Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
* Wherefore doe the wicked liue, become old, yea, are mightie in power?
גָּבַר , verb, gavar — to be strong, mighty (value 205)
H1396,
גָּבַר gâbar, gaw-bar'; a primitive root; to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently:—exceed, confirm, be great, be mighty, prevail, put to more (strength), strengthen, be stronger, be valiant.to prevail, have strength, be strong, be powerful, be mighty, be great
(Qal)
to be strong, mighty
to prevail
(Piel) to make strong, strengthen
(Hiphil)
to confirm, give strength
to confirm (a covenant)
(Hithpael)
to show oneself mighty
to act proudly (toward God)
Used in 24 Verses, 13 Books 25  Occurrence Count
גַּם , adverb, gam — also, moreover, yea (value 43)
H1571,
גַּם gam, gam; by contraction from an unused root meaning to gather; properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and:—again, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.also, even, indeed, moreover, yea
also, moreover (giving emphasis)
neither, neither...nor (with negative)
even (for stress)
indeed, yea (introducing climax)
also (of correspondence or retribution)
but, yet, though (adversative)
even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case)
(TWOT) again, alike
Used in 661 Verses, 37 Books 769  Occurrence Count
חָיָה , verb, haya — to live (value 23)
H2421,
חָיָה châyâh, khaw-yaw'; a primitive root (compare H2331, H2421); to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive:—keep (leave, make) alive, × certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, (× God) save (alive, life, lives), × surely, be whole.to live, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live for ever, be quickened, be alive, be restored to life or health
(Qal)
to live
to have life
to continue in life, remain alive
to sustain life, to live on or upon
to live (prosperously)
to revive, be quickened
from sickness
from discouragement
from faintness
from death
(Piel)
to preserve alive, let live
to give life
to quicken, revive, refresh
to restore to life
to cause to grow
to restore
to revive
(Hiphil)
to preserve alive, let live
to quicken, revive
to restore (to health)
to revive
to restore to life
Used in 239 Verses, 27 Books 250  Occurrence Count
חַיִל , masculine noun, hayil — strength, efficiency, wealth, army (value 48)
H2428,
חַיִל chayil, khah'-yil; from H2342; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength:—able, activity, ( ) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, ( ) valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army
strength
ability, efficiency
wealth
force, army
Used in 220 Verses, 31 Books 232  Occurrence Count
מַדּוּעַ , adverb, madduaʿ — why? for what reason? (value 120)
H4069,
מַדּוּעַ maddûwaʻ, mad-doo'-ah; or מַדֻּעַ madduaʻ; from H4100 and the passive participle of H3045; what (is) known?; i.e. (by implication) (adverbially) why?:—how, wherefore, why.why?, on what account?, wherefore?
Used in 71 Verses, 19 Books 72  Occurrence Count
עָתַק , verb, ʿatak — to move, proceed, advance (value 570)
H6275,
עָתַק ʻâthaq, aw-thak'; a primitive root; to remove (intransitive or transitive) figuratively, to grow old; specifically, to transcribe:—copy out, leave off, become (wax) old, remove.to move, proceed, advance, move on, become old, be removed
(Qal)
to move
to advance (in years), grow old and weak
(Hiphil)
to move forward, proceed, move on
to remove
to transcribe
Used in 9 Verses, 4 Books 9  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 21:7Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power? |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| מַדּ֣וּעַ רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִחְי֑וּ עָ֝תְק֗וּ גַּם־גָּ֥בְרוּ חָֽיִל׃ |
| Verse #13363 (Ch. #457) — 7 words, 26 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Wherefore do the wicked |
H7563rashaʿ |
רָשָׁע |
570 |
| live, |
H2421haya |
חָיָה |
23 |
| become old, |
H6275ʿatak |
עָתַק |
570 |
| yea, are mighty |
H1396gavar |
גָּבַר |
205 |
| in power? |
H2428hayil |
חַיִל |
48 |
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