I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
I was a father to the poore: and the cauſe which I knewe not, I ſearched out.
אָב , masculine noun, ʾav — father (value 3)
H1,
אָב ʼâb, awb; a primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application:—chief, (fore-) father(-less), × patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.father of an individual
of God as father of his people
head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan
ancestor
grandfather, forefathers — of person
of people
originator or patron of a class, profession, or art
of producer, generator (fig.)
of benevolence and protection (fig.)
term of respect and honour
ruler or chief (spec.)
Used in 1059 Verses, 31 Books 1207  Occurrence Count
אֶבְיוֹן , adjective, ʾevyon — in want, needy, poor (value 69)
H34,
אֶבְיוֹן ʼebyôwn, eb-yone'; from H14, in the sense of want (especially in feeling); destitute:—beggar, needy, poor (man).in want, needy, chiefly poor, needy person
subject to oppression and abuse
needing help, deliverance from trouble, especially as delivered by God
general reference to lowest class
Used in 58 Verses, 11 Books 61  Occurrence Count
אָנֹכִי , personal pronoun, ʾanokhiy — I (value 81)
H595,
אָנֹכִי ʼânôkîy, aw-no-kee'; sometimes, אָנֹכִי ʼânôkîy; a primitive pronoun; I:—I, me, × which.Used in 335 Verses, 26 Books 356  Occurrence Count
חָקַר , verb, hakar — to search (value 308)
H2713,
חָקַר châqar, khaw-kar'; a primitive root; properly, to penetrate; hence, to examine intimately:—find out, (make) search (out), seek (out), sound, try.to search, search for, search out, examine, investigate
(Qal)
to search (for)
to search through, explore
to examine thoroughly
(Niphal)
to be searched out, be found out, be ascertained, be examined
(Piel) to search out, seek out
Used in 26 Verses, 14 Books 27  Occurrence Count
יָדַע , verb, yadaʿ — to know (value 84)
H3045,
יָדַע yâdaʻ, yaw-dah'; a primitive root; to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.):—acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, × could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-) norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, be learned, lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, × prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), × will be, wist, wit, wot.to know
(Qal)
to know
to know, learn to know
to perceive
to perceive and see, find out and discern
to discriminate, distinguish
to know by experience
to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess
to consider
to know, be acquainted with
to know (a person carnally)
to know how, be skilful in
to have knowledge, be wise
(Niphal)
to be made known, be or become known, be revealed
to make oneself known
to be perceived
to be instructed
(Piel) to cause to know
(Poal) to cause to know
(Pual)
to be known
known, one known, acquaintance (participle)
(Hiphil) to make known, declare
(Hophal) to be made known
(Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself
Used in 873 Verses, 35 Books 930  Occurrence Count
לֹא , adverb, loʾ — not (value 31)
H3808,
לֹא lôʼ, lo; or לוֹא lôwʼ; or לֹה lôh; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; + not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles:—× before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (× as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.not, no
not (with verb - absolute prohibition)
not (with modifier - negation)
nothing (subst)
without (with particle)
before (of time)
Used in 3966 Verses, 39 Books 5186  Occurrence Count
רִיב , masculine noun, riyv — strife, dispute (value 212)
H7379,
רִיב rîyb, reeb; or רִב rib; from H7378; a contest (personal or legal):— adversary, cause, chiding, contend(-tion), controversy, multitude (from the margin), pleading, strife, strive(-ing), suit.strife, controversy, dispute
strife, quarrel
dispute, controversy, case at law
Used in 60 Verses, 17 Books 61  Occurrence Count
| Job 29:16Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| אָ֣ב אָ֭נֹכִֽי לָֽאֶבְיוֹנִ֑ים וְרִ֖ב לֹא־יָדַ֣עְתִּי אֶחְקְרֵֽהוּ׃ |
| Verse #13549 (Ch. #465) — 7 words, 30 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| I was a father |
H1ʾav |
אָב |
3 |
| to the poor: |
H34ʾevyon |
אֶבְיוֹן |
69 |
| and the cause |
H7379riyv |
רִיב |
212 |
| which I knew |
H3045yadaʿ |
יָדַע |
84 |
| not I searched out. |
H2713hakar |
חָקַר |
308 |
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