Job 18:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"His rootsשָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יו
(sha·ra·shav)
8328: a rootfrom an unused word
are driedיִבָ֑שׁוּ
(yi·va·shu;)
3001: to be dry, dried up, or withereda prim. root
below, 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
And his branchקְצִירֹֽו׃
(ke·tzi·rov.)
7105b: boughs, branchesperhaps from qatsar
is cut off 
 
4448c: to languish, wither, fadea prim. root
above. 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition


















KJV Lexicon
His roots
sheresh  (sheh'-resh)
a root -- bottom, deep, heel, root.
shall be dried up
yabesh  (yaw-bashe')
to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
beneath and above
ma`al  (mah'al)
the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc. -- above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on (very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.
shall his branch
qatsiyr  (kaw-tseer')
severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb (of a tree, or simply foliage) -- bough, branch, harvest (man).
be cut off
namal  (naw-mal')
to become clipped or (specifically) circumcised -- (branch to) be cut down (off), circumcise.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"His roots are dried below, And his branch is cut off above.

King James Bible
His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
His roots below dry up, and his branches above wither away.

International Standard Version
His roots wither underneath, while his branches above are being cut off.

NET Bible
Below his roots dry up, and his branches wither above.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
His roots dry up under him. His branches wither over him.

King James 2000 Bible
His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.
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