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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Job 38:28 - Who
Job 38:28 - Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hath | H3426 | יֵשׁ |
entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb (H1961); there is or are (or any other form of the verb to {be} as may suit the connection) |
| the rain | H4306 | מָטַר |
[Noun Masculine] rain |
| a father | H1 | אָב |
[Noun Masculine] father in a literal and {immediate} or figurative and remote application |
| or | H176 | אוֹ |
desire (and so probably in |
| who | H4310 | מִי |
also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix |
| hath | H3426 | יֵשׁ |
entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb (H1961); there is or are (or any other form of the verb to {be} as may suit the connection) |
| begotten | H3205 | יָלַד |
[Verb] to bear young; causatively to beget; medically to act as midwife; specifically to show lineage |
| the drops | H96 | אֶגֶל |
[Noun Masculine] a reservoir |
| of dew | H2919 | טַל |
[Noun Masculine] dew (as covering vegetation) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.