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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Job 38:8 - Sea
Job 38:8 - Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Or who shut up | H5526 | סָכַךְ |
[Verb] properly to entwine as a screen; by implication to fence {in} cover {over} (figuratively) protect |
| the sea | H3220 | יָם |
[Noun Masculine] a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article) the Mediterranean; sometimes a large {river} or an artificial basin; {locally} the {west} or (rarely) the south |
| with doors | H1817 | דֶּלֶת |
[Noun Feminine] something {swinging} that {is} the valve of a door |
| when it brake forth | H1518 | גִּיחַ |
[Verb] to gush forth (as {water}) generally to issue |
| as if it had issued out | H3318 | יָצָא |
[Verb] to go (causatively bring) {out} in a great variety of {applications} literally and {figuratively} direct and proximate |
| of the womb | H4480 | מִן |
[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.