If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.
If I waite, the graue is mine houſe: I haue made my bedde in the darkneſſe.
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
בַּיִת , proper patrial adjective, adverb, masculine noun, bayit — a house (value 412)
H1004,
בַּיִת bayith, bah'-yith; probably from H1129 abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.):—court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, × great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).house
house, dwelling habitation
shelter or abode of animals
human bodies (fig.)
of Sheol
of abode of light and darkness
of land of Ephraim
place
receptacle
home, house as containing a family
household, family
those belonging to the same household
family of descendants, descendants as organized body
household affairs
inwards (metaph.)
(TWOT) temple
adverb
on the inside
preposition
within
Used in 1712 Verses, 38 Books 2045  Occurrence Count
חֹשֶׁךְ , masculine noun, hoshekh — darkness, obscurity (value 328)
H2822,
חֹשֶׁךְ chôshek, kho-shek'; from H2821; the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness:—dark(-ness), night, obscurity.darkness, obscurity
darkness
secret place
Used in 77 Verses, 18 Books 80  Occurrence Count
יָצוּעַ , masculine noun, yatzuaʿ — a couch, bed (value 176)
H3326,
יָצוּעַ yâtsûwaʻ, yaw-tsoo'-ah; passive participle of H3331; spread, i.e. a bed; (architecture) an extension, i.e. wing or lean-to (a single story or collectively):—bed, chamber, couch.Used in 8 Verses, 5 Books 8  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
רָפַד , verb, rafad — to spread (value 284)
H7502,
רָפַד râphad, raw-fad'; a primitive root; to spread (a bed); by implication, to refresh:—comfort, make (a bed), spread.to spread
(Qal) to spread
(Piel) to spread out, support
Used in 3 Verses, 2 Books 3  Occurrence Count
שְׁאוֹל , feminine noun, shəʾol — underworld (place to which people descend at death) (value 337)
H7585,
שְׁאוֹל sheʼôwl, sheh-ole'; or שְׁאֹל sheʼôl; from H7592; hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates:—grave, hell, pit.sheol, underworld, grave, hell, pit
the underworld
Sheol - the OT designation for the abode of the dead
place of no return
without praise of God
wicked sent there for punishment
righteous not abandoned to it
of the place of exile (fig)
of extreme degradation in sin
Used in 64 Verses, 17 Books 66  Occurrence Count
| Job 17:13Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| אִם־אֲ֭קַוֶּה שְׁא֣וֹל בֵּיתִ֑י בַּ֝חֹ֗שֶׁךְ רִפַּ֥דְתִּי יְצוּעָֽי׃ |
| Verse #13274 (Ch. #453) — 7 words, 28 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| If I wait, |
H6960kava |
קָוָה |
111 |
| the grave |
H7585shəʾol |
שְׁאוֹל |
337 |
| is mine house: |
H1004bayit |
בַּיִת |
412 |
| I have made |
H7502rafad |
רָפַד |
284 |
| my bed |
H3326yatzuaʿ |
יָצוּעַ |
176 |
| in the darkness. |
H2822hoshekh |
חֹשֶׁךְ |
328 |
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