Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
Or ſpeake to the earth, and it ſhall teach thee; and the fiſhes of the ſea ſhall declare vnto thee.
אוֹ , conjunction, ʾo — or (value 7)
H176,
אוֹ ʼôw, o; presumed to be the 'constructive' or genitival form of אַו ʼav ; short for H185; desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if:—also, and, either, if, at the least, × nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.or, rather
implying that the latter choice is preferred
or if, introducing an example to be seen under a particular principle
(in series) either...or, whether...or
if perchance
except, or else
whether, not the least, if, otherwise, also, and, then
Used in 218 Verses, 21 Books 321 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
דָּג , masculine noun, dag — a fish (value 7)
H1709,
דָּג dâg, dawg; or (fully) דָּאג dâʼg; (Nehemiah 13:16), from H1711; a fish (as prolific); or perhaps rather from H1672 (as timid); but still better from H1672 (in the sense of squirming, i.e. moving by the vibratory action of the tail); a fish (often used collectively):—fish.Used in 18 Verses, 13 Books 19 Occurrence Count
יָם , masculine noun, yam — sea (value 50)
H3220,
יָם yâm, yawm; from an unused root meaning to roar; a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south:—sea (× -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).sea
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Dead Sea
Sea of Galilee
sea (general)
mighty river (Nile)
the sea (the great basin in the temple court)
seaward, west, westward
Used in 339 Verses, 35 Books 389 Occurrence Count
יָרָה , verb, yara — to throw, shoot (value 215)
H3384,
יָרָה yârâh, yaw-raw'; or (2 Chronicles 26:15) יָרָא yârâʼ; a primitive root; properly, to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach:—(+) archer, cast, direct, inform, instruct, lay, shew, shoot, teach(-er,-ing), through.to throw, shoot, cast, pour
(Qal)
to throw, cast
to cast, lay, set
to shoot arrows
to throw water, rain
(Niphal) to be shot
(Hiphil)
to throw, cast
to shoot
to point out, show
to direct, teach, instruct
to throw water, rain
Used in 75 Verses, 21 Books 80 Occurrence Count
סָפַר , masculine noun, verb, safar — to count, recount, relate (value 340)
H5608,
סָפַר çâphar, saw-far'; a primitive root; properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate:—commune, (ac-) count; declare, number, penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.verb
to count, recount, relate
(Qal)
to count (things)
to number, take account of, reckon
(Niphal) to be counted, be numbered
(Piel) to recount, rehearse, declare
to recount (something), rehearse
to talk
to count exactly or accurately
(Pual) to be recounted, be rehearsed, be related
masculine noun
enumerator, muster-officer, secretary, scribe
enumerator, muster-officer, secretary
learned man, scribe
Used in 154 Verses, 24 Books 160 Occurrence Count
שִׂיחַ , verb, siyah — to muse, complain, talk (of) (value 318)
H7878,
שִׂיחַ sîyach, see'-akh; a primitive root; to ponder, i.e. (by implication) converse (with oneself, and hence, aloud) or (transitively) utter:—commune, complain, declare, meditate, muse, pray, speak, talk (with).to put forth, mediate, muse, commune, speak, complain, ponder, sing
(Qal)
to complain
to muse, meditate upon, study, ponder
to talk, sing, speak
(Polel) to meditate, consider, put forth thoughts
Used in 20 Verses, 6 Books 20 Occurrence Count
| Job 12:8Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| א֤וֹ שִׂ֣יחַ לָאָ֣רֶץ וְתֹרֶ֑ךָּ וִֽיסַפְּר֥וּ לְ֝ךָ֗ דְּגֵ֣י הַיָּֽם׃ |
| Verse #13137 (Ch. #448) — 8 words, 27 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Or speak |
H7878siyah |
שִׂיחַ |
318 |
| to the earth, |
H776ʾeretz |
אֶרֶץ |
291 |
| and it shall teach |
H3384yara |
יָרָה |
215 |
| thee: and the fishes |
H1709dag |
דָּג |
7 |
| of the sea |
H3220yam |
יָם |
50 |
| shall declare unto thee. |
H5608safar |
סָפַר |
340 |
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