As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:
As a ſeruant † earneſtly deſireth the ſhadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his worke:
עֶבֶד , masculine noun, ʿeved — slave, servant (value 76)
H5650,
עֶבֶד ʻebed, eh'-bed; from H5647; a servant:—× bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.slave, servant
slave, servant, man-servant
subjects
servants, worshippers (of God)
servant (in special sense as prophets, Levites etc)
servant (of Israel)
servant (as form of address between equals)
Used in 714 Verses, 31 Books 798  Occurrence Count
פֹּעַל , masculine noun, poʿal — doing, deed, work (value 180)
H6467,
פֹּעַל pôʻal, po'-al; from H6466; an act or work (concretely):—act, deed, do, getting, maker, work.work, deed, doing
deed, thing done
work, thing made
wages of work
acquisition (of treasure)
Used in 38 Verses, 10 Books 38  Occurrence Count
צֵל , masculine noun, tzeyl — a shadow (value 120)
H6738,
צֵל tsêl, tsale; from H6751; shade, whether literal or figurative:—defence, shade(-ow).shadow, shade
shadow (on dial)
shadow, shade (as protection)
shadow (symbolic of transitoriness of life)
Used in 47 Verses, 15 Books 49  Occurrence Count
קָוָה , verb, kava — to wait for (value 111)
H6960,
קָוָה qâvâh, kaw-vaw'; a primitive root; to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect:—gather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).to wait, look for, hope, expect
(Qal) waiting (participle)
(Piel)
to wait or look eagerly for
to lie in wait for
to wait for, linger for
to collect, bind together
(Niphal) to be collected
Used in 45 Verses, 9 Books 48  Occurrence Count
שָׁאַף , verb, shaʾaf — to gasp, pant, pant after, long for (value 381)
H7602,
שָׁאַף shâʼaph, shaw-af'; a primitive root; to inhale eagerly; figuratively, to cover; by implication, to be angry; also to hasten:—desire (earnestly), devour, haste, pant, snuff up, swallow up.to gasp, pant, pant after, long for, breathe heavily
(Qal)
to gasp, pant after, snuff up
to gasp or pant (with desire), pant after, be eager for
to thirst for one's blood (from actions of animals)(fig)
to crush, trample, trample upon
(Qal) to trample upon, crush
Used in 14 Verses, 7 Books 14  Occurrence Count
שָׂכִיר , adjective, sakhiyr — hired (value 530)
H7916,
שָׂכִיר sâkîyr, saw-keer'; from H7936; a man at wages by the day or year:—hired (man, servant), hireling.hired
hired (of animal)
hireling, hired labourer (subst)
mercenary
Used in 17 Verses, 7 Books 17  Occurrence Count
| Job 7:2Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work: |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| כְּעֶ֥בֶד יִשְׁאַף־צֵ֑ל וּ֝כְשָׂכִ֗יר יְקַוֶּ֥ה פָעֳלֽוֹ׃ |
| Verse #13011 (Ch. #443) — 6 words, 24 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| As a servant |
H5650ʿeved |
עֶבֶד |
76 |
| earnestly desireth |
H7602shaʾaf |
שָׁאַף |
381 |
| the shadow, |
H6738tzeyl |
צֵל |
120 |
| and as an hireling |
H7916sakhiyr |
שָׂכִיר |
530 |
| looketh |
H6960kava |
קָוָה |
111 |
| for the reward of his work: |
H6467poʿal |
פֹּעַל |
180 |
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