How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
How oft is the || candle of the wicked put out? and how oft commeth their deſtruction vpon them? God diſtributeth ſorrowes in his anger.
אֵיד , masculine noun, ʾeyd — distress, calamity (value 15)
H343,
אֵיד ʼêyd, ade; from the same as H181 (in the sense of bending down); oppression; by implication misfortune, ruin:—calamity, destruction.distress, burden, calamity
burden (of the righteous)
calamity (of nation)
disaster (of wicked)
day of calamity
Used in 22 Verses, 8 Books 24  Occurrence Count
אַף , masculine noun, ʾaf — a nostril, nose, face, anger (value 81)
H639,
אַף ʼaph, af; from H599; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire:—anger(-gry), before, countenance, face, forebearing, forehead, (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, × worthy, wrath.Used in 269 Verses, 32 Books 276  Occurrence Count
בּוֹא , verb, boʾ — to come in, come, go in, go (value 9)
H935,
בּוֹא bôwʼ, bo; a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications):—abide, apply, attain, × be, befall, besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, × certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, × doubtless again, eat, employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, have, × indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, × (well) stricken (in age), × surely, take (in), way.to go in, enter, come, go, come in
(Qal)
to enter, come in
to come
to come with
to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy)
to come to pass
to attain to
to be enumerated
to go
(Hiphil)
to lead in
to carry in
to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon
to bring to pass
(Hophal)
to be brought, brought in
to be introduced, be put
Used in 2304 Verses, 39 Books 2553  Occurrence Count
דָּעַךְ , verb, daʿakh — to go out, be extinguished (value 94)
H1846,
דָּעַךְ dâʻak, daw-ak'; a primitive root; to be extinguished; figuratively, to expire or be dried up:—be extinct, consumed, put out, quenched.to go out, be extinguished, dry up
(Qal) to go out, be extinguished
(Niphal) to be made extinct, be dried up
(Pual) to be extinguished, be quenched
Used in 9 Verses, 4 Books 9  Occurrence Count
חֶבֶל , masculine noun, hevel — cord, territory, band (value 40)
H2256,
חֶבֶל chebel, kheh'-bel; or חֵבֶל chêbel; from H2254; a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together); a throe (especially of parturition); also ruin:—band, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling.a cord, rope, territory, band, company
a rope, cord
a measuring-cord or line
a measured portion, lot, part, region
a band or company
pain, sorrow, travail, pang
pains of travail
pains, pangs, sorrows
union
destruction
Used in 60 Verses, 19 Books 62  Occurrence Count
חָלַק , verb, halak — to divide, share (value 138)
H2505,
חָלַק châlaq, khaw-lak'; a primitive root; to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate:—deal, distribute, divide, flatter, give, (have, im-) part(-ner), take away a portion, receive, separate self, (be) smooth(-er).to divide, share, plunder, allot, apportion, assign
(Qal)
to divide, apportion
to assign, distribute
to assign, impart
to share
to divide up, plunder
(Niphal)
to divide oneself
to be divided
to assign, distribute
(Piel)
to divide, apportion
to assign, distribute
to scatter
(Pual) to be divided
(Hiphil) to receive a portion or part
(Hithpael) to divide among themselves
to be smooth, slippery, deceitful
(Qal) to be smooth, slippery
(Hiphil)
to be smooth
to flatter
Used in 64 Verses, 25 Books 65  Occurrence Count
מָה , indefinite pronoun, interrogative pronoun, ma — what? how? anything (value 45)
H4100,
מָה mâh, maw; or מַה mah; or מָ mâ; or מַ ma; also מֶה meh; a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses:—how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.interrogative pronoun
what, how, of what kind
(interrogative)
what?
of what kind
what? (rhetorical)
whatsoever, whatever, what
(adverb)
how, how now
why
how! (exclamation)
(with preposition)
wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means?
because of what?
the like of what?
how much?, how many?, how often?
for how long?
for what reason?, why?, to what purpose?
until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore?
indefinite pronoun
anything, aught, what may
Used in 650 Verses, 37 Books 744  Occurrence Count
נִיר , masculine noun, niyr — a lamp (value 260)
H5216,
נִיר nîyr, neer; or נִר nir; also נֵיר nêyr; or נֵר nêr; or (feminine) נֵרָה nêrâh; from a primitive root (see H5214; H5135) properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively):—candle, lamp, light.Used in 42 Verses, 15 Books 47  Occurrence Count
עַל , conjunction, preposition, ʿal — upon, above, over (value 100)
H5921,
עַל ʻal, al; properly, the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications:—above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, × as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, × both and, by (reason of), × had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, × with.preposition
upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards
above, beyond, over (of excess)
above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)
upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)
over (of suspension or extension)
by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to,, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
to (as a dative)
conjunction
because that, because, notwithstanding, although
Used in 4492 Verses, 39 Books 5753  Occurrence Count
רָשָׁע , adjective, rashaʿ — wicked, criminal (value 570)
H7563,
רָשָׁע râshâʻ, raw-shaw'; from H7561; morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person:— condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.wicked, criminal
guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst)
wicked (hostile to God)
wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man)
Used in 248 Verses, 20 Books 261  Occurrence Count
| Job 21:17Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| כַּמָּ֤ה ׀ נֵר־רְשָׁ֘עִ֤ים יִדְעָ֗ךְ וְיָבֹ֣א עָלֵ֣ימוֹ אֵידָ֑ם חֲ֝בָלִ֗ים יְחַלֵּ֥ק בְּאַפּֽוֹ׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| How oft is the candle |
H5216niyr |
נִיר |
260 |
| of the wicked |
H7563rashaʿ |
רָשָׁע |
570 |
| put out! |
H1846daʿakh |
דָּעַךְ |
94 |
| and how oft cometh |
H935boʾ |
בּוֹא |
9 |
| their destruction |
H343ʾeyd |
אֵיד |
15 |
| upon them! God distributeth |
H2505halak |
חָלַק |
138 |
| sorrows |
H2256hevel |
חֶבֶל |
40 |
| in his anger. |
H639ʾaf |
אַף |
81 |
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