Job 27:20

תַּשִּׂיגֵ֣הוּ כַ֭מַּיִם בַּלָּה֑וֹת לַ֝֗יְלָה גְּנָבַ֥תּוּ סוּפָֽה
Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
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תַּשִּׂיגֵ ֣הוּ
תַּשִּׂיגֵ
Root word overtake, overtook, hold, get, obtain, …
֣הוּ
Suffix — pronoun his / him / it
Dictionary form: נָשַׂג · naw-SAHɡ

Verb — Hiphil, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person feminine singular causative — "he made (someone) do" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "she (or it)"

In the KJV here: take hold
and overtook ×3 overtake ×3 shall reach ×2 take hold ×2 thee and overtake ×2 they shall obtain ×2 able to bring ×1 able to get ×1
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overtake — Best for pursuit contexts; most common usage.
reach — Use when emphasizing arrival at a point or person.
catch up with — Colloquial; vivid for chase or pursuit scenes.
attain — Prefer for abstract goals or prosperity contexts.
seize — Stronger; use when grasping or taking hold is stressed.
come upon — Good for consequence or judgment overtaking someone.

BDB5398 H5381

BDB5397 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5399

[נָשַׂג] verb only Hiph`il reach, overtake (Ecclus Eccl 14:13 והשיגת ידך, Eccl 35:10 ובהשגת יד (compare Schechter on 14:13), compare 3 below; ישיג מענה 32:14 shall obtain an answer; —

Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular וְהִשִּׂיג consecutive Lev 25:6, suffix וְהִשִּׂיגוֺ consecutive Deut 19:6 2 masculine singular suffix וְהִשַּׂגְתָּם consecutive Gen 44:4, etc.; Imperfect יַשִּׂיג Lev 26:5, וַיַּשֵּׂג Gen 31:25, suffix וַיַּשִּׂגֵם Gen 44:26, etc.; Infinitive absolute הַשֵּׂג 1Sam 30:8 Participle מַשִּׂיג 1Sam 14:26, suffix מַשִּׂיגֵ֫הוּ Job 41:18 feminine מַשֶּׂגֶת Lev 14:21; 1Chr 21:12 (but read וְאִם הֱיוֺת as || 2Sam 24:13 WeSm Kit); —
1. overtake, with accusative, often after רָדַף:
  a. literal Gen 31:25 (E), Gen 44:4; Gen 44:6 (J), Exod 14:9 (P), Exod 15:9 (song), Deut 19:6; Josh 2:5 (JE), 1Sam 30:8 (3 t. in verse); 2Sam 15:14; 2Kgs 25:5 = Jer 39:5 = Jer 52:8, Hos 2:9, compare Ps 7:6; Ps 18:38 (וָאַשְׁמִידֵם in || 2Sam 22:38), Lam 1:3 (metaphor).
  b. figurative of battle Hos 10:9, sword Jer 42:16 on 1Chr 21:12 see above; of blessings Deut 28:2, curses vDeut 28:15 vDeut 28:45, predictions Zech 1:6, justice Isa 59:9, wrath of ׳י Ps 69:25, iniquities Ps 40:13, calamities Job 27:20.
2. a. reach, attain to, Job 41:18 (if one) reach it (crocodile) with the sword (2 accusative); figurative paths of life Prov 2:19, joy, etc., Isa 35:10 also Isa 51:11 (CheHpt יַשִּׂיגוּם, for ᵑ0 יַשִּׂיגוּן; PerlesAnalekten 64 יִשְׂגּוּן, from שׂגה); of time Gen 47:9 my days have not reached the days ... of my fathers, compare Lev 26:5 (twice in verse).
  b. cause to reach, bring, put, מַשִּׂיג יָדוֺ אֶלפִּֿיו 1Sam 14:26 no one put his hand to his mouth, but read מֵשִׁיב ᵐ5 ᵑ7 Klo Dr Bu Kit HPS Löhr.
3. figurative הִשִּׁיגָה יָדוֺ one's hand has reached, i.e. one is able, or has enough, Lev 5:11 (with לְ), Lev 14:21; Lev 25:26; Lev 25:49 with accusative = able to secure, get Lev 14:22; Lev 14:30; Lev 14:31; Lev 14:32; Lev 27:8; Num 6:21 (all P), Ezek 46:7 absolute = gain (riches) Lev 25:47 (H). — Job 24:2 see סוּג.

נשׂק see שׂלק.

overtake, overtook, hold, get, obtain, …
nāśag
to reach (literally or figuratively)
  • to reach, overtake, take hold upon
    • (Hiphil)
      • to overtake
        • "to reach, attain to, cause to reach"to be able to secure, reach, have enough

כַ ֭מַּיִם
כַ
Prefix — preposition like, as + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)
֭מַּיִם
Root word water, waters, watersprings, washing, waterflood, …
Dictionary form: מַיִם · ma-YIM

כַ
Hidden "the" כַ = the preposition + the article הַ squeezed together: the "a" vowel under the prefix is the swallowed "the". Translate "like the ___".

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

In the KJV here: on him as waters
the waters ×92 water ×89 waters ×64 of water ×43 the water ×33 of waters ×19 in water ×15 with water ×14
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water — Most versatile; suits singular, collective, or general references.
waters — Prefer for seas, rivers, or poetic/cosmic imagery.
flood — Use when context emphasizes overwhelming or destructive flow.
spring water — Clarifies a natural source when context demands specificity.
washing water — Suits ritual purification or cleansing contexts.

BDB4535 H4325

BDB4534 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4536

II. [מוֺ] = מַי water.

BDB4612 H4325

BDB4611 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4613

[מַי]580 noun masculine2Sam 14:14 only plural מַ֫יִם waters, water (Late Hebrew id.; MI23 [ין]מ; SI5 המים; Aramaic מַיָּא, מַיִּין, Assyrian mû, plural mê, also mâmu DlHWB 394; Arabic Ethiopic , plural ; Sabean [מו], מום plural מון, Minaean [מה], plural מהן DHM6th Or. Congr. (Leiden) ii. 1, 451 f. (see on these forms BaZMG xiii.1888, 341 ff.)); — מַ֫יִם (מָ֑יִם) Gen 1:2 +; הַמַּ֫יְמָה Exod 7:15; Exod 8:16 construct מֵי Gen 7:7 + 71 t.; מֵימֵי Exod 4:9 + 10 t. + Qr 2Kgs 18:27 = Isa 36:12 suffix מֵימַי Hos 2:7 + 1Sam 25:11 (but read here יֵינִי ᵐ5 Ew Th We Klo Dr Kit Bu); מֵימֶ֫יךָ Exod 23:25 + 3 t.; מֵימָיו Num 20:8 + 6 t.; מֵימֶיהָ Jer 6:7; Jer 50:38 מֵימֵינוּ Lam 5:4 מֵימֵיהֶם Exod 7:19 + 4 t.; — waters, water (c. adjective plural Gen 26:19; Exod 15:10; Lev 14:5; Lev 14:6; Lev 14:50 + often, so always with adjective; also with plural participle Num 5:18; Num 5:19; Num 5:24; 2Kgs 3:20 +; with plural pronoun Num 20:13; Num 27:14; 2Kgs 2:21 +; compare suffix Josh 4:18 before plural verb Gen 1:9; Gen 1:20; Gen 1:21; Gen 7:17 + often; after plural verb Josh 3:13; Isa 28:17; Prov 9:17; Ezek 31:4 +; rarely with singular verb; before, Gen 9:15; Lev 11:34; Num 20:2; Num 24:7; Num 33:14; 2Kgs 3:9 after, Num 19:13; Num 19:20); —

1. a. water of a spring or well (עַיִן, בְּאֵר) Gen 16:7; Gen 24:11; Gen 24:13 (twice in verse); Gen 24:43; Exod 15:27 (twice in verse) (J), Gen 21:19; Gen 21:25; Num 20:17; Num 21:16 (E), etc.; for drinking, also Amos 4:8; Amos 8:11; Jonah 3:7 + often; out of rock Exod 17:6 (E), Num 20:8 (twice in verse); Num 20:10; Num 20:11 (P), Deut 8:15 etc.; מֵי מְרִיבָה (RSSemitic i. 165; 2nd ed. 181) Num 20:13; Num 20:24; Num 27:14 (P), Deut 33:8; Ps 81:8; Ps 106:32 compare Deut 32:51; Ezek 47:19; Ezek 48:28 for washing (hands, feet, person) Gen 18:4; Gen 24:32; Gen 43:24 (J), 2Kgs 3:11; Exod 29:4; Exod 30:20; Lev 15:5; Lev 15:6 + (P); (victims) Lev 1:9; Lev 1:13; Lev 8:21 (P); (vessels) Lev 6:21; Lev 12:32; Lev 12:34 (P); (garments) Lev 15:17; Num 19:8 (P); for cooking Exod 12:9 (P), compare Isa 64:1; Ezek 24:3 (symbolic); for purification Num 8:7 (מֵי חַטָּאת) Num 19:9 (מֵי נִדָּה), compare vNum 19:13 vNum 19:18 vNum 19:20 vNum 19:21 vNum 19:31; Num 31:23 (twice in verse) (all P), Ezek 36:25 (figurative).
  b. of a river, Nile Exod 2:10; Exod 4:9 (twice in verse) (J), Jer 2:18 etc.; Jordan Josh 3:8 (D), vJosh 3:15 vJosh 3:16 (JE), etc.; Euphrates Isa 8:7 (figurative), Jer 2:18 Ezekiel's river Ezek 47:1 (twice in verse); Ezek 47:2 +, etc.; of streams, canals, etc., especially, as condition of fertility Deut 8:7; Deut 10:7; Isa 1:30; Prov 30:16; 2Kgs 3:17 +, etc.
  c. of sea Amos 5:8; Amos 9:6 Red Sea Exod 15:8; Exod 15:10; Exod 15:19 (song), Exod 14:21; Exod 14:22; Exod 14:26 + (P), Josh 2:10 (D), etc.
  d. of flood Gen 7:7; Gen 7:10; Gen 8:3; Gen 8:7; Gen 8:8; Gen 8:9; Gen 8:11 (J), Gen 6:17; Gen 7:6; Gen 7:17; Gen 7:18 (twice in verse); Gen 7:19; Gen 8:5; Gen 9:11; Gen 9:15 (P); so מֵינֹֿחַ Isa 54:9 (twice in verse) waters of Noah.
  e. subterranean Exod 20:4 (E), Deut 4:18; Deut 5:8, compare Job 26:5; Ps 136:6. feminine in clouds Jer 10:13; Job 26:8; Ps 29:3 (twice in verse); Ps 104:3; Ps 148:4, etc.
  g. of rain Judg 5:4; 2Sam 21:10; Deut 11:11; Ps 65:10; Job 5:10 (|| מָטָר), etc.
  h. of dew Judg 6:38.
  i. primÊval deep Gen 1:2; Gen 1:6 (P).
2. with proper names, of location (q. v.), to denote springs, streams, or seas belonging to, near, such places: מֵימֵי מִצְרַיִם Exod 7:19; Exod 8:2 מֵי מְרִיבָה (see above 1 a); מֵי מֵרוֺם Josh 11:5; Josh 11:7 מֵי עֵיןשֶֿׁמֶשׁ Josh 15:7 מֵי נֶפְתּוֺחַ Josh 15:9; Josh 18:15 מֵי יְרִיחוֺ Josh 16:1 מֵי מְגִּדּוֺ Judg 5:19 מֵי נִמְרִ(י)ם Isa 15:6; Jer 48:34 מֵי דִימוֺן Isa 15:9 compare מֵי הַשִּׁלֹּחַ Isa 8:6 מֵימֵי גִּיחוֺן הָעֶלְיוֺן 2Chr 32:30 compare also proper name, of a location מִשְׂרְפוֺת מַיִם Josh 11:8; Josh 13:6.
3. special uses are: מֵי רַגְלַיִם water of the feet = urine 2Kgs 18:27 = Isa 36:12 compare מַדְמֵנָה בְּמֵי Isa 25:10 Kt in water of a dunghill (> Qr בְּמוֺ); מַיִם לַחַץ water (which is) distress, because drunk in imprisonment 1Kgs 22:27 (|| לֶחֶם לַחַץ) = 2Chr 18:26 בְּמֵישָֿׁ֑לֶג in snow-water Job 9:30 Qr (Kt במו; Me Hoffm Siegf כְּמוֺ), מֵימֵי שֶׁלֶג Job 24:19 מַיִם קְדשִׁים Num 5:17 holy water (compare RSSem.165, 2nd ed.181, but text dubious, see Di); מֵי הַמָּרִים bitter water Num 5:18; Num 5:19; Num 5:23; Num 5:24 compare Exod 15:23 (כִּי מָרִים הֵם), opposed to וַיִּמְתְּקוּ הַמַּיִם vExod 15:25 and the waters were sweetened; מֵי חַטָּאת, מֵי נִדָּה see above 1 a; מַיִם חַיִּים living (i.e. running) water Lev 14:5; Lev 14:6; Lev 14:50; Lev 14:51; Lev 14:52; Num 19:17, also (figurative) Zech 14:8 (compare Ezek 47), and (figurative) Jer 2:13; Jer 17:13. See also below (compare Num 21:17; Num 21:18 see RSSem.i.127.157; 2nd ed.135,176).
4. among figurative uses are:
  a. of distress Isa 43:2; Ps 66:12 (|| אֵשׁ), Ps 69:2; Lam 3:54 usually many waters 2Sam 22:17 = Ps 18:17, compare Job 22:11; Ps 32:6; Ps 144:7, or deep waters Ps 69:3; Ps 69:15, compare vPs 69:16 also מֵירֿאֹשׁ water of gall Jer 8:14; Jer 9:14; Jer 23:15.
  b. פֶּרֶץ מַיִם 2Sam 5:20 = 1Chr 14:11 of outbursting force.
  c. מַיִם שְׁאוֺן Isa 17:12; Isa 17:13 of rushing nations.
  d. of what is impetuous, violent, overwhelming Isa 28:2; Isa 28:17; Hos 10:7; Job 27:20; Ps 124:4; Ps 124:5; Ps 88:18 simileof impetuousness פַּחַז כַּמַּיִ ם Gen 49:4.
  e. (as running away) of heart in timidity Josh 7:5, compare Ps 22:16, of knees Ezek 7:17; Ezek 21:12. feminine of transitoriness Job 11:16; Job 24:18; Ps 58:8.
  g. of refreshment Isa 32:2; Isa 49:10 spiritual Isa 12:3.
  h. מֵי מְנֻחוֺת Ps 23:2 in figure of rest and peace, compare Jer 31:9.
  i. of reckless bloodshed (poured out like water) Ps 79:3 compare pouring away (and not eating) blood Deut 12:16; Deut 12:24; Deut 15:23.
  j. בְּאֵר מַיִם חַיִּים Song 4:15 figurative of bride; מַיִם מִבּוֺרֶ֑ךָ Prov 5:15 of enjoyment of one's own wife; of harlotry מַיִם גְּנוּבִים Prov 9:17 stolen waters.
  k. of outpoured wrath of ׳י Hos 5:10.
1. of abundant justice Amos 5:24 masculine of outpoured feelings Job 3:24 שִׁפְכִי כַמַּיִם לִבֵךְ Lam 2:19. — Isa 48:1 read probably מִמְּעֵי for ᵑ0 מִמֵּי, so Secker Du CheHpt Skinner, compare Di.

water, waters, watersprings, washing, waterflood, …
mayim
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
  • water, waters
    • water
      • "water of the feet, urine"of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (figuratively)

בַּלָּה֑וֹת
בַּלָּה֑וֹת
Root word terrors, terror, trouble
Dictionary form: בַּלָּהָה · bahl-law-HAW

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

In the KJV here: terrors
terrors ×4 a terror ×2 of terrors ×1 thee a terror ×1 them they are in the terrors ×1 trouble ×1
More options
terror — Most direct equivalent; suits narrative and poetic contexts.
dread — Emphasizes the feeling of overwhelming fear or foreboding.
horror — Strong emotional register; good for vivid, visceral passages.
sudden panic — Captures the startling, overwhelming onset of terror.
anguish — Softer nuance; suits contexts where distress outweighs fear.
calamity — Stresses disastrous outcome rather than the fear itself.

BDB1133 H1091

BDB1132 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1134

בַּלָּהָה noun feminine terror, dreadful event, calamity, destruction — בַּלָּהָה Isa 17:14 plural בַּלָּהוֺת Job 18:11 + 7 t.; construct בַּלְהוֺת Job 24:17 —

1. only plural terrors Job 18:11; Job 27:20; Job 30:15 ׳מֶלֶךְ בּ Job 18:14 = death, compare צַלְמָוֶת ׳בּ Job 24:17.
2. calamity Isa 17:14, plural Ps 73:19 calamity, destruction Ezek 26:21; Ezek 27:36; Ezek 28:19.

terrors, terror, trouble
ballāhâ
alarm; hence, destruction
  • terror, destruction, calamity, dreadful event

לַ֝֗יְלָה
לַ֝֗יְלָה
Root word night, nights, season, seasons, midnight
Dictionary form: לַיִל · la-YIL

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: in the night
night ×45 by night ×39 and night ×21 in the night ×19 nights ×15 the night ×12 of the night ×8 this night ×8
More options
night — Default rendering; fits nearly every context.
nighttime — Emphasizes the time period rather than a single night.
darkness — Poetic contexts where night symbolizes obscurity or threat.
midnight — Use when context specifies the deep or middle of night.
after dark — Idiomatic; suits narrative action happening under cover of night.
season of night — Rare; captures the plural/cyclical sense of recurring nights.

BDB4409 H3915

BDB4408 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4410

לַ֫יְלָה, לַ֫יִל242 noun masculineGen 40:5 night (Late Hebrew id.; MI15 (ב)ללה; Aramaic לֵילָא, , ; Arabic , ; Ethiopic all = night; Assyrian lîlâtu, evening DlHWB; meaning of √ dubious; form probably לילי, and ending הָ֯ radical, and not ה locative, NöM 127 DlProl. 128 Ges«GKC:90»§ 90, 2. with R. Köii. p. 57, R. 1); — absolute לַ֫יְלָה Gen 19:33 + 214 t. + 2 t. Qr. (see below); לָ֑יְלָה Gen 1:5 + 3 t.; לַ֫יִל Isa 16:3 + Prov 31:18; Lam 2:19 Kt (Qr לַיְלָה); לֵיל Isa 15:1 (twice in verse); Isa 21:1 construct לֵיל Exod 12:42; Isa 30:29 plural absolute לֵילוֺת 1Sam 30:12 + 4 t.; construct id., Isa 21:8 + 5 t.; —

1. literally night, opposed to day, Gen 8:22 (J), Deut 1:33 + very often (see יוֺם); alternation of day and night divinely ordained Gen 1:5 (P), Jer 33:20 (twice in verse); Jer 33:25 +; ׳מִיּוֺם עַדלֿ Isa 38:12; Isa 38:18 i.e within one whole day; as close of day, ׳עַדלֿ 2Chr 35:14 as time of sacred (לֵיל) חָג Isa 30:29 of suffering and weeping לֵילוֺת עָמָל Job 7:3, compare Ps 6:7; Ps 77:3 etc.; of pious desires, prayer, praise, meditation, etc (sometimes || by day) Isa 26:9; Job 35:10; Ps 1:2; Ps 22:3; Ps 42:9; Ps 77:7; Ps 88:2; Ps 92:3; Ps 119:5 (twice in verse), compare Ps 16:7; Ps 17:8 of night-service in Temple Ps 134:1 of sudden assault, or destruction, Isa 15:1; Jer 6:5; Obad 1:5; Job 27:20; Job 34:20; Job 34:25; Job 36:20 divided into watches Ps 90:4 לֵיל שִׁמֻּרִים Exod 12:42 see below שׁמר; with number, denoting duration of time, forty days and forty nights Gen 7:4; Gen 7:12; Exod 24:18; Exod 34:28; Deut 9:9; Deut 9:11; Deut 9:18; Deut 9:25; Deut 10:10; 1Kgs 19:8 three days and three nights (שְׁלשָׁה לֵילוֺת) 1Sam 30:12; Jonah 2:1 seven days and seven nights (שִׁבְעַת לֵילוֺת) Job 2:13 ; ׳חֲלוֺם הַלּ Gen 20:3; Gen 31:24 (both E), 1Kgs 3:5 ׳מַרְאֹת הַלּ Gen 46:2 (E); ׳חֶזְיוֺן ל Job 20:8; Job 33:15, ׳חֶזְיֹנוֺת ל Job 4:13, ׳חֲלוֺם חֲזוֺן ל Isa 29:7 (compare Mic 3:6 below) ; ׳בִּןלֿ Jonah 4:10 (twice in verse) see בֵּן
8. b. Chiefly in adverb. phrase: — ׳בַּחֲצִי הַלּ at midnight Exod 12:29 + (see חֲצִי, חָצוֺת b), compare ׳בְּתוֺךְ הַלּ 1Kgs 3:20, ׳בְּאִישׁוֺן ל Prov 7:9 ; הַזֶּה ׳בַּלּ Exod 12:8; Exod 12:12 on this night (P; the night of which one is speaking); הַהוּא ׳בַּלּ on that night Gen 19:35 (J) + often, (P only Num 14:1); הוּא ׳בַּל Gen 19:33; Gen 30:16 so ׳הַלּ alone 1Sam 14:34, but strike out ᵐ5 We Kit, compare Dr; Klo Bu read ליהוה; ׳הַלּ to-night Gen 19:5; Gen 19:34; Gen 30:15 (all J), Num 22:8; Num 22:19 (E), Josh 2:2; Josh 4:3 (both J E), 2Sam 17:1; 2Sam 17:16; 2Sam 19:8; Ruth 1:12; Ruth 3:2; Ruth 3:13, opposed to מָחָר tomorrow 1Sam 19:11 ׳הַלּ = this night just past, last night 1Sam 15:16 (compare Dr); ׳כָּלהַֿלּ all night Hos 7:6 (opposed to בֹּקֶר), Exod 14:20; Exod 14:21 (J), Num 11:32; Josh 10:9 (both J E), Judg 16:2 (twice in verse); Judg 19:25; 1Sam 15:11; 1Sam 31:12; 2Sam 2:29; 2Sam 2:32; 2Sam 4:7 opposed to כלהֿיום ההוא (of continuous action) 1Sam 19:24; 1Sam 28:20; Isa 62:6, opposed to יומם Ps 78:14 ׳בְּכָללֿ Ps 6:7 every night (probably); compare כָּלהַֿלֵּילוֺת Isa 21:8 all the nights (opposed to יוֺמָם) ; especially לַיְלָה by night Num 22:20 (E) Josh 8:3 (JE), Deut 16:1; Num 9:16 (P) + 51 t.; of these Gen 14:15 and Exod 13:21; Exod 13:22 (J) + 25 t. opposed to יוֺמָם, covering all the time; otherwise Judg 6:27 (opposed to יוֺמָם); לַיְלָה וָיוֺם night and day 1Kgs 8:29; Isa 27:3; Esth 4:16 less often לֵילוֺת Ps 16:17 ׳הַלּ by night 2Kgs 25:4 (׳ל in || Jer 52:7), Zech 1:8; Neh 4:16 (opposed to הַיּוֺם) ; ׳בַּלּ id., Jer 6:5 + 18 t. (chiefly late; often opposed to בַּיּוֺם, יוֺמָם, etc.); בַּלֵּילוֺת Ps 92:3 (opposed to בַּבֹּקֶר, Ps 134:1; Song 3:1; Song 3:8 בְּלַיְלָה Neh 9:19 (opposed to בְּיוֺמָם ); בְּלֵיל Isa 15:1 (twice in verse) ׳כַּל as at night Job 5:14 (opposed to צָהֳרָ֑יִם ).
2. figurative שִׁיתִי כַּלַיִל צִלֵּךְ Isa 16:8 simile of shadow of Zion as protection; more often in gloomy sense, of avenging calamity without divine guidance or comfort לַיְלָה מֵחָזוֺן Mic 3:6 personal distress Job 35:10 judgment perhaps also Job 36:20 (Ew De Di Da; night of death Bu; 'unintelligible' Siegf); מַהמִּֿלַּיְלָה מַהמִּֿלֵּיל Isa 21:11 i.e. what hour of the night of calamity is it? compare vIsa 21:12 (opposed to בֹּקֶר).

BDB9645 H3915 H3916

BDB9644 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9646

[לֵילָא] noun [masculine] night (see Biblical Hebrew לַ֫יְלָה); — emphatic לֵילְיָא Dan 2:19; Dan 5:30; Dan 7:2; Dan 7:7; Dan 7:13.

night, nights, season, seasons, midnight
layil
properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity
  • night
    • night (as opposed to day)
      • "of gloom, protective shadow (figuratively)

גְּנָבַ֥תּ וּ
גְּנָבַ֥תּ
Root word stolen, steal, away, stole, stealeth, …
וּ
Suffix — pronoun his / him / it
Dictionary form: גָּנַב · ɡaw-NAHB

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: stealeth him away
and stole ×2 stolen ×2 i was ×1 and had stolen ×1 and he that stealeth ×1 and it be stolen ×1 and steal ×1 and steal away ×1
More options
steal — Direct, neutral default for most contexts.
take secretly — Emphasizes covert action over ownership violation.
pilfer — Best for petty or repeated theft contexts.
smuggle away — Use when a person or object is illicitly removed.
sneak off with — Informal; suits narrative prose for stealthy taking.
abduct — Reserve for stealing persons, e.g. kidnapping contexts.

BDB1695 H1589

BDB1694 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1696

[גָּנַב] verb steal (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic גְּנַב, ; Arabic is hurt the side, or put aside, denominative from side) —

Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular suffix גְּנָבַתּוּ Job 21:18; Job 27:20, גְּנָבָ֫תַם Gen 31:22 2 masculine singular גָּנַבְתּ Gen 31:30 1 singular וְגָנַ֑בְתִּי consecutive Prov 30:9 גָּנְָֽבוּ Josh 7:11; 2Sam 21:12 suffix גְּנָבוּךָ 2Sam 19:42 Imperfect יִגְנָֹֽבֿ Exod 21:37, יִגְנוֺב Prov 6:30, וַיִּגְנֹב Gen 31:20 3 feminine singular וַתִּגְנֹב Gen 31:19 + 2 t.; 2 masculine singular תִּגְנֹב Exod 20:15; Deut 5:17, וַתִּגְנֹב Gen 31:26; Gen 31:27, יִגְנְבוּ Obad 1:5, תִּגְנֹ֑בוּ Lev 19:11, נִגְנֹב Gen 44:8 Infinitive absolute גָּנֹב Exod 22:11 + 2 t.; Participle גֹּנֵב Exod 21:16 + 2 t., גָּנוּב Gen 30:33 feminine construct גְּנֻ˜בְתִי Gen 31:39 (twice in verse); plural גְּנוּבִים Prov 9:17 in Hexateuch always J E D, except Lev 19:11 (H); — steal with accusative of thing Gen 31:19; Gen 31:30; Gen 31:32; Gen 44:8; Exod 21:37; 2Sam 21:12 compare passive Gen 30:33; Gen 31:39; Prov 9:17 with object person Exod 21:16; Deut 24:7; 2Sam 19:42 = take by stealth (for good purpose) 2Kgs 11:2 = 2Chr 22:11 absolute Exod 20:15 = Deut 5:17; Lev 19:11; Josh 7:11; Prov 6:30; Prov 30:9; Obad 1:5; Zech 5:3, compareInfinitive absolute Hos 4:2; Jer 7:9 & (c. Niph`al) Exod 22:11 גנב לֵב = deceive Gen 31:20; Gen 31:26 cf Di; אֹתִי ׳ג Gen 31:27 id.; of sudden sweeping off by storm, in simile Job 21:18 figurative of destruction of wicked Job 27:20. Niph`al be stolen, subject of thing גָּנֹב יִגָּנֵב Exod 22:11.

Pi`el steal away (transitive) וַיְגַגֵּב אבשׁלום אתלֵֿב 2Sam 15:6 מְגַנְּבֵי דְּבָרַי Jer 23:30. Pu`al be stolen away subject person גֻּנֹּב גֻּנַּבְתִּי Gen 40:15 subject of thing וְגֻנַּב consecutive Exod 22:6 be brought by stealth Job 4:12. יְגֻנָּ֑ב. Hithpa`el go by stealth, steal away יִתְגַּנֵּב 2Sam 19:4, וַיִּתְגַּנֵּב 2Sam 19:4. (Syriac steal oneself away; so Gen 31:27.)

stolen, steal, away, stole, stealeth, …
gānab
to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceive
  • to steal, steal away, carry away
    • (Qal) to steal
      • "(Niphal) to be stolen"(Piel) to steal away"(Pual) to be stolen away, be brought by stealth"(Hithpael) to go by stealth, steal away

סוּפָֽה
סוּפָֽה
Root word a name — transliterate it ("A tempest")
Dictionary form: סוּפָה · soo-PAW

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: a tempest
the whirlwind ×3 like a whirlwind ×2 a tempest ×1 as a whirlwind ×1 as the whirlwind ×1 as whirlwinds ×1 in the red sea ×1 in the whirlwind ×1
More options
storm — Broad, natural default for most narrative contexts.
whirlwind — Modernized KJV; vivid, suits poetic or judgment passages.
tempest — Slightly elevated; good for poetry and prophetic warnings.
windstorm — Plain compound; emphasizes wind over rain or thunder.
gale — Concise; suits swift, violent motion imagery.
hurricane — High-intensity modern equivalent; use sparingly for dramatic effect.

BDB5540 H5492

BDB5539 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5541

I. סוּפָה noun feminine storm-wind (that makes an end ?); — absolute ׳ס Isa 5:28 +; סוּפָּ֫תָה Hos 8:7 (Ges«GKC:90f»§ 90f.); suffix סוּפָֽתְךָ Ps 83:16 plural סוּפוֺת Isa 21:1 — strom-wind, ׳כְּסַעַר בְּיוֺם ס Amos 1:14; Nah 1:3 (|| שְׂעָרָה), Isa 17:13 (|| רוּחַ), Job 37:9; Isa 21:1, as driving chaff Job 21:18 (verb גָּנַב; in simile), simile of rushing chariots Isa 5:28; Isa 66:15; Jer 4:13, of ruin Prov 1:27 compare Prov 10:25 symbolic of ׳י's judgments, יִקְצֹ֑רוּ ׳רוּחַ יִזְרָ֖עוּ וְס Hos 8:7; Ps 83:16 (|| סַעַר), Job 27:20 (verb גָּנַב), Isa 29:6 ( + מְעָרָה).

BDB5543 H5492

BDB5542 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5544

II. סוּפָה proper name, of a location East of Jordan; — only in phrase ׳וָהֵב בְּס in ancient poetry fragment Num 21:14 TristrMoab 50 compare S¹fieh (), southeast oasis of Dead Sea, but ס = is most improbable

whirlwind, storm, tempest, whirlwinds, sea
sûpâ
honeycomb, overflow
a hurricane
  • (n f) storm-wind
    • "(n pr loc) a place east of the Jordan

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.
תַּשִּׂיגֵ֣הוּ כַ֭מַּיִם Dechi — a lesser break בַּלָּה֑וֹת Atnach — the verse's main pause — take a breath here לַ֝֗יְלָה Revia Mugrash — a lesser break גְּנָבַ֥תּוּ סוּפָֽה Silluq — end of the verse

תַּשִּׂיגֵהוּ כַמַּיִם בַּלָּהוֹת לַיְלָה גְּנָבַתּוּ סוּפָֽה׃
20
Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
Cross References

Job 15:21

קוֹל-פְּחָדִים בְּאָזְנָיו בַּשָּׁלוֹם שׁוֹדֵד יְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃
21
A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

Job 18:11

סָבִיב בִּֽעֲתֻהוּ בַלָּהוֹת וֶהֱפִיצֻהוּ לְרַגְלָֽיו׃
11
Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.

Job 20:23

יְהִי׀ לְמַלֵּא בִטְנוֹ יְֽשַׁלַּח-בּוֹ חֲרוֹן אַפּוֹ וְיַמְטֵר עָלֵימוֹ בִּלְחוּמֽוֹ׃
23
When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.

Exodus 12:29

וַיְהִי׀ בַּֽחֲצִי הַלַּיְלָה וַֽיהוָה הִכָּה כָל-בְּכוֹר בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם מִבְּכֹר פַּרְעֹה הַיֹּשֵׁב עַל-כִּסְאוֹ עַד בְּכוֹר הַשְּׁבִי אֲשֶׁר בְּבֵית הַבּוֹר וְכֹל בְּכוֹר בְּהֵמָֽה׃
29
And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.

Job 21:18

יִהְיוּ כְּתֶבֶן לִפְנֵי-רוּחַ וּכְמֹץ גְּנָבַתּוּ סוּפָֽה׃
18
They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.

2 Kings 19:35

וַיְהִי בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא וַיֵּצֵא׀ מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה וַיַּךְ בְּמַֽחֲנֵה אַשּׁוּר מֵאָה שְׁמוֹנִים וַֽחֲמִשָּׁה אָלֶף וַיַּשְׁכִּימוּ בַבֹּקֶר וְהִנֵּה כֻלָּם פְּגָרִים מֵתִֽים׃
35
And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.

Jonah 2:3

וַתַּשְׁלִיכֵנִי מְצוּלָה בִּלְבַב יַמִּים וְנָהָר יְסֹבְבֵנִי כָּל-מִשְׁבָּרֶיךָ וְגַלֶּיךָ עָלַי עָבָֽרוּ׃
3
For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.

Psalms 42:7

תְּהֽוֹם-אֶל-תְּהוֹם קוֹרֵא לְקוֹל צִנּוֹרֶיךָ כָּֽל-מִשְׁבָּרֶיךָ וְגַלֶּיךָ עָלַי עָבָֽרוּ׃
7
Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.

Daniel 5:30

בֵּהּ בְּלֵילְיָא קְטִיל בֵּלְאשַׁצַּר מַלְכָּא כַשְׂדָּיָֽא׃
30
In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.

Job 22:16

אֲשֶֽׁר-קֻמְּטוּ וְלֹא-עֵת נָהָר יוּצַק יְסוֹדָֽם׃
16
Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:

Job 20:8

כַּחֲלוֹם יָעוּף וְלֹא יִמְצָאוּהוּ וְיֻדַּד כְּחֶזְיוֹן לָֽיְלָה׃
8
He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.

Job 34:20

רֶגַע׀ יָמֻתוּ וַחֲצוֹת לָיְלָה יְגֹעֲשׁוּ עָם וְיַעֲבֹרוּ וְיָסִירוּ אַבִּיר לֹא בְיָֽד׃
20
In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.

Psalms 69:14

הַצִּילֵנִי מִטִּיט וְאַל-אֶטְבָּעָה אִנָּצְלָה מִשֹּֽׂנְאַי וּמִמַּעֲמַקֵּי מָֽיִם׃
14
Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.

Psalms 18:4

אֲפָפוּנִי חֶבְלֵי-מָוֶת וְֽנַחֲלֵי בְלִיַּעַל יְבַֽעֲתֽוּנִי׃
4
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
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