּצוֹת צָפַד עוֹרָם עַל-עַצְמָם יָבֵשׁ הָיָה כָעֵֽץ׃
8
Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.

Job 33:19

וְהוּכַח בְּמַכְאוֹב עַל-מִשְׁכָּבוֹ ‫(וריב)‬ וְרוֹב עֲצָמָיו אֵתָֽן׃
19
He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:

Lamentations 3:4

בִּלָּה בְשָׂרִי וְעוֹרִי שִׁבַּר עַצְמוֹתָֽי׃
4
My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.

Job 30:30

עוֹרִי שָׁחַר מֵעָלָי וְעַצְמִי-חָרָה מִנִּי-חֹֽרֶב׃
30
My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.

Psalms 32:3

כִּֽי-הֶחֱרַשְׁתִּי בָּלוּ עֲצָמָי בְּשַׁאֲגָתִי כָּל-הַיּֽוֹם׃
3
When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.

Psalms 22:14

כַּמַּיִם נִשְׁפַּכְתִּי וְהִתְפָּֽרְדוּ כָּֽל-עַצְמוֹתָי הָיָה לִבִּי כַּדּוֹנָג נָמֵס בְּתוֹךְ מֵעָֽי׃
14
I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.

Psalms 38:3

אֵין-מְתֹם בִּבְשָׂרִי מִפְּנֵי זַעְמֶךָ אֵין-שָׁלוֹם בַּעֲצָמַי מִפְּנֵי חַטָּאתִֽי׃
3
There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.

Lamentations 5:10

עוֹרֵנוּ כְּתַנּוּר נִכְמָרוּ מִפְּנֵי זַלְעֲפוֹת רָעָֽב׃
10
Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine.

Job 7:5

לָבַשׁ בְּשָׂרִי רִמָּה ‫(וגיש)‬ וְגוּשׁ עָפָר עוֹרִי רָגַע וַיִּמָּאֵֽס׃
5
My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.

Job 2:4

וַיַּעַן הַשָּׂטָן אֶת-יְהוָה וַיֹּאמַר עוֹר בְּעַד-עוֹר וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר לָאִישׁ יִתֵּן בְּעַד נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃
4
And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

Psalms 102:3

כִּֽי-כָלוּ בְעָשָׁן יָמָי וְעַצְמוֹתַי כְּמוֹ-קֵד נִחָֽרוּ׃
3
For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.
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