Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?
Why is light giuen to a man, whoſe way is hid, * and whom God hath hedged in?
אֱלוֹהַּ , masculine noun, ʾelohha — God, god (value 42)
H433,
אֱלוֹהַּ ʼĕlôwahh, el-o'-ah; rarely (shortened) אֱלֹהַּ ʼĕlôahh; probably prolonged (emphatic) from H410; a deity or the Deity:—God, god. See H430.Used in 59 Verses, 10 Books 60  Occurrence Count
אֲשֶׁר , conjunction, relative pronoun, ʾasher — who, which, that (value 501)
H834,
אֲשֶׁר ʼăsher, ash-er'; a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.:—× after, × alike, as (soon as), because, × every, for, + forasmuch, + from whence, + how(-soever), × if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), × though, + until, + whatsoever, when, where (+ -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, + whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.(relative part.)
which, who
that which
(conj)
that (in obj clause)
when
since
as
conditional if
Used in 4440 Verses, 39 Books 5502  Occurrence Count
בְּעַד , preposition, bəʿad — away from, behind, about, on behalf of (value 76)
H1157,
בְּעַד beʻad, beh-ad'; from H5704 with prepositional prefix; in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.:—about, at by (means of), for, over, through, up (-on), within.behind, through, round about, on behalf of, away from, about
through (of action)
behind (with verbs of shutting)
about (with verbs of fencing)
on behalf of (metaph. especially with Hithpael)
Used in 81 Verses, 24 Books 92  Occurrence Count
גֶּבֶר , masculine noun, gever — man (value 205)
H1397,
גֶּבֶר geber, gheh'-ber; from H1396; properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply:—every one, man, × mighty.man, strong man, warrior (emphasising strength or ability to fight)
Used in 64 Verses, 18 Books 65  Occurrence Count
דֶּרֶךְ , masculine noun, derekh — way, road, distance, journey, manner (value 224)
H1870,
דֶּרֶךְ derek, deh'-rek; from H1869; a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb:—along, away, because of, by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).way, road, distance, journey, manner
road, way, path
journey
direction
manner, habit, way
of course of life (fig.)
of moral character (fig.)
Used in 626 Verses, 32 Books 699  Occurrence Count
סָכַךְ , verb, sakhakh — to overshadow, screen, cover (value 100)
H5526,
סָכַךְ çâkak, saw-kak'; or שָׂכַךְ sâkak; (Exodus 33:22), a primitive root; properly, to entwine as a screen; by implication, to fence in, cover over, (figuratively) protect:—cover, defence, defend, hedge in, join together, set, shut up.(Qal) to hedge, fence about, shut in
to block, overshadow, screen, stop the approach, shut off, cover
(Qal)
to screen, cover
to cover oneself
protector (participle)
(Hiphil)
to screen, cover
to cover, defecate (euphemism)
(Qal) to cover, lay over
to weave together
(Qal) to weave together
(Pilpel) to weave, weave together
Used in 24 Verses, 11 Books 24  Occurrence Count
סָתַר , verb, satar — to hide, conceal (value 660)
H5641,
סָתַר çâthar, saw-thar'; a primitive root; to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively:—be absent, keep close, conceal, hide (self), (keep) secret, × surely.to hide, conceal
(Niphal)
to hide oneself
to be hidden, be concealed
(Piel) to hide carefully
(Pual) to be hidden carefully, be concealed
(Hiphil) to conceal, hide
(Hithpael) to hide oneself carefully
Used in 80 Verses, 18 Books 80  Occurrence Count
| Job 3:23Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in? |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| לְ֭גֶבֶר אֲשֶׁר־דַּרְכּ֣וֹ נִסְתָּ֑רָה וַיָּ֖סֶךְ אֱל֣וֹהַּ בַּעֲדֽוֹ׃ |
| Verse #12928 (Ch. #439) — 7 words, 28 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Why is light given to a man |
H1397gever |
גֶּבֶר |
205 |
| whose way |
H1870derekh |
דֶּרֶךְ |
224 |
| is hid, |
H5641satar |
סָתַר |
660 |
| and whom God |
H433ʾelohha |
אֱלוֹהַּ |
42 |
| hath hedged in? |
H5526sakhakh |
סָכַךְ |
100 |
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