Job 28:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Its rocksאֲבָנֶ֑יהָ
(a·va·nei·ha;)
68: a stonea prim. root
are the sourceמְקֹום־
(me·ko·vm-)
4725: a standing place, placefrom qum
of sapphires,סַפִּ֥יר
(sap·pir)
5601: a sapphireof foreign origin
And its dustוְעַפְרֹ֖ת
(ve·'af·rot)
6083: dry earth, dustfrom an unused word
[contains] gold.זָהָ֣ב
(za·hav)
2091: goldof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
The stones
'eben  (eh'-ben)
a stone -- + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
of it are the place
maqowm  (maw-kome')
a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
of sapphires
cappiyr  (sap-peer')
a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire -- sapphire.
and it hath dust
`aphar  (aw-fawr')
dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud -- ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
of gold
zahab  (zaw-hawb')
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky -- gold(-en), fair weather.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Its rocks are the source of sapphires, And its dust contains gold.

King James Bible
The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Its rocks are a source of sapphire, containing flecks of gold.

International Standard Version
where stones are sapphire and gold dust can be found,

NET Bible
a place whose stones are sapphires and which contains dust of gold;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
That place's stones are sapphire. Its dust contains gold.

King James 2000 Bible
The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it has dust of gold.
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