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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Job 24:9 - Pluck
Job 24:9 - They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| They pluck | H1497 | גָּזַל |
[Verb] to pluck off; specifically to {flay} strip or rob |
| the fatherless | H3490 | יָתוֹם |
[Noun Masculine] a bereaved person |
| from the breast | H4480 | מִן |
[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses |
| and take a pledge | H2254 | חָבַל |
[Verb] to wind tightly (as a {rope}) that {is} to bind; specifically by a pledge; figuratively to {pervert} destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) |
| of | H5921 | עַל |
[Preposition] {above} over: {upon} or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications |
| the poor | H6041 | עָנִי |
[Adjective] {depressed} in mind or circumstances (practically the same as H6035 subjectively and H6041 objectively) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.