Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?
Doeth the wilde aſſe bray † when he hath graſſe? or loweth the oxe ouer his fodder?
אִם , particle, ʾim — if (value 41)
H518,
אִם ʼim, eem; a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not:—(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), + but, either, + except, + more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, + save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, + surely (no more, none, not), though, + of a truth, + unless, + verily, when, whereas, whether, while, + yet.if
conditional clauses
of possible situations
of impossible situations
oath contexts
no, not
if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or
when, whenever
since
interrogative particle
but rather
Used in 931 Verses, 37 Books 1070  Occurrence Count
בְּלִיל , masculine noun, bəliyl — fodder (value 72)
H1098,
בְּלִיל belîyl, bel-eel'; from H1101; mixed, i.e. (specifically) feed (for cattle):—corn, fodder, provender.Used in 3 Verses, 2 Books 3  Occurrence Count
גָּעָה , verb, gaʿa — to low (value 78)
H1600,
גָּעָה gâʻâh, gaw-aw'; a primitive root; to bellow (as cattle):—low.(Qal) to low, bellow (of cattle)
Used in 2 Verses, 2 Books 2  Occurrence Count
דֶּשֶׁא , masculine noun, desheʾ — grass (value 305)
H1877,
דֶּשֶׁא desheʼ, deh'-sheh; from H1876; a sprout; by analogy, grass:—(tender) grass, green, (tender) herb.grass, new grass, green herb, vegetation, young
Used in 15 Verses, 9 Books 15  Occurrence Count
נָהַק , verb, nahak — to bray, cry (value 155)
H5101,
נָהַק nâhaq, naw-hak'; a primitive root; to bray (as an ass), scream (from hunger):—bray.(Qal) to bray, cry, cry out
Used in 2 Verses, 1 Book 2  Occurrence Count
עַל , conjunction, preposition, ʿal — upon, above, over (value 100)
H5921,
עַל ʻal, al; properly, the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications:—above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, × as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, × both and, by (reason of), × had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, × with.preposition
upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards
above, beyond, over (of excess)
above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)
upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)
over (of suspension or extension)
by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to,, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
to (as a dative)
conjunction
because that, because, notwithstanding, although
Used in 4492 Verses, 39 Books 5753  Occurrence Count
פֶּרֶא , masculine noun, pereʾ — a wild donkey (value 281)
H6501,
פֶּרֶא pereʼ, peh'-reh; or פֶּרֶה pereh; (Jeremiah 2:24), from H6500 in the secondary sense of running wild; the onager:—wild (ass).Used in 10 Verses, 6 Books 10  Occurrence Count
שׁוֹר , masculine noun, shor — a head of cattle (bullock, ox, etc.) (value 506)
H7794,
שׁוֹר shôwr, shore; from H7788; a bullock (as a traveller):—bull(-ock), cow, ox, wall (by mistake for H7791).ox, bull, a head of cattle
for plowing, for food, as sacrifice
Used in 69 Verses, 17 Books 79  Occurrence Count
| Job 6:5Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder? |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| הֲיִֽנְהַק־פֶּ֥רֶא עֲלֵי־דֶ֑שֶׁא אִ֥ם יִגְעֶה־שּׁ֝֗וֹר עַל־בְּלִילֽוֹ׃ |
| Verse #12984 (Ch. #442) — 9 words, 30 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Doth the wild ass |
H6501pereʾ |
פֶּרֶא |
281 |
| bray |
H5101nahak |
נָהַק |
155 |
| when he hath grass? |
H1877desheʾ |
דֶּשֶׁא |
305 |
| or loweth |
H1600gaʿa |
גָּעָה |
78 |
| the ox |
H7794shor |
שׁוֹר |
506 |
| over his fodder? |
H1098bəliyl |
בְּלִיל |
72 |
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