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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Job 3:23 - Sighing
Job 3:23 - Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Why is light given to a man | H1397 | גֶּבֶר |
[Noun Masculine] properly a valiant man or warrior; generally a person simply |
| whose | H834 | אֲשֶׁר |
{who} which: {what} that; also (as adverb and conjunction) {when} where: {how} because: in order {that} etc. |
| way | H1870 | דֶּרֶךְ |
[Noun Masculine] a road (as trodden); figuratively a course of life or mode of {action} often adverbially |
| is hid | H5641 | סָתַר |
[Verb] to hide (by {covering}) literally or figuratively |
| and whom | H1157 | בְּעַד |
[Preposition] in up to or over against; generally {at} beside: {among} behind: {for} etc. |
| God | H433 | אֱלוֹהַּ |
[Noun Masculine] probably prolonged (emphatically) from H410; a deity or the deity |
| hath hedged in | H5526 | סָכַךְ |
[Verb] properly to entwine as a screen; by implication to fence {in} cover {over} (figuratively) protect |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.