Job 41:21
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"His breathנַ֭פְשֹׁו
(naf·shov)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
kindlesתְּלַהֵ֑ט
(te·la·het;)
3857: to blaze up, flamea prim. root
coals,גֶּחָלִ֣ים
(ge·cha·lim)
1513: coalfrom an unused word
And a flameוְ֝לַ֗הַב
(ve·la·hav)
3851: flame, bladefrom an unused word
goes forthיֵצֵֽא׃
(ye·tze.)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
from his mouth.מִפִּ֥יו
(mip·piv)
6310: moutha prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
His breath
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
kindleth
lahat  (law-hat')
to lick, i.e. (by implication) to blaze -- burn (up), set on fire, flaming, kindle.
coals
gechel  (geh'-khel)
from an unused root meaning to glow or kindle; an ember -- (burning) coal.
and a flame
lahab  (lah'-hab)
a flash; figuratively, a sharply polished blade or point of a weapon -- blade, bright, flame, glittering.
goeth out
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
of his mouth
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"His breath kindles coals, And a flame goes forth from his mouth.

King James Bible
His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
His breath sets coals ablaze, and flames pour out of his mouth.

International Standard Version
His breath can ignite coal; and flames proceed from his mouth.

NET Bible
Its breath sets coals ablaze and a flame shoots from its mouth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Its breath sets coals on fire, and a flame pours from its mouth.

King James 2000 Bible
His breath kindles coals, and a flame goes out of his mouth.
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