He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
He increaſeth the nations, and deſtroyeth them: hee inlargeth the nations, and † ſtraiteneth them againe.
אָבַד , verb, ʾavad — to perish (value 7)
H6,
אָבַד ʼâbad, aw-bad'; a primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy):—break, destroy(-uction), not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, × and surely, take, be undone, × utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.perish, vanish, go astray, be destroyed
(Qal)
perish, die, be exterminated
perish, vanish (fig.)
be lost, strayed
(Piel)
to destroy, kill, cause to perish, to give up (as lost), exterminate
to blot out, do away with, cause to vanish, (fig.)
cause to stray, lose
(Hiphil)
to destroy, put to death
of divine judgment
object name of kings (fig.)
Used in 174 Verses, 25 Books 179  Occurrence Count
גּוֹי , masculine noun, proper masculine noun, goy — nation, people (value 19)
H1471,
גּוֹי gôwy, go'-ee; rarely (shortened) גֹּי gôy; apparently from the same root as H1465 (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts:—Gentile, heathen, nation, people.masculine noun
nation, people
nation, people
usually of non-Hebrew people
of descendants of Abraham
of Israel
of swarm of locusts, other animals (fig.)
proper masculine noun
Goyim? = "nations"
Used in 511 Verses, 34 Books 558  Occurrence Count
נָחָה , verb, naha — to lead, guide (value 63)
H5148,
נָחָה nâchâh, naw-khaw'; a primitive root; to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists):—bestow, bring, govern, guide, lead (forth), put, straiten.to lead, guide
(Qal) to lead, bring
(Hiphil) to lead, guide
Used in 39 Verses, 12 Books 39  Occurrence Count
שָׂגָא , verb, sagaʾ — to grow, grow great (value 304)
H7679,
שָׂגָא sâgâʼ, saw-gaw'; a primitive root; to grow, i.e. (causatively) to enlarge, (figuratively) laud:—increase, magnify.to increase, grow, magnify, grow great
(Hiphil)
to make great
to magnify, laud
Used in 2 Verses, 1 Book 2  Occurrence Count
שָׁטַח , verb, shatah — to spread, spread abroad (value 317)
H7849,
שָׁטַח shâṭach, shaw-takh'; a primitive root; to expand:—all abroad, enlarge, spread, stretch out.to spread, spread abroad, stretch out
(Qal)
to spread
spreading, expanding (participle)
(Piel) to spread out
Used in 5 Verses, 5 Books 6  Occurrence Count
| Job 12:23Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| מַשְׂגִּ֣יא לַ֭גּוֹיִם וַֽיְאַבְּדֵ֑ם שֹׁטֵ֥חַ לַ֝גּוֹיִ֗ם וַיַּנְחֵֽם׃ |
| Verse #13152 (Ch. #448) — 6 words, 29 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| He increaseth |
H7679sagaʾ |
שָׂגָא |
304 |
| the nations, |
H1471goy |
גּוֹי |
19 |
| and destroyeth |
H6ʾavad |
אָבַד |
7 |
| them: he enlargeth |
H7849shatah |
שָׁטַח |
317 |
| the nations, |
H1471goy |
גּוֹי |
19 |
| and straiteneth them again. |
H5148naha |
נָחָה |
63 |
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