He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
Hee ſetteth an ende to darkeneſſe, and ſearcheth out all perfection: the ſtones of darkeneſſe and the ſhadow of death.
אֶבֶן , feminine noun, ʾeven — a stone (value 53)
H68,
אֶבֶן ʼeben, eh'-ben; from the root of H1129 through the meaning to build; a stone:— carbuncle, mason, plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).stone (large or small)
common stone (in natural state)
stone, as material
of tablets
marble, hewn stones
precious stones, stones of fire
stones containing metal (ore), tool for work or weapon
weight
plummet (stones of destruction) also made of metal
stonelike objects, eg hailstones, stony heart, ice
sacred object, as memorial Samuel set up to mark where God helped Israel to defeat the Philistines
(simile)
sinking in water, motionlessness
strength, firmness, solidity
commonness
(metaph)
petrified with terror
perverse, hard heart
Used in 239 Verses, 27 Books 269  Occurrence Count
אֹפֶל , masculine noun, ʾofel — darkness, gloom (value 111)
H652,
אֹפֶל ʼôphel, o'fel; from the same as H651; dusk:—darkness, obscurity, privily.darkness, gloom
spiritual unreceptivity, calamity (fig.)
Used in 8 Verses, 3 Books 9  Occurrence Count
הוּא , demonstrative pronoun, third person singular personal pronoun, huʾ — he, she, it (value 12)
H1931,
הוּא hûwʼ, hoo; of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא hîyʼ; he a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are:—he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.third person singular personal pronoun
he, she, it
himself (with emphasis)
resuming subj with emphasis
(with minimum emphasis following predicate)
(anticipating subj)
(emphasising predicate)
that, it (neuter)
demonstrative pronoun
that (with article)
Used in 1692 Verses, 39 Books 1875  Occurrence Count
חָקַר , verb, hakar — to search (value 308)
H2713,
חָקַר châqar, khaw-kar'; a primitive root; properly, to penetrate; hence, to examine intimately:—find out, (make) search (out), seek (out), sound, try.to search, search for, search out, examine, investigate
(Qal)
to search (for)
to search through, explore
to examine thoroughly
(Niphal)
to be searched out, be found out, be ascertained, be examined
(Piel) to search out, seek out
Used in 26 Verses, 14 Books 27  Occurrence Count
חֹשֶׁךְ , masculine noun, hoshekh — darkness, obscurity (value 328)
H2822,
חֹשֶׁךְ chôshek, kho-shek'; from H2821; the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness:—dark(-ness), night, obscurity.darkness, obscurity
darkness
secret place
Used in 77 Verses, 18 Books 80  Occurrence Count
כֹּל , masculine noun, kol — the whole, all (value 50)
H3605,
כֹּל kôl, kole; or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל kôwl; from H3634; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense):—(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).all, the whole
all, the whole of
any, each, every, anything
totality, everything
Used in 4241 Verses, 39 Books 5408  Occurrence Count
צַלְמָוֶת , masculine noun, tzalmavet — death-like shadow, deep shadow (value 566)
H6757,
צַלְמָוֶת tsalmâveth, tsal-maw'-veth; from H6738 and H4194; shade of death, i.e. the grave (figuratively, calamity):—shadow of death.death-shadow, deep shadow, deep darkness, shadow of death
death-shadow
death-shadow, deep shadow, darkness
death-shadow (of distress, extreme danger) (fig)
death-shadow (of place of the dead) (fig)
Used in 17 Verses, 5 Books 18  Occurrence Count
קֵץ , masculine noun, keytz — end (value 190)
H7093,
קֵץ qêts, kates; contracted from H7112; an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after:— after, (utmost) border, end, (in-) finite, × process.end
end, at the end of (of time)
end (of space)
Used in 62 Verses, 21 Books 67  Occurrence Count
שׂוּם , verb, sum — to put, place, set (value 346)
H7760,
שׂוּם sûwm, soom; or שִׂים sîym; a primitive root; to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically):—× any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, name, × on, ordain, order, paint, place, preserve, purpose, put (on), regard, rehearse, reward, (cause to) set (on, up), shew, stedfastly, take, × tell, tread down, (over-)turn, × wholly, work.to put, place, set, appoint, make
(Qal)
to put, set, lay, put or lay upon, lay (violent) hands on
to set, direct, direct toward
to extend (compassion) (fig)
to set, ordain, establish, found, appoint, constitute, make, determine, fix
to set, station, put, set in place, plant, fix
to make, make for, transform into, constitute, fashion, work, bring to pass, appoint, give
(Hiphil) to set or make for a sign
(Hophal) to be set
Used in 548 Verses, 37 Books 579  Occurrence Count
תַּכְלִית , feminine noun, takhliyt — end, completeness (value 860)
H8503,
תַּכְלִית taklîyth, tak-leeth'; from H3615; completion; by implication, an extremity:—end, perfect(-ion).end, perfection, consummation, completion, completeness
end
completeness
Used in 5 Verses, 3 Books 5  Occurrence Count
| Job 28:3Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| קֵ֤ץ ׀ שָׂ֤ם לַחֹ֗שֶׁךְ וּֽלְכָל־תַּ֭כְלִית ה֣וּא חוֹקֵ֑ר אֶ֖בֶן אֹ֣פֶל וְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃ |
| Verse #13508 (Ch. #464) — 10 words, 36 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| He setteth |
H7760sum |
שׂוּם |
346 |
| an end |
H7093keytz |
קֵץ |
190 |
| to darkness, |
H2822hoshekh |
חֹשֶׁךְ |
328 |
| and searcheth out |
H2713hakar |
חָקַר |
308 |
| all perfection: |
H8503takhliyt |
תַּכְלִית |
860 |
| the stones |
H68ʾeven |
אֶבֶן |
53 |
| of darkness, |
H652ʾofel |
אֹפֶל |
111 |
| and the shadow of death. |
H6757tzalmavet |
צַלְמָוֶת |
566 |
Info box. Click on a Strong's # link, or Authorized Version footnote
Code box. Any applicable codes found for this verse will be shown here.
Coded Bible Verse Examples  
Pi Lookup Tool