Job 6:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Can something tastelessתָּ֭פֵל
(ta·fel)
8602a: tasteless, unseasonedfrom an unused word
be eatenהֲיֵאָכֵ֣ל
(ha·ye·'a·chel)
398: to eata prim. root
withoutמִבְּלִי־
(mib·be·li-)
1097: a wearing outfrom balah
salt,מֶ֑לַח
(me·lach;)
4417: saltof uncertain derivation
Orאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
is there anyיֶשׁ־
(yesh-)
3426: being, substance, existence, isof uncertain derivation
tasteטַ֝֗עַם
(ta·'am)
2940: taste, judgmentfrom taam
in the white of an egg?חַלָּמֽוּת׃
(chal·la·mut.)
2495: (a plant), probably a purslanefrom chalam


















KJV Lexicon
Can that which is unsavoury
taphel  (taw-fale')
plaster (as gummy) or slime; (figuratively) frivolity -- foolish things, unsavoury, untempered.
be eaten
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
without salt
melach  (meh'-lakh)
powder, i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved -- salt(-pit).
or is there
yesh  (yaysh)
entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb; there is or are
any taste
ta`am  (tah'-am)
a taste, i.e. (figuratively) perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandate
in the white
riyr  (reer)
saliva; by resemblance, broth -- spittle, white (of an egg).
of an egg
challamuwth  (khal-law-mooth')
probably purslain -- egg.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Can something tasteless be eaten without salt, Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

King James Bible
Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Is bland food eaten without salt? Is there flavor in an egg white?

International Standard Version
Tasteless food isn't eaten without salt, is it? Is there any taste in an egg white?

NET Bible
Can food that is tasteless be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there any flavor in the white of an egg?

King James 2000 Bible
Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
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