He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him.
He ſhall ſucke the poiſon of Aſpes: the vipers tongue ſhall ſlay him.
אֶפְעֶה , masculine noun, ʾefʿeh — (a kind of) viper (value 156)
H660,
אֶפְעֶה ʼephʻeh, ef-eh'; from H659 (in the sense of hissing); an asp or other venomous serpent:—viper.Used in 3 Verses, 2 Books 3  Occurrence Count
הָרַג , verb, harag — to kill, slay (value 208)
H2026,
הָרַג hârag, haw-rag'; a primitive root; to smite with deadly intent:—destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), × surely.to kill, slay, murder, destroy, murderer, slayer, out of hand
(Qal)
to kill, slay
to destroy, ruin
(Niphal) to be killed
(Pual) to be killed, be slain
Used in 158 Verses, 27 Books 165  Occurrence Count
יָנַק , verb, yanak — to suck (value 160)
H3243,
יָנַק yânaq, yaw-nak'; a primitive root; to suck; causatively, to give milk:—milch, nurse(-ing mother), (give, make to) suck(-ing child, -ling).to suckle, nurse, suck
(Qal)
to suck
suckling, babe (subst)
(Hiphil)
to give suck to, nurse
nursing, nursing woman, nurse (participle)
Used in 30 Verses, 15 Books 32  Occurrence Count
לָשׁוֹן , masculine noun, lashon — tongue (value 386)
H3956,
לָשׁוֹן lâshôwn, law-shone'; or לָשֹׁן lâshôn; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה leshônâh; from H3960; the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water):— babbler, bay, evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.tongue
tongue (of men)
tongue (literal)
tongue (organ of speech)
language
tongue (of animals)
tongue (of fire)
wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped)
Used in 115 Verses, 22 Books 117  Occurrence Count
פֶּתֶן , masculine noun, peten — (a venomous serpent) perhaps cobra (value 530)
H6620,
פֶּתֶן pethen, peh'-then; from an unused root meaning to twist; an asp (from its contortions):—adder.a snake, venomous serpent
perhaps the cobra, adder, or viper
Used in 6 Verses, 4 Books 6  Occurrence Count
רֹאשׁ , masculine noun, rosh — (bitter and poisonous herb) venom (value 501)
H7219,
רֹאשׁ rôʼsh, roshe; or רוֹשׁ rôwsh; (Deuteronomy 32:32), apparently the same as H7218; a poisonous plant, probably the poppy (from its conspicuous head); generally poison (even of serpents):—gall, hemlock, poison, venom.gall, venom, bitter, poisonous
Used in 12 Verses, 7 Books 12  Occurrence Count
| Job 20:16Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| רֹאשׁ־פְּתָנִ֥ים יִינָ֑ק תַּֽ֝הַרְגֵ֗הוּ לְשׁ֣וֹן אֶפְעֶֽה׃ |
| Verse #13343 (Ch. #456) — 6 words, 26 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| He shall suck |
H3243yanak |
יָנַק |
160 |
| the poison |
H7219rosh |
רֹאשׁ |
501 |
| of asps: |
H6620peten |
פֶּתֶן |
530 |
| the viper's |
H660ʾefʿeh |
אֶפְעֶה |
156 |
| tongue |
H3956lashon |
לָשׁוֹן |
386 |
| shall slay him. |
H2026harag |
הָרַג |
208 |
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