Job 41:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Out of his nostrilsמִ֭נְּחִירָיו
(min·ne·chi·rav)
5156: a nostrilfrom the same as nachar
smokeעָשָׁ֑ן
(a·shan;)
6227: smokefrom an unused word
goes forthיֵצֵ֣א
(ye·tze)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
As [from] a boilingנָפ֣וּחַ
(na·fu·ach)
5301: to breathe, blowa prim. root
potכְּד֖וּד
(ke·dud)
1731: a pot, jarfrom the same as dod
and [burning] rushes.וְאַגְמֹֽן׃
(ve·'ag·mon.)
100: a rush, bulrushfrom the same as agam


















KJV Lexicon
Out of his nostrils
nchiyr  (nekh-eer')
a nostril -- (dual) nostrils.
goeth
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
smoke
`ashan  (aw-shawn')
smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger) -- smoke(-ing).
as out of a seething
naphach  (naw-fakh')
to puff, in various applications (literally, to inflate, blow hard, scatter, kindle, expire; figuratively, to disesteem) -- blow, breath, give up, cause to lose (life), seething, snuff.
pot
duwd  (dood)
a pot (for boiling); also (by resemblance of shape) a basket -- basket, caldron, kettle, (seething) pot.
or caldron
'agmown  (ag-mone')
a marshy pool (others from a different root, a kettle); by implication a rush (as growing there); collectively a rope of rushes -- bulrush, caldron, hook, rush.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Out of his nostrils smoke goes forth As from a boiling pot and burning rushes.

King James Bible
Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Smoke billows from his nostrils as from a boiling pot or burning reeds.

International Standard Version
Smoke billows from his nostrils; like a boiling pot or burning reeds.

NET Bible
Smoke streams from its nostrils as from a boiling pot over burning rushes.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Smoke comes from its nostrils like a boiling pot heated over brushwood.

King James 2000 Bible
Out of his nostrils goes smoke, as out of a boiling pot or caldron.
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