Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass?
Is my ſtrength the ſtrength of ſtones? or is my fleſh † of braſſe?
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
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
בָּשָׂר , masculine noun, basar — flesh (value 502)
H1320,
בָּשָׂר bâsâr, baw-sawr'; from H1319; flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man:—body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-) kind, nakedness, self, skin.flesh
of the body
of humans
of animals
the body itself
male organ of generation (euphemism)
kindred, blood-relations
flesh as frail or erring (man against God)
all living things
animals
mankind
Used in 241 Verses, 27 Books 268  Occurrence Count
כֹּחַ , masculine noun, koah — a small reptile (of unknown species) (value 28)
H3581,
כֹּחַ kôach, ko'-akh; or (Daniel 11:6) כּוֹחַ kôwach; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard:—ability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.strength, power, might
human strength
strength (of angels)
power (of God)
strength (of animals)
strength, produce, wealth (of soil)
a small reptile, probably a kind of lizard, which is unclean
perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning is unknown
Used in 121 Verses, 28 Books 126  Occurrence Count
נָחוּשׁ , adjective, nahush — of bronze (value 364)
H5153,
נָחוּשׁ nâchûwsh, naw-khoosh'; apparently passive participle of H5172 (perhaps in the sense of ringing), i.e. bell-metal; or from the red color of the throat of a serpent (H5175, as denominative) when hissing); coppery, i.e. (figuratively) hard:—of brass.Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
| Job 6:12Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass? |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| אִם־כֹּ֣חַ אֲבָנִ֣ים כֹּחִ֑י אִֽם־בְּשָׂרִ֥י נָחֽוּשׁ׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Is my strength |
H3581koah |
כֹּחַ |
28 |
| the strength |
H3581koah |
כֹּחַ |
28 |
| of stones? |
H68ʾeven |
אֶבֶן |
53 |
| or is my flesh |
H1320basar |
בָּשָׂר |
502 |
| of brass? |
H5153nahush |
נָחוּשׁ |
364 |
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