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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Job 29:16 - Knew
Job 29:16 - I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | H595 | אָנֹכִי |
I |
| was a father | H1 | אָב |
[Noun Masculine] father in a literal and {immediate} or figurative and remote application |
| to the poor | H34 | אֶבְיוֹן |
destitute |
| and the cause | H7379 | רִיב |
[Noun Masculine] a contest (personal or legal) |
| which I | H595 | אָנֹכִי |
I |
| knew | H3045 | יָדַע |
[Verb] to know (properly to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of {senses} {figuratively} {literally} euphemistically and inferentially (including {observation} care: recognition; and causatively {instruction} designation: {punishment} etc.) |
| not | H3808 | לֹא |
[Adverb] a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles |
| I | H595 | אָנֹכִי |
I |
| searched out | H2713 | חָקַר |
[Verb] properly to penetrate; hence to examine intimately |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.