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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Job 17:9 - Hands
Job 17:9 - The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The righteous | H6662 | צַדִּיק |
[Adjective] just |
| also shall hold | H270 | אָחַז |
[Verb] to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession) |
| on his way | H1870 | דֶּרֶךְ |
[Noun Masculine] a road (as trodden); figuratively a course of life or mode of {action} often adverbially |
| and he that hath clean | H2889 | טָהוֹר |
[Adjective] pure (in a {physical} {chemical} ceremonial or moral sense) |
| hands | H3027 | יָד |
[Noun Feminine] a hand (the open one (indicating {power} means: {direction} {etc.}) in distinction from {H3709 } the closed one); used (as {noun} {adverb} etc.) in a great variety of {applications} both literally and {figuratively} both proximate and remote |
| shall be stronger | H3254 | יָסַף |
[Verb] to add or augment (often adverbially to continue to do a thing) |
| and stronger | H3254 | יָסַף |
[Verb] to add or augment (often adverbially to continue to do a thing) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.