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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Job 5:17 - Happy
Job 5:17 - Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behold | H2009 | הִנֵּה |
lo! |
| happy | H835 | אֶשֶׁר |
[Noun Masculine] happiness; only in masculine plural construction as {interjection} how happy! |
| is the man | H582 | אֱנוֹשׁ |
[Noun Masculine] properly a mortal (and thus differeing from the more dignified H120); hence a man in general (singly or collectively). It is often unexpressed in the English {Version} especially when used in apposition with another word |
| whom God | H433 | אֱלוֹהַּ |
[Noun Masculine] probably prolonged (emphatically) from H410; a deity or the deity |
| correcteth | H3198 | יָכַח |
[Verb] to be right (that {is} correct); reciprocally to argue; causatively to {decide} justify or convict |
| therefore despise | H3988 | מָאַס |
to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear |
| not | H408 | אַל |
not (the qualified {negation} used as a deprecative); once ( |
| thou the chastening | H4148 | מוּסָר |
[Noun Masculine] properly chastisement; figuratively {reproof} warning or instruction; also restraint |
| of the Almighty | H7706 | שַׁדַּי |
[Noun Masculine] the Almighty |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.