What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
What is the Almightie, that wee ſhould ſerue him? and what profite ſhould we haue, if we pray vnto him?
יָעַל , verb, yaʿal — to confer or gain profit or benefit (value 110)
H3276,
יָעַל yâʻal, yaw-al'; a primitive root; properly, to ascend; figuratively, to be valuable (objectively; useful, subjectively; benefited):—× at all, set forward, can do good, (be, have) profit, (able).(Hiphil) to gain, profit, benefit, avail
Used in 21 Verses, 6 Books 23  Occurrence Count
כִּי , conjunction, kiy — that, for, when (value 30)
H3588,
כִּי kîy, kee; a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed:—and, (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), but, certainly, doubtless, else, even, except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, (al-) though, till, truly, until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since
that
yea, indeed
when (of time)
when, if, though (with a concessive force)
because, since (causal connection)
but (after negative)
that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if
but rather, but
except that
only, nevertheless
surely
that is
but if
for though
forasmuch as, for therefore
Used in 3909 Verses, 39 Books 4487  Occurrence Count
מָה , indefinite pronoun, interrogative pronoun, ma — what? how? anything (value 45)
H4100,
מָה mâh, maw; or מַה mah; or מָ mâ; or מַ ma; also מֶה meh; a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses:—how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.interrogative pronoun
what, how, of what kind
(interrogative)
what?
of what kind
what? (rhetorical)
whatsoever, whatever, what
(adverb)
how, how now
why
how! (exclamation)
(with preposition)
wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means?
because of what?
the like of what?
how much?, how many?, how often?
for how long?
for what reason?, why?, to what purpose?
until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore?
indefinite pronoun
anything, aught, what may
Used in 650 Verses, 37 Books 744  Occurrence Count
עָבַד , verb, ʿavad — to work, serve (value 76)
H5647,
עָבַד ʻâbad, aw-bad'; a primitive root; to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.:—× be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, husbandman, keep, labour(-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve(-ing, self), (be, become) servant(-s), do (use) service, till(-er), transgress (from margin), (set a) work, be wrought, worshipper,to work, serve
(Qal)
to labour, work, do work
to work for another, serve another by labour
to serve as subjects
to serve (God)
to serve (with Levitical service)
(Niphal)
to be worked, be tilled (of land)
to make oneself a servant
(Pual) to be worked
(Hiphil)
to compel to labour or work, cause to labour, cause to serve
to cause to serve as subjects
(Hophal) to be led or enticed to serve
Used in 262 Verses, 25 Books 289  Occurrence Count
פָּגַע , verb, pagaʿ — to meet, encounter, reach (value 153)
H6293,
פָּגַע pâgaʻ, paw-gah'; a primitive root; to impinge, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunity:—come (betwixt), cause to entreat, fall (upon), make intercession, intercessor, intreat, lay, light (upon), meet (together), pray, reach, run.to encounter, meet, reach, entreat, make intercession
(Qal)
to meet, light upon, join
to meet (of kindness)
to encounter, fall upon (of hostility)
to encounter, entreat (of request)
to strike, touch (of boundary)
(Hiphil)
to cause to light upon
to cause to entreat
to make entreaty, interpose
to make attack
to reach the mark
Used in 43 Verses, 13 Books 46  Occurrence Count
שַׁדַּי , masculine noun with reference to deity, shadday — field, land (value 314)
H7706,
שַׁדַּי Shadday, shad-dah'-ee; from H7703; the Almighty:—Almighty.almighty, most powerful
Shaddai, the Almighty (of God)
Used in 48 Verses, 9 Books 48  Occurrence Count
| Job 21:15Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him? |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| מַה־שַׁדַּ֥י כִּֽי־נַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ וּמַה־נּ֝וֹעִ֗יל כִּ֣י נִפְגַּע־בּֽוֹ׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| What is the Almighty, |
H7706shadday |
שַׁדַּי |
314 |
| that we should serve |
H5647ʿavad |
עָבַד |
76 |
| him? and what profit |
H3276yaʿal |
יָעַל |
110 |
| should we have, if we pray unto him? |
H6293pagaʿ |
פָּגַע |
153 |
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