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Job 14:1 — Word Study

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WLCאָ֭דָם יְל֣וּד אִשָּׁ֑ה קְצַ֥ר יָ֝מִ֗ים וּֽשְׂבַֽע־ רֹֽגֶז׃

BSAManʼâdâm [the human, mortal] who is bornyâlad [brought forth, begotten] of womanʼishshâh [a female, wife] is shortqâtsêr [of few days, brief] of daysyôwm [time, lifespan] and fullsâbêaʻ [sated, filled] of troublerôgez [turmoil, commotion]

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Job 14:1quick helps
In a sentenceJob reflects on the brevity of human life and the troubles that accompany it.
Who is speakingJob, lamenting the human condition.
Where we areIn a discourse on mortality and suffering.
The hard wordרֹֽגֶז
Take awayLife is fleeting and filled with turmoil.
8 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause verbיָלַד The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
How rare are these words?in the Old Testament

Every word here is used elsewhere in the Old Testament.

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Deep Study — Job 14:1

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Context — Job's Reflection on Human Lifegenerated

1“Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble.
2Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.
3Do You open Your eyes to one like this? Will You bring him into judgment before You?
4Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one!

Job 14:1 presents a somber view of humanity, emphasizing the transient nature of life and the inevitable troubles that accompany it. Job contemplates the condition of man, born of woman, and draws attention to the brevity of days and the fullness of trouble that characterizes human existence. This theme resonates throughout the book of Job, where suffering and the human experience are central topics.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Job 15:14What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?
2Job 25:4How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure?
3Psalm 51:5Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
4Matthew 11:11Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
5Job 7:1–6“Is not man consigned to labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired hand?

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 10 references, hung on the phrase they belong to


The Key Word אָדָם, 'A.domgenerated

The Hebrew word אָדָם (adam) signifies 'man' or 'mankind,' encompassing both individual humans and the species as a whole. It is also the name of the first man in the Bible, Adam, who is mentioned in various verses, including Genesis 2:19.

In this verse, it highlights the mortal aspect of humanity, emphasizing our shared condition and vulnerability. The parsing shows it as a common noun, masculine singular, indicating a general reference to humankind.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

All translations agree on the essential meaning of the verse, capturing the essence of human life as brief and troubled.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The main clause is governed by the subject אָדָם, man, followed by a series of descriptive phrases: יְל֣וּד אִשָּׁ֑ה, born of woman, and the predicate phrases קְצַ֥ר יָ֝מִ֗ים, short of days, and וּֽשְׂבַֽע־ רֹֽגֶז, full of trouble.

This structure emphasizes the condition of humanity, with the finite verb implied in the context, highlighting the existential nature of the statement.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates יְל֣וּד with γεννητὸς (genētos), which carries the meaning of 'born' or 'generated.' This choice reflects a focus on the act of birth and the human condition.

The use of γεννητὸς narrows the emphasis on the origin of humanity, reinforcing the theme of mortality and the troubles of life.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Job 14:1 tells us that man, born of a woman, has a short life filled with trouble. This reflects the human experience of mortality and the struggles that come with it.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What does it mean that man is born of a woman?

This phrase emphasizes the human condition and the shared experience of being born into a world of challenges and limitations.

Why does Job say life is short and full of trouble?

Job reflects on the fleeting nature of life and the inevitable suffering that accompanies human existence, a theme that resonates throughout the book.

How does this verse relate to the overall message of Job?

This verse encapsulates the core struggle of Job's narrative, exploring themes of suffering, mortality, and the human condition.

What can we learn from Job's reflection on human life?

Job's insights remind us of the fragility of life and the importance of acknowledging our struggles and the transient nature of our existence.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. How do I understand the brevity of my own life in the context of my experiences?
  2. In what ways can I find meaning amidst the troubles I face?
  3. How does recognizing our shared human condition affect my relationships with others?
  4. What comfort can I draw from Job's reflections on suffering and mortality?

The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it

Early commentators reflect on this verse to discuss the nature of humanity and the troubles of life, drawing from Job's observations.

Hesychius of JerusalemHOMILIES ON Job 16.14.1-2 d. after 451
Man, who is born of a woman, “has a short life,” because he has been ordered to return to the earth. With regard to the expression “full of wrath,” Job thinks about that moment in which man received the order to observe the commandment but…
Early Church Fathers on Job 14 →
Gregory the DialogistMorals on the Book of Job, Book XI c. 540–604
Man that is born of a woman liveth a short time, and is full of many miseries. In Sacred Writ 'woman' is taken either for the sex, or else for 'frailty.' For the 'sex,' as where it is written, God sent forth His Son, made of a woman,
Early Church Fathers on Job 14 →

Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Job 14:1 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Man [that is] born of a woman,.... Man, Adam; not the first man, so called, for he was made and created out of the dust of the earth, and not born of a woman; the woman was made out of him, and not

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Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary

Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. Woman - feeble, and in the East looked down upon (Genesis 2:21).

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Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy Bible

JOB CHAPTER 14 Man’ s natural misery, sin, and short life, our plea with God not to disturb us by his power, but suffer us to accomplish our appointed time, . The other creatures decay and revive; but man, once dead, returneth not till the end of all things, . He wisheth to be hid in the grave, in hopes of the resurrection, ; for that here God was strict in marking his iniquity, and prevailed against him, . Man’ s misery with respect to his children, ,22. That is born of a woman. This expression is here used, either, 1. To intimate the cause of man’ s misery, that he was born of a woman, a weak creature, , and withal corrupt and sinful, and of that sex by which sin and calamity was brought…

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John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 14:1 Man [that is] born of a woman [is] of few days, and full of trouble.Ver. 1. Man that is born of a woman, &c.] Or, that is borne about by a woman in her womb. Job’ s design is here to set forth the misery of man (whom in the last verse of the former chapter he had compared, 1. To a rotten thing; 2. To a moth eaten garment), ab exordio ad exodium, from his conception to his dissolution. Man, earthly man, that is born of a woman, or mannesse, that weaker vessel, who both breedeth, beareth, and bringeth forth in sorrow a weak sorry man, Genesis 3:16, and is (as Gregory expresseth it) ante partum onerosa, in partu dolorosa, post partum laboriosa, every way calamitous; neither is her…

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Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

XIV.(1) Man that is born of a woman is of few days.—He now takes occasion to dilate on the miserable estate of man generally, rising from the particular instance in himself to the common lot of the race. It is not improbable that these words should be connected with the last of the former chapter. He, as a rotten thing, consumeth—a man born of woman, short of days and full of trouble, who came forth as a flower and was (began to be) cut off (at once); who fled as the shadow that abideth not. After having resolved to come into judgment with God, he pictures to himself the miserable creature with whom God will have to contend if He contends with him.

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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

CHAPTER XIV The shortness, misery, and sinfulness of man's life, 14. The unavoidable necessity of death; and the hope of a general resurrection, 5-15. Job deplores his own state, and the general wretchedness of man, 16-22. NOTES ON CHAP. XIV Verse 1. Man-born of a woman] There is a delicacy in the original, not often observed: אדם ילוד אשה Adam yelud ishah, "Adam born of a woman, few of days, and full of tremor." Adam, who did not spring from woman, but was immediately formed by God, had many days, for he lived nine hundred and thirty years; during which time neither sin nor death had multiplied in the earth, as they were found in the days of Job. But the Adam who springs now from woman, in…

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

Ch. Job 14:1. In the last verse of ch. 13. Job thought of himself as one of the race of men, and now he speaks of the characteristics of this race. born of a woman] The offspring of one herself weak and doomed to sorrow (Genesis 3:16) must also be weak and doomed to trouble, cf. ch. Job 15:14, Job 25:4.

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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Man that is born of a woman - See the notes at Job 13:28. The object of Job in these verses, is to show the frailty and feebleness of man.

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The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company

Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.

Modern formal

BSBBerean Standard Bible2020

“Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

“Man, who is born of a woman, is of few days, and full of trouble.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

“Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble.

NETBNew English Translation2006

“Man, born of woman, lives but a few days, and they are full of trouble.

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

Man, that is born of a woman, Is of few days, and full of trouble.

RVARevised Version, American1894

Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

Man that is borne of woman, is of short continuance, and full of trouble.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

Man, born of woman, is of few days, and full of trouble.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

Man, born of woman! Of few days, and full of trouble!

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

“Man, born of woman! Of few days, and full of trouble!

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

Man born of a woman is short of days, and sated with harrowing trouble.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

Man, who is born of woman, lives only a few days and is full of trouble.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

Man born of a woman, living for a short time, is filled with many miseries.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

“Life is short and full of trouble,

BBEBible in Basic English1949

As for man, the son of woman, his days are short and full of trouble.

Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.


The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank

This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.

clausenoun phrase · subjectאָ֭דָםa.human.beingnoun phraseיְל֣וּדbornאִשָּׁ֑הof.a.womanadjective phrase · predicateadjective phraseקְצַ֥ר[is].shortיָ֝מִ֗יםof.daysוּֽandadjective phraseשְׂבַֽעsurfeitedרֹֽגֶזof.turmoil

Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.


The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran

The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint largely agree in their wording, with five of the seven words matching. The Septuagint presents a different word order, but the essential meaning remains consistent.

Masoretic TextLeningrad Codex, c. AD 1008 — the text this page is built on

אָ֭דָם יְל֣וּד אִשָּׁ֑ה קְצַ֥ר יָ֝מִ֗ים וּֽשְׂבַֽע־ רֹֽגֶז׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
יְל֣וּדγεννητὸςאִשָּׁ֑הγυναικὸςיָ֝מִ֗יםὀλιγόβιοςוּֽשְׂבַֽע־πλήρηςרֹֽגֶז׃ὀργῆς

5 of the 7 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.

Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.


The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with

This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.

Job 14:1אָדָםa human beia human beingאָדָםיָלַדborn ofborn ofיָלַדאִשָּׁהa womana womanאִשָּׁהקָצֵר[is] short [is] short ofקָצֵריוֹםdaysdaysיוֹםשָׂבֵעַand surfeitand surfeited oשָׂבֵעַרֹ֫גֶזturmoilturmoilרֹ֫גֶזאָדֹםto reddento reddenאָדֹםקָצֵרbe shortbe shortקָצֵרשָׂבֵעַto satisfyto satisfyשָׂבֵעַרָגַזto trembleto trembleרָגַזאִישׁmanmanאִישׁאֱנוֹשׁhumanhumanאֱנוֹשׁדְּמוּתlikenesslikenessדְּמוּתבְּהֵמָהanimalanimalבְּהֵמָהשֶׁ֫לַחShelahShelahשֶׁ֫לַחהָרָהto conceivto conceiveהָרָהטַףchildchildטַףנָכְרִיforeignforeignנָכְרִיאִוֶּ֫לֶתfollyfollyאִוֶּ֫לֶתחָתַתto to be dto to be dismayחָתַתשְׁבִיעִיseventhseventhשְׁבִיעִישַׁבָּתSabbathSabbathשַׁבָּתשֵׂיבָהgreyheadedgreyheadedשֵׂיבָהנַפְתָּלִיNaphtaliNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִי
meets it a little oftener than chancemeets it far oftener than chancebuilt from the same roottwo words of the verse share ita word of this versea related word

Lexicons — every word in Job 14:1

One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.

Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.

a human being born of a woman [is] short of days and surfeited of turmoil
אָ֭דָם'A.dom a human being H120 Noun common · masculine singular absolute
551× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Adam was the first human, created by God and mentioned in Genesis 2:19, who married Eve and had sons including Cain, Abel, and Seth.
Amplified meaning
the human, mortal
Tyndale gloss
the man (Adam)
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אָדָם (adam) refers to 'man' or 'mankind,' encompassing both individual humans and the species as a whole. It is also the name of the first man in the Bible, Adam, who is mentioned in various verses, including Genesis 2:19. The term can denote a city in the Jordan valley as well. The entries indicate a range of meanings, but there is no significant disagreement among them.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אָדָם 560 n.m. Gn 1:27 man, mankind

a man = human being

coll. man, mankind

n.pr.m. Adam, first man (without art.)

n.pr.loc. city in Jordan valley (as built?)

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H120 אָדָם man, mankind . a man = human being

. coll. man, mankind

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

120 'adam aw-dawm'

from 119; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the

species, mankind, etc.):--X another, + hypocrite, + common

sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person.

see HEBREW for 0119

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אָדָם (a.dam) — man.

1) man, mankind

1a) man, human being

1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT)

1c) Adam, first man

1d) city in Jordan valley

אָדָם (a.dam) — the man (Adam).

The first named man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.2.19;

married to Eve (H2332);

father of: Cain (H7014B), Abel (H1893) and Seth (H8352); also translated "man" at Gen.2.19,21,23; 3.8,9,20; 5.2; "mankind" at Deu.32.8; "others" at Job.31.33;

Another spelling of a.dam (אָדָם "Adam" H0121)

man, human being

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absolute
HNcmsa
a human being born of a woman [is] short of days and surfeited of turmoil
יְל֣וּדye.Lud born of H3205 Verb · Qal · participle (passive) masculine singular common
496× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means to give birth or beget a child, like when Eve gave birth to Cain in Genesis 4:1. It can also mean to help someone give birth, like a midwife. This word is used in many KJV translations, including Genesis and Isaiah.
Amplified meaning
brought forth, begotten
Tyndale gloss
to beget
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word יָלַד (*yalad*) means to bear, bring forth, or beget, and it encompasses various forms of childbirth and lineage declaration. It can refer to both the act of giving birth and the role of a midwife. The entries also note its use in contexts of distress and wicked behavior, as well as in reference to birthdays.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

יָלַד 497 vb. bear, bring forth, beget

Qal

bear, bring forth

less often beget

of both parents

Niph. be born

Pi. cause (or help) to bring forth, viz., assist or tend as midwife

Pu. be born

Hiph.

beget (a father a child)

bear

Hoph. day of one's being born = birthday

Hithp. declared their pedigree

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3205 יָלַד bear, bring forth, beget .. bear, bring forth

. less often beget

. of both parents

. be born

. cause (or help) to bring forth, viz., assist or tend as midwife

. be born

. . beget (a father a child)

. bear

. day of one's being born = birthday

. declared their pedigree

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3205 yalad yaw-lad'

a primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget;

medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show

lineage:--bear, beget, birth((-day)), born, (make to) bring

forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be

delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch,

labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be

the son of, (woman in, woman that) travail(-eth, -ing woman).

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

יָלַד (ya.lad) — to beget.

1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to bear, bring forth

1a1a) of child birth

1a1b) of distress (simile)

1a1c) of wicked (behaviour)

1a2) to beget

1b) (Niphal) to be born

1c) (Piel)

1c1) to cause or help to bring forth

1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife

1c3) midwife (participle)

1d) (Pual) to be born

1e) (Hiphil)

1e1) to beget (a child)

1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity)

1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive)

1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Qal-Inf-c — Verb · Qal · participle (passive) masculine singular common
HVqsmsc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ov:

(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.

I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:1.

The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.

That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.

Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…

a human being born of a woman [is] short of days and surfeited of turmoil
אִשָּׁ֑ה'i.Shah a woman H802 Noun common · feminine singular absolute
781× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for woman, used to describe a female person, wife, or animal, appears in many biblical passages, including Genesis and Exodus, and is often translated as woman, wife, or female.
Amplified meaning
a female, wife
Tyndale gloss
woman
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אִשָּׁה (ishshah) means 'woman,' 'wife,' or 'female.' It can refer to a woman in general, a wife in relation to a man, or the female of animals. The term also has distributive and reciprocal uses, indicating 'each woman' from her neighbor. The word is derived from the masculine forms אִישׁ (ish) and אִישָׁה (ishah), indicating a broad range of meanings.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אִשָּׁה 773 n.f. woman, wife, female

woman

Wife (woman belonging to a man, usually cstr. or sf.)

Female of animals

With distrib. & recipr. sense, each woman from her neighbor; each one

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H802 אִשָּׁה woman, wife, female . woman

. Wife (woman belonging to a man, usually cstr. or sf.)

. Female of animals

. With distrib. & recipr. sense, each woman from her neighbor; each one

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

802 'ishshah ish-shaw'

feminine of 376 or 582; irregular plural, nashiym

{naw-sheem'}; a woman (used in the same wide sense as

582):--(adulter)ess, each, every, female, X many, + none,

one, + together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.

see HEBREW for 0376

see HEBREW for 0582

see HEBREW for 0582

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) — woman.

: woman

1) woman, wife, female

1a) woman (opposite of man)

1b) wife (woman married to a man)

1c) female (of animals)

1d) each, every (pronoun)

אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) — woman: wife.

: wife/widow

1) woman, wife, female

1a) woman (opposite of man)

1b) wife (woman married to a man)

1c) female (of animals)

1d) each, every (pronoun)

אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) — woman: another.

: another

1) woman, wife, female

1a) woman (opposite of man)

1b) wife (woman married to a man)

1c) female (of animals)

1d) each, every (pronoun)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-fs — Noun common · feminine singular absolute
HNcfsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

woom'-an ('ishshah, "a woman" (feminine of 'ish, "a man"]; gune, "a woman" "wife"):

I. IN THE CREATIVE PLAN

II. IN OLD TESTAMENT TIMES

1. Prominence of Women

2. Social Equality

3. Marriage Laws

4. Inheritance

5. Domestic Duties

6. Dress and Ornaments

7. Religious Devotion and Service

(1) in Idolatry and False Religion

(2) in Spiritual Religion

III. INTER-TESTAMENTAL ERA

IV. IN NEW TESTAMENT TIMES

1. Mary and Elisabeth

2. Jesus and Women

3. In the Early Church

4. Official Service

5. Widows

6. Deaconesses

IV. LATER TIMES

1. Changes in Character and Condition

2. Notable Examples of Christian Womanhood

3. Woman in the 20th Century

The generic term "man" includes woman. In the narrative of the creation (Ge 1:26,27) Adam is a collective term for mankind. It may signify human being, male or female, or humanity entire. "God said, Let us make man .... and let them"…

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Woman

Was “taken out of man” (Gen. 2:23), and therefore the man has the preeminence. “The head of the woman is the man;” but yet honour is to be shown to the wife, “as unto the weaker vessel” (1 Cor. 11:3, 8, 9; 1 Pet. 3:7). Several women are mentioned in Scripture as having been endowed with prophetic gifts, as Miriam (Ex. 15:20), Deborah (Judg. 4:4, 5), Huldah (2 Kings 22:14), Noadiah (Neh. 6:14), Anna (Luke 2:36, 37), and the daughters of Philip the evangelist…

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

Is spoken of in Scripture as the beloved and honored companion and helpmeet, not the servant, of man, Ge 2:23,24, created as the necessary completion of man, Ge 3:16 1Co 11:3,8,9 14:34,35 1Ti 2:11-14, yet specially qualified for that sphere, and as necessary in it as man in his. Man and woman are indeed essentially one, the natural qualities of each so responding to those of the other as to lay the foundation of the most tender and abiding unity. The Bible thus raised the Jewish woman high above the woman of heathenism; and the Old Testament contains some of the finest portraitures of female character. But still greater is the contrast between the women of heathenism and…

Torrey's New Topical Textbook

- Origin and cause of the name

Ge 2:23

- ORIGINALLY MADE

. By God in his own image

Ge 1:27

. From one of Adam's ribs

Ge 2:21,22

. For man

1Co 11:9

. To be an helpmeet for man

Ge 2:18,20

. Subordinate to man

1Co 11:3

. To be the glory of man

1Co 11:7

- Deceived by Satan

Ge 3:1-6; 2Co 11:3; 1Ti 2:14

- Led man to disobey God

a human being born of a woman [is] short of days and surfeited of turmoil
קְצַ֥רke.Tzar [is] short of H7116 Adj
5× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means something is short, whether in size, number, or time. It can also describe someone who is impatient. In the Bible, it is used to describe things that are small or few.
Amplified meaning
of few days, brief
Tyndale gloss
short
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word קָצֵר (*qatser*) means 'short' and can refer to size, number, life, strength, or even temperament. It is derived from the root word קָצַר (*qatsar*), which also conveys the idea of being brief or hasty.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[קָצֵר] adj. short

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H7116 [קָצֵר] short

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7116 qatser kaw-tsare'

from 7114; short (whether in size, number, life, strength or

temper):--few, hasty, small, soon.

see HEBREW for 07114

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

קָצֵר (qa.tser) — short.

1) short, impatient

1a) in size, number, life, strength, etc

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Adj — Adj
HAamsc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ov:

(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.

I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:1.

The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.

That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.

Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…

a human being born of a woman [is] short of days and surfeited of turmoil
יָ֝מִ֗יםya.Mim days H3117 Noun common · masculine plural absolute
2,306× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word 'yom' refers to a day, which can be a literal 24-hour period or a figurative space of time. It is used in the Bible to describe a wide range of time periods, from a single day to a year or a lifetime. The word 'yom' is used in many different contexts throughout the Bible.
Amplified meaning
time, lifespan
Tyndale gloss
day
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

יוֹם (yowm) means 'day' and refers to a division of time, contrasting with night. It can denote a literal 24-hour period, a general time span, or even a year. The term is used in various contexts, including the 'day of Yahweh,' which signifies a time of divine judgment. It also appears in phrases indicating temporal references like today, yesterday, and tomorrow.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

יוֹם 2285 n.m. day

day, opp. night

Day as division of time

יוֹם י׳ day of Yahweh, chiefly as time of his coming in judgment, involving often blessedness for righteous

Pl. days of anyone

Days

יוֹם = time

Phrases

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3117 יוֹם day . day, opp. night

. Day as division of time

. יוֹם י׳ day of Yahweh, chiefly as time of his coming in judgment, involving often blessedness for righteous

. Pl. days of anyone

. Days

. יוֹם = time

. Phrases

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3117 yowm yome

from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm

hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one

sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by

an associated term), (often used adverb):--age, + always, +

chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to)

day, (now a, two) days (agone), + elder, X end, + evening, +

(for) ever(-lasting, -more), X full, life, as (so) long as

(... live), (even) now, + old, + outlived, + perpetually,

presently, + remaineth, X required, season, X since, space,

then, (process of) time, + as at other times, + in trouble,

weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), X whole

(+ age), (full) year(-ly), + younger.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

יוֹם (yom) — day.

: day/when/time/period

1) day, time, year

1a) day (as opposed to night)

1b) day (24 hour period)

1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1

1b2) as a division of time

1b2a) a working day, a day's journey

1c) days, lifetime (pl.)

1d) time, period (general)

1e) year

1f) temporal references

1f1) today

1f2) yesterday

1f3) tomorrow

יוֹם (yom) — day: old.

: old/(full/many)[days]

1) day, time, year

1a) day (as opposed to night)

1b) day (24 hour period)

1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1

1b2) as a division of time

1b2a) a working day, a day's journey

1c) days, lifetime (pl.)

1d) time, period (general)

1e) year

1f) temporal references

1f1) today

1f2) yesterday

1f3) tomorrow

יוֹם (yom) — day: year.

: year[of_days]

1) day, time, year

1a) day (as opposed to night)

1b) day (24 hour period)

1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1

1b2) as a division of time

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-mp — Noun common · masculine plural absolute
HNcmpa
a human being born of a woman [is] short of days and surfeited of turmoil
וּֽשְׂבַֽע־u.se.va'- and surfeited of H7649 Conjunction
10× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word means being sated or satisfied, either in a good or bad way. It can describe being full from eating or having too much of something. The KJV translates it as full or satisfied.
Amplified meaning
sated, filled
Tyndale gloss
sated
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

שָׂבֵעַ (sabea`) means sated or satisfied, with a nuance of being surfeited. It is derived from a root that conveys the idea of being full, and can carry both positive and negative connotations. The word appears in contexts that reflect a state of abundance or excess.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

שָׂבֵעַ adj. sated, satisfied, surfeited

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H7649 שָׂבֵעַ sated, satisfied, surfeited

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7649 sabea` saw-bay'-ah

from 7646; satiated (in a pleasant or disagreeable

sense):--full (of), satisfied (with).

see HEBREW for 07646

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שָׂבֵעַ (sa.ve.a) — sated.

1) sated, satisfied, surfeited

1a) sated, abounding, satisfied

1b) surfeited (bad sense)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | Adj — Conjunction
HC/Aamsc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ov:

(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.

I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:1.

The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.

That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.

Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…

a human being born of a woman [is] short of days and surfeited of turmoil
רֹֽגֶז׃Ro.gez turmoil H7267 Noun common · masculine singular absolute
7× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word means turmoil or commotion, like the sound of thunder or a restless horse. It describes a state of agitation or trembling. The Bible uses it to talk about fear, noise, or trouble.
Amplified meaning
turmoil, commotion
Tyndale gloss
turmoil
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

רֹ֫גֶז (rogez) refers to a state of agitation or turmoil, encompassing meanings like excitement, disquiet, and rage. It is derived from a root that suggests commotion or restlessness, particularly in contexts such as fear or noise. The entries consistently highlight its association with emotional disturbance and physical unrest.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

רֹ֫גֶז n.m. agitation, excitement, raging

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H7267 רֹ֫גֶז agitation, excitement, raging

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7267 rogez ro'-ghez

from 7264; commotion, restlessness (of a horse), crash (of

thunder), disquiet, anger:--fear, noise, rage, trouble(-ing),

wrath.

see HEBREW for 07264

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

רֹ֫גֶז (ro.gez) — turmoil.

1) agitation, excitement, raging, trouble, turmoil, trembling

1a) turmoil, disquiet, raging

1b) trembling, trepidation

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absolute
HNcmsa
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
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