Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?
Who teacheth vs more then the beaſts of the earth, and maketh vs wiſer then the foules of heauen.
אָלַף , verb, ʾalaf — to learn (value 111)
H502,
אָלַף ʼâlaph, aw-lof'; a primitive root, to associate with; hence, to learn (and causatively to teach):—learn, teach, utter.to learn
(Qal) to learn
(Piel) to teach
Used in 4 Verses, 2 Books 4  Occurrence Count
אֶרֶץ , feminine noun, ʾeretz — earth, land (value 291)
H776,
אֶרֶץ ʼerets, eh'-rets; from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land):—× common, country, earth, field, ground, land, × natins, way, + wilderness, world.land, earth
earth
whole earth (as opposed to a part)
earth (as opposed to heaven)
earth (inhabitants)
land
country, territory
district, region
tribal territory
piece of ground
land of Canaan, Israel
inhabitants of land
Sheol, land without return, (under) world
city (-state)
ground, surface of the earth
ground
soil
(in phrases)
people of the land
space or distance of country (in measurements of distance)
level or plain country
land of the living
end(s) of the earth
(almost wholly late in usage)
lands, countries
often in contrast to Canaan
Used in 2190 Verses, 39 Books 2498  Occurrence Count
בְּהֵמָה , feminine noun, bəheyma — a beast, animal, cattle (value 52)
H929,
בְּהֵמָה behêmâh, be-hay-maw'; from an unused root (probably meaning to be mute); properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective):—beast, cattle.beast, cattle, animal
beasts (coll of all animals)
cattle, livestock (of domestic animals)
wild beasts
Used in 172 Verses, 27 Books 188  Occurrence Count
חָכַם , verb, hakham — to be wise (value 68)
H2449,
חָכַם châkam, khaw-kam'; a primitive root, to be wise (in mind, word or act):—× exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser.to be wise
(Qal) to be or become wise, act wisely
(Piel) to make wise, teach wisdom, instruct
(Pual) to be made wise
(Hiphil) to make wise
(Hithpael) to show oneself wise, deceive, show one's wisdom
Used in 26 Verses, 8 Books 26  Occurrence Count
עוֹף , masculine noun, ʿof — flying creatures (value 156)
H5775,
עוֹף ʻôwph, ofe; from H5774; a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively:—bird, that flieth, flying, fowl.flying creatures, fowl, insects, birds
fowl, birds
winged insects
Used in 70 Verses, 14 Books 71  Occurrence Count
שָׁמַיִם , masculine noun, shamayim — heaven, sky (value 390)
H8064,
שָׁמַיִם shâmayim, shaw-mah'-yim; dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה shâmeh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve):—air, × astrologer, heaven(-s).heaven, heavens, sky
visible heavens, sky
as abode of the stars
as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc
Heaven (as the abode of God)
Used in 395 Verses, 33 Books 413  Occurrence Count
| Job 35:11Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven? |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| מַ֭לְּפֵנוּ מִבַּהֲמ֣וֹת אָ֑רֶץ וּמֵע֖וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם יְחַכְּמֵֽנוּ׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Who teacheth |
H502ʾalaf |
אָלַף |
111 |
| us more than the beasts |
H929bəheyma |
בְּהֵמָה |
52 |
| of the earth, |
H776ʾeretz |
אֶרֶץ |
291 |
| and maketh us wiser |
H2449hakham |
חָכַם |
68 |
| than the fowls |
H5775ʿof |
עוֹף |
156 |
| of heaven? |
H8064shamayim |
שָׁמַיִם |
390 |
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