| NASB © | Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Definition | Origin | | The spirit | נִשְׁמַ֣ת | nish·mat | 5397 | breath | from nasham |
| of man | אָדָ֑ם | a·dam; | 120 | man, mankind | from an unused word |
| is the lamp | נֵ֣ר | ner | 5216 | a lamp | from an unused word |
| of the LORD, | יְ֭הוָה | Yah·weh | 3068 | the proper name of the God of Israel | from havah |
| Searching | חֹ֝פֵ֗שׂ | cho·fes | 2664 | to search | a prim. root |
| all | כָּל־ | kol- | 3605 | the whole, all | from kalal |
| the innermost parts | חַדְרֵי־ | chad·rei- | 2315 | a chamber, room | from chadar |
| of his being. | בָֽטֶן׃ | va·ten. | 990 | belly, body, womb | from an unused word |
| KJV Lexicon The spirit nshamah (nesh-aw-maw') a puff, i.e. wind, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect. or (concretely) an animal -- blast, (that) breath(-eth), inspiration, soul, spirit. of man 'adam (aw-dawm') ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person. is the candle niyr (neer) properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light -- candle, lamp, light. of the LORD Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. searching chaphas (khaw-fas') to seek; causatively, to conceal oneself (i.e. let be sought), or mask -- change, (make) diligent (search), disquise self, hide, search (for, out). all the inward parts cheder (kheh'-der) an apartment (usually literal) -- (bed) inner)chamber, innermost(-ward) part, parlour, + south, within. of the belly beten (beh'-ten) the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything -- belly, body, + as they be born, + within, womb. |
New American Standard (©1995) The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, Searching all the innermost parts of his being.King James Bible The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly. American King James Version The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly. American Standard Version The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts. Darby Bible Translation Man's spirit is the lamp of Jehovah, searching all the inner parts of the belly. English Revised Version The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all the innermost parts of the belly. Webster's Bible Translation The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly. World English Bible The spirit of man is Yahweh's lamp, searching all his innermost parts. Young's Literal Translation The breath of man is a lamp of Jehovah, Searching all the inner parts of the heart. Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata lucerna Domini spiraculum hominis quae investigat omnia secreta ventris
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