The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.
The waters weare the ſtones, thou † waſheſt away the things which growe out of the duſt of the earth, and thou deſtroyeſt the hope of man.
אָבַד , verb, ʾavad — to perish (value 7)
H6,
אָבַד ʼâbad, aw-bad'; a primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy):—break, destroy(-uction), not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, × and surely, take, be undone, × utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.perish, vanish, go astray, be destroyed
(Qal)
perish, die, be exterminated
perish, vanish (fig.)
be lost, strayed
(Piel)
to destroy, kill, cause to perish, to give up (as lost), exterminate
to blot out, do away with, cause to vanish, (fig.)
cause to stray, lose
(Hiphil)
to destroy, put to death
of divine judgment
object name of kings (fig.)
Used in 174 Verses, 25 Books 179  Occurrence Count
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
אֱנוֹשׁ , masculine noun, ʾenosh — man, mankind (value 357)
H582,
אֱנוֹשׁ ʼĕnôwsh, en-oshe'; from H605; properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively):—another, × (blood-) thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, × in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some (× of them), stranger, those, their trade. It is often unexpressed in the English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word. Compare H376.man, mortal man, person, mankind
of an individual
men (collective)
man, mankind
Used in 41 Verses, 6 Books 42  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
מַיִם , masculine noun, mayim — waters, water (value 90)
H4325,
מַיִם mayim, mah'-yim; dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen:— piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).water, waters
water
water of the feet, urine
of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.)
Used in 522 Verses, 33 Books 575  Occurrence Count
סָפִיחַ , masculine noun, safiyah — outpouring (value 158)
H5599,
סָפִיחַ çâphîyach, saw-fee'-akh; from H5596; something (spontaneously) falling off, i.e. a self-sown crop; figuratively, a freshet:—(such) things as (which) grow (of themselves), which groweth of its own accord (itself).outpouring
growth from spilled kernels, after-growth, volunteer plants
Used in 5 Verses, 4 Books 5  Occurrence Count
עָפָר , masculine noun, ʿafar — dry earth, dust (value 350)
H6083,
עָפָר ʻâphâr, aw-fawr'; from H6080; dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud:—ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.dry earth, dust, powder, ashes, earth, ground, mortar, rubbish
dry or loose earth
debris
mortar
ore
Used in 103 Verses, 25 Books 110  Occurrence Count
שָׁחַק , verb, shahak — to rub away, beat fine, pulverize (value 408)
H7833,
שָׁחַק shâchaq, shaw-khak'; a primitive root; to comminate (by trituration or attrition):—beat, wear.to rub away, beat fine, pulverise
(Qal)
to rub away
of incense, stones
of enemies (fig)
Used in 4 Verses, 4 Books 4  Occurrence Count
שָׁטַף , verb, shataf — to overflow, rinse or wash off (value 389)
H7857,
שָׁטַף shâṭaph, shaw-taf'; a primitive root; to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer:—drown, (over-) flow(-whelm, rinse, run, rush, (throughly) wash (away).to wash, rinse, overflow, engulf, rinse or wash off
(Qal)
to overflow
to flow, run
to rinse or wash off
(Niphal) to be swept away, be rinsed out
(Pual) to be rinsed, be scoured and rinsed
Used in 30 Verses, 10 Books 30  Occurrence Count
תִּקְוָה , feminine noun, tikva — cord (value 511)
H8615,
תִּקְוָה tiqvâh, tik-vaw'; from H6960; (compare H6961) literally a cord (as an attachment); figuratively, expectancy:—expectation(-ted), hope, live, thing that I long for.cord
hope, expectation
hope
ground of hope
things hoped for, outcome
Used in 33 Verses, 10 Books 33  Occurrence Count
| Job 14:19Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| אֲבָנִ֤ים ׀ שָׁ֥חֲקוּ מַ֗יִם תִּשְׁטֹֽף־סְפִיחֶ֥יהָ עֲפַר־אָ֑רֶץ וְתִקְוַ֖ת אֱנ֣וֹשׁ הֶאֱבַֽדְתָּ׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| The waters |
H4325mayim |
מַיִם |
90 |
| wear |
H7833shahak |
שָׁחַק |
408 |
| the stones: |
H68ʾeven |
אֶבֶן |
53 |
| thou washest away |
H7857shataf |
שָׁטַף |
389 |
| the things which grow |
H5599safiyah |
סָפִיחַ |
158 |
| out of the dust |
H6083ʿafar |
עָפָר |
350 |
| of the earth; |
H776ʾeretz |
אֶרֶץ |
291 |
| and thou destroyest |
H6ʾavad |
אָבַד |
7 |
| the hope |
H8615tikva |
תִּקְוָה |
511 |
| of man. |
H582ʾenosh |
אֱנוֹשׁ |
357 |
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