Job 20:14

לַ֭חְמוֹ בְּמֵעָ֣יו נֶהְפָּ֑ךְ מְרוֹרַ֖ת פְּתָנִ֣ים בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ
Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him.
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לַ֭חְמ וֹ
לַ֭חְמ
Root word bread, food, meat, shewbread, loaves, …
וֹ
Suffix — pronoun his / him / it
Dictionary form: לֶחֶם · leh-HEM

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

In the KJV here: yet his meat
bread ×102 of bread ×26 the bread ×24 with bread ×9 food ×8 meat ×8 and bread ×6 loaves ×5
More options
bread — Most direct equivalent; ideal for literal or culinary contexts.
food — Broader sense; use when לֶחֶם means sustenance generally.
grain — Emphasizes agricultural/cereal origin; good in harvest contexts.
loaf — Concrete, countable form; suits passages enumerating baked goods.
provisions — Collective sense; fits travel, military, or supply narratives.
meal — Social/relational nuance; prefer in feasting or hospitality scenes.

BDB4396 H3899

BDB4395 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4397

לֶ֫חֶם296 noun masculine1Sam 9:7 and (rarely) feminineGen 49:20 (see below, and Dr1Sam 10:4) bread, food (Phoenician לחם bread; Late Hebrew לֶחֶם; Aramaic לַחְמָא, , as Hebrew; Arabic flesh, meat, (compare Frä30)); — absolute ׳ל Gen 3:19 +; לָ֑חֶם Gen 31:54 +; לֶ֑חֶם Ps 14:4 + 2 t.; construct לֶחֶם Hos 9:4 +; suffix לַחְמִי Job 3:24 +, לַחְמְךָ Obad 1:7 +, לַחְמָם Hos 9:4b, + vHos 9:4a (for ᵑ0 לָהֶם), We GASm Now, + etc.; —

1. a. bread, the ordinary food of early Hebrews (BenzArchaeology 84 ff NowArchaeology i. 109 ff.) Exod 21:14 (E), Num 21:5; Josh 9:5; Josh 9:12 (JE), Deut 8:3; Deut 23:5; Exod 16:3 (P) +; ׳כִּכַּרלֿ loaf of bread 1Sam 2:36 + (see כִּכָּר below כרר), and without ככר (always with number) 1Sam 10:4; 1Sam 16:20 (see Dr), 1Sam 17:7; 1Sam 21:4; 1Sam 25:18; 2Sam 16:1; 1Kgs 14:3; 2Kgs 4:42; ׳חַלַת ל cake of bread 2Sam 6:19; Exod 29:23 + (see חַלָּה below I. חלל); made from barley (שְׂעֹרִים); Judg 7:13; 2Kgs 4:42 (see also לָחֶם above); from wheat-flour (סֹלֶת חִטִים) Exod 29:2 (P); compare the mixture Ezek 4:9 made by baking (אפה) Isa 44:15; Isa 44:19; Lev 26:26 (H; compare Jer 37:21); ׳פַּתלֿ a bit of bread 1Sam 2:36; 1Kgs 17:11; Prov 28:21, compare Ezek 13:19, as modest term for a hospitable meal Gen 18:5 (J), Judg 19:5; 1Sam 28:22; distinguished from meat (flesh), Gen 27:17 (J) 1Sam 25:11; 1Kgs 17:6 (twice in verse); Exod 16:8; Exod 16:12 (also vExod 16:3 above), Exod 29:32; Exod 29:34; Lev 8:31 (all P), Lev 23:18 (H), 1Chr 12:40; Ps 78:20; Dan 10:3 = a meal 1Sam 20:27, ׳אָכַל ל = take a meal Gen 31:54 (twice in verse); Gen 37:25; Gen 43:25; Gen 43:32 +; אכל לַחְמִי Ps 41:10 eat my bread, establishing an obligation, compare Obad 1:7 (read ׳אֹכְלֵי ל according to MartiKau AT; strike out ׳ל ᵐ5 Hi We, compare VB) ׳עשׂה ל = make a feast Eccl 10:19 ׳מַטֵּה ל staff of bread (as support of life), only late Ezek 4:16; Ezek 5:16; Ezek 14:13; Lev 26:26 (H), Ps 105:16 cf .׳מִשְׁעַן ל Isa 3:1 (gloss); leavened bread is חָמֵץ ׳ל Lev 7:13 unleavened bread is מַצּוֺת ׳ל Exod 29:2 (both P); (הַ)פָּנִים ׳ל bread of the face (of ׳י; i.e. in his presence, DiLev 24:9 Dr1Sam 21:7); in the sanctuary 1Sam 21:7; 1Kgs 7:48 = 2Chr 4:19; Exod 25:30; Exod 35:13; Exod 39:36, without ׳פ Exod 40:23 (all P); = הַתָּמִיד ׳ל Num 4:7 (P), קֹדֶשׁ ׳ל 1Sam 21:5 in Chronicles הַמַּעֲרָ֑כֶת ׳ל 1Chr 9:32 compare 1Chr 23:29; Neh 10:34, ׳ל ׳מ 2Chr 13:11 opposed to חֹל ׳ל 1Sam 21:5; תְּנוּפִה ׳ל Lev 23:17 wave-loaf; (הַ)בִּכֻּרִים ׳ל vLev 23:20; 2Kgs 4:42 bread of first-fruits.
  b. = bread-corn, the material from which bread is made, i.e. wheat, barley, etc.: Gen 41:54; Gen 41:55 (E), Gen 47:13; Gen 47:15; Gen 47:17 (twice in verse); Gen 47:19 (J), Gen 49:20 (poem in J), Isa 28:28; Isa 30:23; Isa 55:10; Jer 5:17; Ezek 48:18; Job 28:5; Prov 28:3; Ps 104:14 הָאָרֶץ ׳ל Num 15:19 (P), ׳ארץ ל 2Kgs 18:32 = Isa 36:17.
2. food in general:
  a. of man, Judg 13:16 (kid, vJudg 13:15) 1Sam 14:24 (twice in verse); 1Sam 14:28 (honey), 1Sam 28:20; 1Sam 30:12; Prov 22:9; Prov 27:27 (twice in verse) (goat's milk) +; ׳לְכָלבָּֿשָׂר נֹתֵן ל Ps 136:25. b. of animals, Prov 6:8; Prov 30:25; Prov 65:25; Job 24:5 + Ps 147:9
  c. of God (in sacrifices): אֱלֹהֵיהֶם ׳ל (compare RSSemitic i. 207, 2nd ed., 224) Lev 21:6 compare vLev 21:8 vLev 21:17 vLev 21:21 vLev 21:22, Lev 22:25 (all H), compare Num 28:2 (P), Ezek 16:19; Ezek 44:7, and מְגֹאָל ׳ל Mal 1:7, also (׳לי) אִשֶּׁה ׳ל Lev 3:11; Lev 3:16; Num 28:24 (all P).
3. other phrases and figurative uses are:
  a. רֶשַׁע ׳ל Prov 4:17 (accusative of congnate meaning with verb with לָחַם), probably = food gained by wickedness ׅ || (יִיִן חֲמָסִים, compare שָׁ֑קֶר ׳ל Prov 20:17, כְּזָבִים ׳ל Prov 23:3 עַצְלוּת ׳ל Prov 31:27 = bread of idleness, i.e. unearned; חֻקִּי ׳לProv 30:8 (opposed to riches and poverty, see חֹק); לַחַץ ׳ל 1Kgs 22:27 = 2Chr 18:26, vid לַחַץ below; הָעֲצָבִים ׳ל Ps 127:2 see II. עֶצָב; אוֺנִים ׳ל Hos 9:4, vid אָוֶן. p.20 a; אֲנָשִׁים ׳ל Ezek 24:17; Ezek 24:22 of food offered to mourners, compare Jer 16:7 (where insert ׳ל ᵐ5 Gf Gie); שַׁלַּח לחמך עלפֿני המים Eccl 11:1 usual interpration of benevolent giving (compare Now); De and others of sea-commerce in bread-stuffs, compare Prov 31:14.
  b. figurative לַחְמֵנוּ הֵם Num 14:9 (JE) our food are they, i.e. we will devour, destroy, them (compare Deut 7:16); ׳דִּמְעָתִּי ל Ps 42:4 compare Ps 80:6 (see אכל above); ׳ל of evil deeds of wicked Job 20:14 עֵץ בְּלַחְמוֺ Jer 11:19 apparentlyfig.of destroying the prophet and his house, but read probably בְּלֵחוֺ in its freshness (i.e. untimely), so Hi Gf Che Gie (see לֵחַ below לחח above).

BDB9643 H3900 H3899

BDB9642 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9644

לְחֵם (K§ 54, 3. 7) noun masculine feast (ᵑ7 Syriac bread, so Biblical Hebrew, q. v. √ II. לחם); — absolute ׳עֲבַד ל Dan 5:1 made a feast.

bread, food, meat, shewbread, loaves, …
leḥem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
  • bread, food, grain
    • bread
      • bread
        • "bread-corn
      food (generally)

בְּ מֵעָ֣י ו
בְּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with
מֵעָ֣י
Root word bowels, belly, heart, womb
ו
Suffix — pronoun his / him / it
Dictionary form: מֵעֶה · may-EH

Noun — Common, masculine plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: in his bowels
my bowels ×7 of thy bowels ×3 his bowels ×2 of my bowels ×2 thy bowels ×2 belly ×1 bowels ×1 from the bowels ×1
More options
gut — Visceral/emotional sense; natural in modern idiom.
belly — Literal anatomical use; direct and widely understood.
womb — Prefer when context is birth or offspring.
inward parts — Broader anatomical reference; slightly formal register.
inner being — Best for emotional or spiritual depth contexts.
bowels — Modernizes KJV directly; still clear in medical contexts.

BDB4752 H4578

BDB4751 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4753

[מֵעֶה] noun masculineIsa 16:11 only plural internal organs, inward parts (intestines, bowels), belly (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic מְעָא, מַעֲיָא, , ; Arabic ; Ethiopic ; — on form compare LagBN 156 BaZMG xiii. 1888, 345); — plural [מֵעִים] construct מְעֵי Ps 71:6 + 3 t.; suffix מֵעַי 2Sam 16:11 + 9 t., מֵעָ֑י Ps 22:15; Ps 40:9 מֵעֶיךָ Gen 15:4 + 6 t.; מֵעַיִךְ Gen 25:23; Num 5:22 מֵעָיו 2Sam 20:10 + 5 t.; מֵעֵיהֶם Ezek 7:19 —

1. literally:
  a. וַיִּשְׁפֹּךְ מֵעָיו אַ֫רְצָה 2Sam 20:10 and he poured out his inward parts on the ground (through a wound); compare ׳מַחֲלֵה מ 2Chr 21:15; 2Chr 21:18, ׳יָָֽצְאוּ מ v2Chr 21:15 v2Chr 21:19.
  b. as digestive organs, but without precision, nearly = stomach, belly, Job 20:14; Ezek 3:3 (|| בֶּטֶן), Ezek 7:19 (|| נֶפֶשׁ; both with מָלֵא), Num 5:22 so of fish that swallowed Jonah Jonah 2:1; Jonah 2:2.
2. source of procreation: אשׁר יצא ׳מִמּ (said of offspring) Gen 15:4 (JE), 2Sam 7:12 (|| זַרְעֲךָ), 2Sam 16:11 ׳צֶאֱצָאֵי מ Isa 48:19 (|| id.); ׳מִיצִיאֵי מ 2Chr 32:21.
3. = womb, שְׁנֵי לְאֻמִּים מִמֵּעַיִח יִפָּרֵ֑דוּ Gen 25:23 (J; || בֶּטֶן), compare Isa 49:1 (|| id.), Ps 71:6 (|| id.), Ruth 1:11.
4. in general = inwards, inward part, ׳לִבִּי ֗֗֗ נָמֵס בְּתוֺךְ מ Ps 22:15, compare ׳תּוֺרָֽתְךָ בְּתוֺךְ מ Ps 40:9.
5. figurative = seat of emotions: pity, Isa 16:11 (|| קֶרֶב); of God's compassion, Jer 31:20 (|| רחם; in both subject of verb הָמוּ); הֲמוֺן מֵעֶיךָ Isa 63:15 (|| רַחֲמֶיךָ); distress, Jer 4:19 (twice in verse) (|| לֵב, מֵעַי חֳמַרְמָרוּ Lam 1:20 (|| לֵב), Lam 2:11 (|| כָּבֵד liver); מֵעַי רֻתְּחוּ Job 30:27 (dubious, see Bu); love, מֵעַי הָמוּ עָלָיו Song 5:4.
6. the external belly, מֵעָיו עֶשֶׁת שֵׁן Song 5:14.

BDB9676 H4577 H4578

BDB9675 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9677

[מְעָא] noun [masculine] plural external belly (see Biblical Hebrew [ מֵעֶה] 6); — suffix מְע֫וֺהִי Dan 2:32 (of image in vision).

מַעֲבַד see עבד. מְע֫וֺהִר see [מְעָא]. above,

מֵעָל see עלל.

bowels, belly, heart, womb
mēʿe
used only in plural the intestines, or (collectively) the abdomen, figuratively, sympathy; by implication, a vest; by extension the stomach, the uterus (or of men, the seat of generation), the heart (figuratively)
  • internal organs, inward parts, bowels, intestines, belly
    • inward parts
      • "digestive organs"organs of procreation, womb"place of emotions or distress or love (figuratively)"external belly

נֶהְפָּ֑ךְ
נֶהְפָּ֑ךְ
Root word turned, turn, overthrow, overthrown, overthrew, …
Dictionary form: הָפַךְ · haw-PAHK

Verb — Niphal, Perfect (Qatal), third person masculine singular passive or reflexive — "it was done" / "he did it to himself" completed action — try "he ___ed" or "he has ___ed" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

In the KJV here: is turned
is turned ×8 turned ×8 was turned ×5 are turned ×4 he turned ×3 turn ×3 and i will overthrow ×2 be turned ×2
More options
turn — Broadest, most versatile rendering; fits most contexts.
overturn — Prefer for dramatic destruction or reversal of power.
transform — Use when identity or nature changes fundamentally.
reverse — Good for abstract or situational reversals of direction/fate.
overthrow — Best for violent toppling of cities, peoples, or rulers.
flip — Vivid, colloquial; suits physical turning upside down.

BDB2211 H2015

BDB2210 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2212

הָפַךְ verb turn, overturn (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic הֲפַךְ, , Arabic WSG 47, Assyrian abâku, apâku DlW) —

Qal Perfect Lev 13:3 + 13 t.; וְהָפַךְ consecutive 2Kgs 21:13; Job 34:25 3 masculine plural הָֽפְכוּ Ps 78:9 הֲפַכְתֶּם Amos 6:12; Jer 23:36, etc.; Imperfect יַהֲפֹךְ Lam 3:3; Jer 13:23 וַיַּהֲפֹךְ Gen 19:25 + 6 t.; וַיַּהֲפָךְֿ 1Sam 10:9 suffix וַיַּהַפְכֵהוּ Judg 7:13 3 feminine singular וַתַּהֲפֹךְ 2Chr 9:12 אֶהְפֹּךְ Zeph 3:9 וַיַּהַפְכוּ 1Sam 25:12; Job 12:15 Imperative הֲפֹךְ 1Kgs 22:34 = 2Chr 18:33 Infinitive absolute הָפוֺךְ Prov 12:7 construct הֲפֹךְ Gen 19:29; 1Chr 19:3 suffix הָפְכִּי Gen 19:21 הָפְכָהּ 2Sam 10:3 — on הַפְכְּכֶם (so Baer, q. v.) Isa 29:16, see הֶפֶךְ; Participle active הֹפֵךְ Amos 5:8 הַהֹפְכִי Ps 114:8 plural הַהֹפְכִים Amos 5:7 passive הֲפוּכָה Hos 7:8; Lam 4:6. —
1. transitive
  a. turn, turn about, turn over, with accusative: e.g. turn the back (עֹרֶף) Josh 7:8 (JE); a dish (צַלַּחַת) עַלפָּֿנֶיהָ 2Kgs 21:13 the hand, & so the horses of a chariot 1Kgs 22:34 = 2Chr 18:33; 2Kgs 9:23 but also (followed by בְּ) of hostility Lam 3:3 turn a cake (passive) Hos 7:8 of ׳י, שָׂפָה בְּרוּרָה ׳ה Zeph 3:9 i.e. restore speech of a pure kind, followed by אֶלעַֿמִּים; לֵב אַחֵר 1Sam 10:9 another heart, followed by לוֺ; turn a wind (רוּחַ; i.e. bring from different quarter) Exod 10:19 (J).
  b. overturn, overthrow, followed by accusative Sodom, etc., Gen 19:21; Gen 19:25; Gen 19:29 (J), Deut 29:22; Jer 20:16; Lam 4:6 (compare ׳מַהְפֵּכַת וגו Amos 4:11 see below; also הֲפֵכָה, [מַהְפֵּכָה]); city of Ammon 2Sam 10:3 = 1Chr 19:3 (object omitted); mountains Job 9:5; Job 28:9 throne Hag 2:22 (|| הִשְׁמִיד), chariots vHag 2:22 tent (אֹהֶל), לְמַ֫עְלָה ׳ה Judg 7:3 object earth (׳ה = devastate) Job 12:15 wicked men Amos 4:11 (יֲמֹרָה הָפַכְּתִּי בָּכֶם כְּמַהְפֵּכַת אֱלֹהִים אֶתסְֿדֹם וְאֶתֿ) Prov 12:7; Job 34:25 (object omitted).
  c. turn = change, transform (1) followed by accusative = alter; a colour (עֵינוֺ) Lev 13:55 (P); skin Jer 13:33 bed (מִשְׁכָּבוֺ see ׳מ; Che his lying down) Ps 41:4 i.e. restore to health; (2) pervert דִבְרֵי אֱלֹהִים Jer 23:36 (3) followed by accusative with Infinitive Ps 105:25 he turned their heart to hate his people; (4) turn to, into, followed by two accusative Lev 13:10; Ps 114:8 rock into pool of water; usually followed by accusative + לְ, Ps 66:6 sea into dry land, Ps 78:44 rivers into blood, compare Ps 105:29; Jer 31:13 mourning into joy, so Ps 30:12; Amos 5:7 justice into wormwood, compare Amos 6:12; Amos 8:10 feasts into mourning; Deut 23:6 = Neh 13:2 curse into blessing; Amos 5:8 death-shade into morning.
2. intransitive
  a. turn, turn back, Judg 20:39; Judg 20:41; 2Kgs 5:26; Ps 78:9; 2Chr 9:12 followed by לדרך 1Sam 25:12
  b. turn = change, change into, followed by predicate adjective לָבָן ׳ה turn white Lev 13:3; Lev 13:4; Lev 13:13; Lev 13:20 (all P). Niph`al Perfect נֶהְפַּךְ Exod 7:15 + 10 t.; נֶהְפָּ֑ךְ Job 20:14 וְנֶהְפַּךְ consecutive Lev 13:16 נֶהֶפְכָה Lam 5:2 3 masculine plural נֶהְפְּכוּ Job 19:19 + 3 t., נֶהֶפְכוּ 1Sam 4:19; Dan 10:16, וְנֶהֶפְכוּ consecutive Exod 7:17; Isa 34:9, etc.; Imperfect יֵהָפֵךְ Isa 60:5; Joel 3:4 וַיֵּהָפֵךְ Exod 14:5; Isa 63:10 2 masculine singular תֵּהָפֵךְ Job 30:21; Ezek 4:8 וַיֵּהָֽפְכוּ Exod 7:20 Infinitive absolute נַהֲפוֺךְ Esth 9:1 Participle נֶהְפָּךְ Prov 17:20 נֶהְפָּ֑כֶת Jonah 3:4 —
1. reflexive & intrans.
  a. turn oneself, turn, turn back (compare Qal 2 a) Josh 8:20 (JE); turn aside Ps 78:57 turn from side to side Ezek 4:8 pains turned upon (עַל) her 1Sam 4:19 (i.e. came suddenly upon her) compare Dan 10:16 turn against followed by בְּ Job 19:19 turn to (ward), followed by עַל, Isa 60:5 (|| בא לְ).
  b. turn = change (oneself) followed by predicate adjective Lev 13:25 (P); followed by predicate noun (?), vine turns into degenerate plant Jer 2:21 no predicate expressed Job 20:14 (compare vb); of heart turned in compassion Hos 11:8 (|| נִכְמְרוּ נִחוּמָ֑י), in sorrow, distress, Lam 1:20 of heart changed, so as to be favourably disposed toward (followed by אֶל) Exod 14:5 (J) = change of mind; followed by לְ, of plague spots changing colour Lev 13:16; Lev 13:17 (P); rod changing to serpent Exod 7:15 (P); faces to paleness Jer 30:6 dance to mourning Lam 5:15 comeliness to corruption Dan 10:8 וַיֵּהָפֵךְ לָהֶם לְאוֺיֵב Isa 63:10; Job 30:21.
  c. be perverse, only participle used substantive נֶהְפָּךְ בִּלְשׁוֺנוֺ Prov 17:20 he that is perverse with his tongue.
2. passive,
  a. be turned, turned over to followed by לְ, an inheritance to strangers Lam 5:2.
  b. be reversed Esth 9:1.
  c. be turned, changed, followed by לְ, waters into blood Exod 7:17; Exod 7:20 (E); Saul into another man 1Sam 10:6 streams into pitch Isa 34:9 sun to darkness Joel 3:4 stones to chaff Job 41:20 month changed from sorrow to gladness Esth 9:22 compare Ps 32:4 where complement omitted
  d. be overturned, overthrown, of city Nineveh Jonah 3:4.
  e. be upturned, of subterran. work of miners Job 28:5 = there is an upturning. Hithpa`el Imperfect 3 feminine singular תִּתְהַפֵּךְ Job 38:14 Participle מִתְהַפֵּךְ Judg 7:13; Job 37:12 מִתְהַפֶּכֶת Gen 3:24 — reflexive & intransitive:
1. turn this way & that, every way, of the flaming sword Gen 3:24 (J); storm-cloud Job 37:12 turn over & over Judg 7:13, of bread-cake tumbling into the host of Midian.
2. transform oneself, Job 38:14 of earth under rising dawn. Hoph`al Perfect הָהְפַּךְ עָלַי בַּלָּהוֺת Job 30:15 there have been turned upon me terrors (compare הִתְגַּלְגָּ֑לוּ vJob 30:14, of foes).

turned, turn, overthrow, overthrown, overthrew, …
hāpak
to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
  • to turn, overthrow, overturn
    • (Qal)
      • to overturn, overthrow
        • "to turn, turn about, turn over, turn around"to change, transform
      (Niphal)
      • to turn oneself, turn, turn back
        • "to change oneself"to be perverse"to be turned, be turned over, be changed, be turned against"to be reversed"to be overturned, be overthrown"to be upturned
      (Hithpael)
      • to transform oneself
        • "to turn this way and that, turn every way
      (Hophal) to turn on someone

מְרוֹרַ֖ת
מְרוֹרַ֖ת
Root word gall, things, bitter
Dictionary form: מְרֹרָה · meh-roh-RAW

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

In the KJV here: it is the gall
are bitter ×1 bitter things ×1 it is the gall ×1 of his gall ×1
More options
gall — Best general rendering; bodily bile or bitter poison.
bile — Precise anatomical term for the bitter digestive fluid.
venom — Prefer when context emphasizes deadly or toxic quality.
bitterness — Abstract rendering; suits emotional or figurative contexts.
bitter substance — Neutral, descriptive; good when referencing unknown matter.

BDB4838 H4846

BDB4837 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4839

[מְרֹרָה] noun feminine bitter thing, gall, poison; construct מְרוֺרַת Job 20:14 suffix מְרֹרָתוֺ vJob 20:25 plural מְרֹרֹת Deut 32:32, מְרֹרוֺת Job 13:36 —

1. gall, i.e. seat of gall, gall-bladder Job 20:25 (|| גֵּוָה back; compare מְרֵרָה Job 16:30).
2. = poison, פְּתָנִים ׳מ Job 20:14.
3. מְרֹרוֺת bitter thing Job 13:26 (of God's edict of judgment).
4. plural abstract = bitterness; אַשְׁכְּלֹת ׳מ Deut 32:32 clusters of bitterness (|| עִנְּבְי רוֺשׁ).

gall, things, bitter
mĕrōrâ
properly, bitterness; concretely, a bitter thing; specifically bile; also venom (of a serpent)
  • bitter thing, gall, poison
    • gall, gall-bladder (seat of gall)
      • "poison, venom"bitter thing"bitterness

פְּתָנִ֣ים
פְּתָנִ֣ים
Root word asps, adder, asp
Dictionary form: פֶּתֶן · peh-TEN

Noun — Common, masculine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: of asps
of asps ×3 adder ×1 and adder ×1 of the asp ×1
More options
cobra — Most recognizable modern term; fits Near-Eastern context well.
viper — Broader term; useful when species is uncertain.
venomous snake — Descriptive; clarifies danger when poetry needs plain prose.
asp — Modernized KJV form; retains familiar ring in literary contexts.
serpent — More poetic or elevated register; suits hymns or poetry.

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פֶּ֫תֶן noun masculinePs 68:5 a venomous serpent, perhaps cobra (פתן Eccl 39:30 Aramaic פִּתְנָא, , whence perhaps Arabic ; — only in poetry: plural פְּתָנִים ראֹשׁ Deut 32:33 (|| חֲמַת תַּנִּינִם), Job 20:16, ׳מְרוֺרַת פ vJob 20:14 singular פֶּ֫תֶן Ps 91:13 (|| תַּנִּין), חֵרֵשׁ ׳פ Ps 58:5, חֻר פָּ֑תֶן Isa 11:8.

asps, adder, asp
peten
an asp (from its contortions)
  • a snake, venomous serpent
    • perhaps the cobra, adder, or viper

בְּ קִרְבּֽ וֹ
בְּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with
קִרְבּֽ
Root word among, midst, within, inwards, in, …
וֹ
Suffix — pronoun his / him / it
Dictionary form: קֶרֶב · keh-REB

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

In the KJV here: within him
in the midst ×35 among ×23 the inwards ×17 from among ×15 within ×14 among you ×6 among them ×5 away from among you ×5
More options
midst — Best for spatial or communal 'in the middle of.'
within — Prefer for interior or inward senses.
inner parts — Use for anatomical or visceral contexts.
among — Fits communal or group membership contexts.
heart — Metaphorical; captures inward emotion or thought.
interior — Slightly formal; good for architectural or geographic use.

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קֶ֫רֶב227 noun [masculine] inward part, midst; — ׳ק absolute Exod 29:13 + (only 3); construct Gen 45:6 +; suffix קִרְבִּי Josh 9:7 +, 3 feminine plural קִרְבֶֹּנָה Gen 41:21, בֶֹּנָה- vGen 41:21 (Ges«GKC:91i»§ 91i. Köii.1488 N.I), etc.; plural only (suffix) קְרָבַי Ps 103:1 — usually with preposition (׳בְּק 143 t. ׳מִקּ 43 t.); —

1.
  a. inward part of human body, physical sense, ׳בְּק within one's body Gen 25:22 (J), compare Gen 18:12 (J), 1Sam 25:37; Jer 23:9; Job 20:14 (|| בְּמֵעָיו), compare Isa 19:1 (of nation personified) into his body Ps 109:18 (simile); as seat of life (וַ)תָּשָׁב נֶפֶשׁהַֿיּלֶד עַלקִֿרְבּוֺ 1Kgs 17:21; 1Kgs 17:22, compare (of idol) Hab 2:19 (see also
2.).
  b. = belly, of kine ׳אֶלקֿ Gen 41:21; Gen 14:21
  c. of city (׳בְּק within it, ׳מִקּ etc.) Gen 18:24; Judg 18:7; Amos 3:9 + 18:t compare Isa 25:11 חוּצוֺת ׳בְּק Isa 5:25. d of house Ps 101:2; Ps 101:7 temple Ps 48:10 מוֺעֲ דֶ֑ךָ ׳בְּק Ps 74:4.
  e. of land (earth) Gen 45:6; Gen 48:16; Amos 2:3; Isa 5:8; Isa 24:13 (|| בְּתוֺח הָעַמִּים), + 10 t. (׳בְּק ׳מִקּ). feminine of a number of person, ׳כְּק in the midst, among, ׳מִקּ from among: especially (1) people (96 t.; 80 t. as singular collective, 15 t. plural Amos 7:8; Gen 24:3; Exod 23:25; Deut 31:17; Jer 46:21; 1Sam 4:3; Josh 7:12; Judg 10:16 +, ׳יִשׂ ׳בְּק Deut 17:10 +, ׳בְּק ׳בֵּית יִשׂ Amos 7:10 הַכְּנַעֲנִי ׳בְּק Judg 1:32; Judg 1:33; Judg 3:5, גּוֺי ׳מִקּ Deut 4:34 etc (2) ) הַמַּחֲנֶה׳(מִק ׳בְּק Josh 1:11; Num 14:44 6 t. (3) אֶחָיו ׳בְּק Deut 18:2; 1Sam 16:13, and (׳מִק) Deut 17:15; Deut 18:18. (4) עַמֶּיהָ ׳מִקּ Exod 31:14 (II.עַם) (5) אֹיְכֶיךָ ׳בְּק Ps 110:2 compare (of wicked) Ps 55:16 חֲכָמִים ׳בְּק Prov 15:31. (6) אֱלֹהִים יִשְׁפֹּט ׳בְּק Ps 82:1 (7) הַמִּלְחָמָה ׳בְּק 1Kgs 20:39 into the midst of the battle, the thick of the fight; צָרָה ׳בְּק Palam 1Kgs 138:7. (8) of nations, הַגּוֺיִם ׳בְּק Deut 29:15, הָעַמִּים Lam 3:45, compare Josh 24:17; Mic 5:6; Mic 5:7.
  g. חוקך ׳מִקּ Ps 74:11 (Qr חֵיקְךָ) thy hand from within thy bosom, (anthropomorphism of ׳י; see I כלה Pi`el 2 c).
  h. of a period of time,שָׁנִים ׳בְּק Hab 3:2 (twice in verse)
2. of inward part of man;
  a. as seat of thought and emotion : ׳בְּק 1Kgs 3:28; Jer 4:14; Jer 9:7; Prov 26:24; Ps 62:5; Ps 94:19 || בְלֵב Prov 14:33, עַללֵֿב Jer 31:33 seat of לֵב Ps 39:4; Ps 55:5; Ps 109:22; Lam 1:20 of רוּחַ Ezek 11:19; Ezek 36:26; Ezek 36:27; Zech 12:1; Isa 26:6; Ps 51:12, compare Isa 19:3; Isa 19:14 לִבִּי ׳בְּק Ps 36:2 (read לִבּוֺ Vrss Hup Now Che Bae and others)
  b. as faculty of thought and emotion, sujb. (no perp.) Isa 16:11 (|| מֵעַי) Ps 64:7 (|| לֵב) Ps 5:10 כָּלקְֿרָבַי Ps 103:1 (only here plural; || נַפְשִׁי); — Ps 49:12 read קִבְרָם ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ7, or קְבָרִם, Ew Gr Ol Bi Che Bae and others (for קִרְבָּם)
3. technical term in P of entrails of sacrificial animals (Di Lev 1:9; Lev 1:13; Lev 3:3 (twice in verse); Lev 3:9 (twice in verse); Lev 3:14 (twice in verse); Lev 4:8 (twice in verse); Lev 4:11; Lev 7:3; Lev 8:16; Lev 8:21; Lev 8:25; Lev 9:14.

among, midst, within, inwards, in, …
qereb
properly, the nearest part, i.e., the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
  • midst, among, inner part, middle
    • inward part
      • physical sense
        • "as seat of thought and emotion"as faculty of thought and emotion
      in the midst, among, from among (of a number of persons)"entrails (of sacrificial animals)

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.
לַ֭חְמוֹ Dechi — a lesser break בְּמֵעָ֣יו נֶהְפָּ֑ךְ Atnach — the verse's main pause — take a breath here מְרוֹרַ֖ת פְּתָנִ֣ים בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ Silluq — end of the verse

לַחְמוֹ בְּמֵעָיו נֶהְפָּךְ מְרוֹרַת פְּתָנִים בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃
14
Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him.
Cross References

Romans 3:13

τάφος ἀνεῳγμένος ὁ λάρυγξ αὐτῶν ταῖς γλώσσαις αὐτῶν ἐδολιοῦσαν ἰὸς ἀσπίδων ὑπὸ τὰ χείλη αὐτῶν·
13
Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

2 Samuel 12:10

וְעַתָּה לֹֽא-תָסוּר חֶרֶב מִבֵּֽיתְךָ עַד-עוֹלָם עֵקֶב כִּי בְזִתָנִי וַתִּקַּח אֶת-אֵשֶׁת אֽוּרִיָּה הַֽחִתִּי לִֽהְיוֹת לְךָ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
10
Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.

Deuteronomy 32:24

מְזֵי רָעָב וּלְחֻמֵי רֶשֶׁף וְקֶטֶב מְרִירִי וְשֶׁן-בְּהֵמֹת אֲשַׁלַּח-בָּם עִם-חֲמַת זֹֽחֲלֵי עָפָֽר׃
24
They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.

Malachi 2:2

אִם-לֹא תִשְׁמְעוּ וְאִם-לֹא תָשִׂימוּ עַל-לֵב לָתֵת כָּבוֹד לִשְׁמִי אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי בָכֶם אֶת-הַמְּאֵרָה וְאָרוֹתִי אֶת-בִּרְכֽוֹתֵיכֶם וְגַם אָרוֹתִיהָ כִּי אֵינְכֶם שָׂמִים עַל-לֵֽב׃
2
If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.

Proverbs 23:29

לְמִי אוֹי לְמִי אֲבוֹי לְמִי ‫(מדונים)‬ מִדְיָנִים׀ לְמִי שִׂיחַ לְמִי פְּצָעִים חִנָּם לְמִי חַכְלִלוּת עֵינָֽיִם׃
29
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

Proverbs 1:31

וְֽיֹאכְלוּ מִפְּרִי דַרְכָּם וּֽמִמֹּעֲצֹתֵיהֶם יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃
31
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

2 Samuel 11:2

וַיְהִי׀ לְעֵת הָעֶרֶב וַיָּקָם דָּוִד מֵעַל מִשְׁכָּבוֹ וַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ עַל-גַּג בֵּית-הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיַּרְא אִשָּׁה רֹחֶצֶת מֵעַל הַגָּג וְהָאִשָּׁה טוֹבַת מַרְאֶה מְאֹֽד׃
2
And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

Proverbs 23:20

אַל-תְּהִי בְסֹֽבְאֵי-יָיִן בְּזֹלֲלֵי בָשָׂר לָֽמוֹ׃
20
Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

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 51:8

תַּשְׁמִיעֵנִי שָׂשׂוֹן וְשִׂמְחָה תָּגֵלְנָה עֲצָמוֹת דִּכִּֽיתָ׃
8
Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

Job 20:16

רֹאשׁ-פְּתָנִים יִינָק תַּֽהַרְגֵהוּ לְשׁוֹן אֶפְעֶֽה׃
16
He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him.

Jeremiah 2:19

תְּיַסְּרֵךְ רָעָתֵךְ וּמְשֻֽׁבוֹתַיִךְ תּוֹכִחֻךְ וּדְעִי וּרְאִי כִּי-רַע וָמָר עָזְבֵךְ אֶת-יְהוָה אֱלֹהָיִךְ וְלֹא פַחְדָּתִי אֵלַיִךְ נְאֻם-אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה צְבָאֽוֹת׃
19
Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.

Psalms 38:1

יְֽהוָה אַל-בְּקֶצְפְּךָ תוֹכִיחֵנִי וּֽבַחֲמָתְךָ תְיַסְּרֵֽנִי׃
1
O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
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