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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Job 29:10 - Mouth
Job 29:10 - The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The nobles | H5057 | נָגִיד |
[Noun Masculine] a commander (as occupying the {front }) {civil} military or religious; generally (abstract {plural}) honorable themes |
| held | H2244 | חָבָא |
[Verb] to secrete |
| their peace | H6963 | קוֹל |
[Noun Masculine] a voice or sound |
| and their tongue | H3956 | לָשׁוֹן |
[Noun Masculine] the tongue (of man or {animals}) used literally (as the instrument of {licking} {eating} or {speech}) and figuratively ({speech} an {ingot} a fork of {flame} a cove of water) |
| cleaved | H1692 | דָּבַק |
[Verb] properly to {impinge} that {is} cling or adhere; figuratively to catch by pursuit |
| to the roof of their mouth | H2441 | חֵךְ |
[Noun Masculine] properly the palate or inside of the mouth; hence the mouth itself (as the organ of {speech} taste and kissing) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.