Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the white of an egg?Job 6:6
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
הֲיֵאָכֵ֣ל תָּ֭פֵל מִבְּלִי־מֶ֑לַח אִם־יֶשׁ־טַ֝֗עַם בְּרִ֣יר חַלָּמֽוּת׃
- הֲיֵאָכֵ֣לha.ye.'a.Khel“¿ is it eaten”Particle, interrogative + Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
- תָּ֭פֵלTa.fel“tasteless [food]”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from תָּפֵל · “insipid” · Strong's H8602A
- מִבְּלִי־mi.be.li-“because not”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בְּלִי · “without” · Strong's H1097
- מֶ֑לַחMe.lach“salt”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לַח · “salt” · Strong's H4417M
- אִם־'im-“or?”Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
- יֶשׁ־yesh-“[is] there”Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from יֵשׁ · “there” · Strong's H3426
- טַ֝֗עַםTa.'am“taste”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from טַ֫עַם · “taste” · Strong's H2940
- בְּרִ֣ירbe.Rir“in [the] slime of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from רִיר · “spittle” · Strong's H7388
- חַלָּמֽוּת׃cha.la.Mut“purslane”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חַלָּמוּת · “mallow” · Strong's H2495
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)