Job 19:5 — Word Study
WLCאִם־ אָ֭מְנָם עָלַ֣י תַּגְדִּ֑ילוּ וְתוֹכִ֥יחוּ עָ֝לַ֗י חֶרְפָּתִּֽי׃
BSAIfʼim indeedʼomnâm [truly, surely] you would exalt [yourselves]gâdal▸ [magnify, make great] above meʻal and use my disgracecherpâh [plead, decide against me with, reproach, shame] against meʻal
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| אִם־ | if | Particle |
| אָ֭מְנָם | truly | Adverb |
| עָלַ֣י | above me | Preposition, suffix |
| תַּגְדִּ֑ילוּ | you will magnify yourselves | Verb, Hiphil, imperfect second person masculine plural |
| וְתוֹכִ֥יחוּ | and you may argue | Conjunction, verb hiphil second person masculine plural |
| עָ֝לַ֗י | on me | Preposition, suffix |
| חֶרְפָּתִּֽי׃ | disgrace my | Noun common feminine singular construct, suffix |
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| BSB | If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me and use my disgrace against me, |
| KJV | If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach: |
| ASV | If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, And plead against me my reproach; |
| YLT | If, truly, over me ye magnify yourselves, And decide against me my reproach; |
| WEB | If indeed you will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach, |
| BBE | If you make yourselves great against me, using my punishment as an argument against me, |
Where they part company is in the translation of the verb תַּגְדִּ֑ילוּ — see How Translations Differ.
The structure highlights the conditional nature of Job's statement, with the main clause leading into the actions he accuses his friends of taking.
7 commentators on this verse
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clause
verbגָּדַל
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Deep Study — Job 19:5
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Context — Job's Defense Against His Friendsgenerated
Job 19:5 presents Job in a moment of deep anguish as he addresses his friends, who he believes are using his suffering to elevate themselves. He asserts that their accusations only serve to deepen his disgrace. Job's lament reveals the emotional turmoil he faces, as he grapples with the perception of his integrity amidst their judgment. This verse is part of a larger discourse where Job seeks to clarify his position and defend his honor against the backdrop of his afflictions.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Psalm 35:26 | May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach. |
| 2 | Psalm 38:16 | For I said, “Let them not gloat over me— those who taunt me when my foot slips.” |
| 3 | Psalm 41:11 | By this I know that You delight in me, for my enemy does not triumph over me. |
| 4 | Psalm 55:12 | For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide. |
| 5 | Micah 7:8 | Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 13 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — תַּגְדִּ֑ילוּ, tag.Di.lugenerated
The verb גָּדַל (gadal) means to make great or to magnify. In this context, it implies that Job's friends are attempting to elevate themselves at his expense, suggesting a self-serving motive in their actions.
The Hiphil form indicates causation, meaning they are actively causing their own greatness by diminishing Job. This reflects a broader theme in Job's discourse, where he confronts the unjust treatment he receives from those who should be his allies.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main verb governing the sentence is תַּגְדִּ֑ילוּ, you will magnify yourselves, which is complemented by a conditional clause introduced by אִם־ (if). The structure emphasizes Job's challenge to his friends' motivations.
The sentence includes a prepositional phrase עָלַ֣י (above me) that clarifies the context of their actions, indicating that their self-exaltation is directly at his expense.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
In the Septuagint, the translation for תַּגְדִּ֑ילוּ is μεγαλύνεσθε, which carries a similar meaning of magnification or exaltation. This choice underscores the theme of self-promotion at the cost of another's dignity.
The use of ἐμοὶ for עָלַ֣י also highlights the personal nature of Job's complaint, indicating that their actions are not just general but specifically directed against him.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Job 19:5 expresses Job's frustration with his friends, who are using his suffering to elevate themselves. He challenges them, questioning their motives and the shame they bring upon him.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Job is accusing his friends of trying to make themselves appear better by putting him down, using his suffering as a means to elevate their own status.
Job feels wronged and humiliated, as his friends are using his disgrace against him instead of offering support.
Job's use of 'if indeed' suggests a strong conditionality, emphasizing the certainty of his friends' actions and the seriousness of their implications.
Job mentions his disgrace to highlight the unfairness of his friends' accusations and to draw attention to the emotional pain he is experiencing.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- In what ways have I seen others use my failures against me, and how can I respond to that?
- How can I support those who are suffering instead of judging them?
- What are some examples in my life where I may have unintentionally elevated myself at the expense of others?
- How can I ensure that my words and actions bring encouragement rather than shame to those around me?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
The commentary from Gregory the Dialogist interprets Job's words in a historical context, applying them to Job's friends and their actions against him.
But ye are set up against me. HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION But perhaps we shall consider these words more thoroughly, if we point out how they apply to the friends of blessed Job personally in a special sense.Early Church Fathers on Job 19 →
Commentators on this verse — 7 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Job 19:5 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIf indeed ye will magnify [yourselves] against me,.... Look and talk big, set up themselves for great folk, and resolve to run him down; open their mouths wide against him and speak great swelling
Read John Gill on Job 19 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryIf indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach: Magnify ... - speak proudly (Obadiah 1:12; Ezekiel 35:13).
Read Robert Jamieson on Job 19 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleMagnify yourselves against me, i.e. use lofty, and imperious, and contemptuous speeches against me; or seek praise and honour from others, by your conquering or outreasoning of me. My reproach; either, 1. Your reproaches of me; if your reproachful and censorious speeches must pass for solid arguments. Or, 2. My wickedness, which, if true, were just matter of reproach, and the cause of all my miseries. Or, 3. My contemptible and calamitous condition, for which you reproach and condemn me as a hypocrite and wicked man.
Read Matthew Poole on Job 19 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsJob 19:5 If indeed ye will magnify [yourselves] against me, and plead against me my reproach:Ver. 5. If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me] Or, Will you indeed magnify yourselves against me? sc. because of mine error, as Job 19:4, which yet ye have not convinced me of? Will ye insult me, therefore, and throw dirt upon me? Of Bonassus, a certain beast as big as an ox, Aristotle reporteth, that having horns bending inward and unfit for fight, after that he is wounded by the hunters, he fleeth for his life, and often letteth fly his dung for four yards or more, upon the dogs or men that pursue him, to their great annoyance (Hist Animal., lib. ix. cap. 4, 5). In like sort deal many…
Read John Trapp on Job 19 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges5. If his friends mean in earnest to found inferences on his calamities then he will tell them that it is God who hath brought these on him unjustly (Job 19:6).
Read Cambridge on Job 19 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleIf, indeed, ye will magnify yourselves against me - This is connected with the next verse. The sense is, “all these calamities came from God. He has brought them upon me in a sudden and mysterious manner.
Read Albert Barnes on Job 19 →Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible5. And plead — Then prove. If ye will look down upon me in pride, it is incumbent upon you by good arguments to prove against me shamelessness of deed or of life.
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Job 19 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
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Modern formal
If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me and use my disgrace against me,
If indeed you will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach,
If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me and use my disgrace against me,
If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me and plead my disgrace against me,
Tyndale line
If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach:
If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, And plead against me my reproach;
If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach:
If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach:
But in deede if ye will aduance your selues against me, and rebuke me for my reproche,
Strictly literal
If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and prove against me my reproach,
If, truly, over me ye magnify yourselves, And decide against me my reproach;
If, truly, you magnify yourselves over me, || And decide my reproach against me;
But if indeed ye wish to magnify yourselves above me, and to prove against me my disgrace:
If indeed you will exalt yourselves above me and use my humiliation against me,
From the Latin
But you have set yourselves up against me, and reprove me with my reproaches.
Simplified
You think you're so much better than me, and you use my degradation against me.
If you make yourselves great against me, using my punishment as an argument against me,
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.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text reads אִם־ אָ֭מְנָם עָלַ֣י תַּגְדִּ֑ילוּ וְתוֹכִ֥יחוּ עָ֝לַ֗י חֶרְפָּתִּֽי׃, while the Septuagint matches 5 of the 7 words, maintaining a similar meaning but differing in word order and structure.
אִם־ אָ֭מְנָם עָלַ֣י תַּגְדִּ֑ילוּ וְתוֹכִ֥יחוּ עָ֝לַ֗י חֶרְפָּתִּֽי׃
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
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Lexicons — every word in Job 19:5
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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.
אִם (im) is a Hebrew conjunction primarily meaning 'if' and is used in various contexts, including conditional clauses and interrogative situations. It can also express negation, alternatives, or exceptions, and appears frequently in the Old Testament. The lexicons note its use in oaths and its ability to connect different clauses, sometimes altering their meanings.
אִם conj.
hypoth. part. if
Interrog. part.
base
כִּי אם־
each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause:
that if
for if
(About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause—
limiting the prec. clause, except
the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but
after an oath, surely
base
H518a אִם conj. . hypoth. part. if
. Interrog. part.
H518b כִּי אם־ . each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause: . that if
. for if
. (About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause— . limiting the prec. clause, except
. the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but
. after an oath, surely
518 'im eem
a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!;
interrog., 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.
אִם (im) — if.
: if/whether_or/though
1) if
1a) conditional clauses
1a1) of possible situations
1a2) of impossible situations
1b) oath contexts
1b1) no, not
1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or
1d) when, whenever
1e) since
1f) interrogative particle
1g) but rather
[כִּי] אם (ki im) — if: except.
1) except if
1a) but if
אִם (im) — if: surely no.
: surely_no
1) if
1a) conditional clauses
1a1) of possible situations
1a2) of impossible situations
1b) oath contexts
1b1) no, not
1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or
1d) when, whenever
1e) since
1f) interrogative particle
1g) but rather
אִם (im) — if: surely yes.
: surely_yes
1) if
1a) conditional clauses
1a1) of possible situations
1a2) of impossible situations
1b) oath contexts
1b1) no, not
1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or
1d) when, whenever
1e) since
1f) interrogative particle
1g) but rather
אִם (im) — if: until.
: until/except
Conj — ParticleHTc
אָמְנָם (omnam) is an adverb meaning 'verily' or 'truly,' used to affirm statements with certainty. It is derived from the root word for 'truth' and conveys a sense of assurance or emphasis in assertions. The entries consistently highlight its use in affirmations, but there are no notable disagreements among the lexicons.
אָמְנָם adv. (= אֻמְנָם) verily, truly, in asseverations
base
H551 אָמְנָם verily, truly, in asseverations
551 'omnam om-nawm'
adverb from 544; verily:--indeed, no doubt, surely, (it is,
of a) true(-ly, -th).
see HEBREW for 0544
אׇמְנָם (om.nam) — truly.
verily, truly, surely
Adv — AdverbHD
The Hebrew word עַל (*al*) is a preposition meaning 'upon' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including 'on account of,' 'beside,' 'above,' and 'against.' It can indicate physical placement, emotional burdens, or duties imposed on a person. The entries also note its use in idiomatic expressions and with verbs of motion. There is a mention of its function as a conjunction in certain contexts.
כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as
base
עַל, עָ֑ל
subst. height
As prep. upon, and hence on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
Upon, of the substratum upon which an object in any way rests, or on which an action is performed
—
of clothing, etc., which any one wears
With verbs of covering or protecting, even though the cover or veil be not over or above the thing covered, but around or before it
Of what rests heavily upon a person, or is a burden to him
Of a duty, payment, care, etc., imposed upon a person, or devolving on him
על is used idiom. to give pathos to the expression of an emotion, by emphasizing the person who is its subject, and who, as it were, feels it acting upon him
חָיָה עַל to live upon (as upon a foundation or support)
H5921a עַל, עָ֑ל . As prep. upon, and hence on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against . Upon, of the substratum upon which an object in any way rests, or on which an action is performed . — . of clothing, etc., which any one wears
. With verbs of covering or protecting, even though the cover or veil be not over or above the thing covered, but around or before it
. Of what rests heavily upon a person, or is a burden to him
. Of a duty, payment, care, etc., imposed upon a person, or devolving on him
. על is used idiom. to give pathos to the expression of an emotion, by emphasizing the person who is its subject, and who, as it were, feels it acting upon him
. חָיָה עַל to live upon (as upon a foundation or support)
5921 `al al
properly, the same as 5920 used as a preposition (in the
singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a
particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always
in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great
variety of applications (as follow):--above, according
to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, X as, at, because
of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, X both
and, by (reason of), X had the charge of, concerning for, in
(that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-)on, over, than,
through(-out), to, touching, X with.
see HEBREW for 05920
עַל (al) — upon.
prep
1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards
1b) above, beyond, over (of excess)
1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)
1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)
1e) over (of suspension or extension)
1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
1h) to (as a dative)
[כִּי] עַל [כֵּן] ([ki] al [ken]) — as.
conj
Prep | Suff — Preposition · suffixHR/Sp1bs
גָּדַל (gadal) is a Hebrew verb meaning to grow up or become great. It encompasses a range of meanings including to magnify, promote, and make powerful. The word has various forms, such as Qal, Piel, and Hiphil, indicating different nuances of growth and greatness. Notably, it can also imply self-magnification.
גָּדַל 115 vb. grow up, become great
Qal
grow up
become great
to be magnified
Pi.
cause to grow
make great, powerful
magnify
Pu. brought up
Hiph.
make great
magnify
do great things
Hithp. I will magnify myself
base
H1431 גָּדַל grow up, become great .. grow up
. become great
. to be magnified
. . cause to grow
. make great, powerful
. magnify
. brought up
. . make great
. magnify
. do great things
. I will magnify myself
1431 gadal gaw-dal'
a primitive root; properly, to twist (compare 1434), i.e. to
be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body,
mind, estate or honor, also in pride):--advance, boast, bring
up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax),
great(-er, come to...estate, + things), grow(up),increase,
lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass,
promote, proudly (spoken), tower.
see HEBREW for 01434
גָּדַל (ga.dal) — to magnify.
1) to grow, become great or important, promote, make powerful, praise, magnify, do great things
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to grow up
1a2) to become great
1a3) to be magnified
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to cause to grow
1b2) to make great, powerful
1b3) to magnify
1c) (Pual) to be brought up
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to make great
1d2) to magnify
1d3) to do great things
1e) (Hithpael) to magnify oneself
V-Hiphil-Imperf-2mp — Verb · Hiphil · imperfect second person masculine pluralHVhi2mp
The Hebrew word יָכַח (yakach) is a primitive root that encompasses a range of meanings related to judgment and correction, including to decide, prove, and rebuke. It appears in various forms, such as Hiphil for active judgment and Niphal for reasoning together. Notably, it conveys ideas of justification and argumentation, with some entries referencing the concept of being chastened.
[יָכַח] vb. Hiph. decide, adjudge, prove
Hiph.
decide, judge
adjudge, appoint
shew to be right, prove
convince, convict
reprove, chide
correct, rebuke
Hoph. he is chastened also with pain
Niph. come now and let us reason together; there an upright man might reason with him; and thou art set right, righted, justified
Hithp. with Israel he will argue
base
H3198 יָכַח Hiph. decide, adjudge, prove . . decide, judge
. adjudge, appoint
. shew to be right, prove
. convince, convict
. reprove, chide
. correct, rebuke
. he is chastened also with pain
. come now and let us reason together; there an upright man might reason with him; and thou art set right, righted, justified
. with Israel he will argue
3198 yakach yaw-kahh'
a primitive root; to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to
argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict:--appoint,
argue, chasten, convince, correct(-ion), daysman, dispute,
judge, maintain, plead, reason (together), rebuke,
reprove(-r), surely, in any wise.
יָכַח (ya.khach) — to rebuke.
1) to prove, decide, judge, rebuke, reprove, correct, be right
1a) (Hiphil)
1a1) to decide, judge
1a2) to adjudge, appoint
1a3) to show to be right, prove
1a4) to convince, convict
1a5) to reprove, chide
1a6) to correct, rebuke
1b) (Hophal) to be chastened
1c) (Niphal) to reason, reason together
1d) (Hithp) to argue
HC/Vhu2mp — Conjunction · verb hiphil second person masculine pluralHC/Vhu2mp
ar'-gu: Only in the Revised Version (British and American) in Job 40:2. yakhach, which it translates, literally means "to be right," and in the causative form "reason with," "answer back," and is found in the King James Version rendered "reproach."
The Hebrew word עַל (*al*) is a preposition meaning 'upon' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including 'on account of,' 'beside,' 'above,' and 'against.' It can indicate physical placement, emotional burdens, or duties imposed on a person. The entries also note its use in idiomatic expressions and with verbs of motion. There is a mention of its function as a conjunction in certain contexts.
כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as
base
עַל, עָ֑ל
subst. height
As prep. upon, and hence on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
Upon, of the substratum upon which an object in any way rests, or on which an action is performed
—
of clothing, etc., which any one wears
With verbs of covering or protecting, even though the cover or veil be not over or above the thing covered, but around or before it
Of what rests heavily upon a person, or is a burden to him
Of a duty, payment, care, etc., imposed upon a person, or devolving on him
על is used idiom. to give pathos to the expression of an emotion, by emphasizing the person who is its subject, and who, as it were, feels it acting upon him
חָיָה עַל to live upon (as upon a foundation or support)
H5921a עַל, עָ֑ל . As prep. upon, and hence on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against . Upon, of the substratum upon which an object in any way rests, or on which an action is performed . — . of clothing, etc., which any one wears
. With verbs of covering or protecting, even though the cover or veil be not over or above the thing covered, but around or before it
. Of what rests heavily upon a person, or is a burden to him
. Of a duty, payment, care, etc., imposed upon a person, or devolving on him
. על is used idiom. to give pathos to the expression of an emotion, by emphasizing the person who is its subject, and who, as it were, feels it acting upon him
. חָיָה עַל to live upon (as upon a foundation or support)
5921 `al al
properly, the same as 5920 used as a preposition (in the
singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a
particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always
in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great
variety of applications (as follow):--above, according
to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, X as, at, because
of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, X both
and, by (reason of), X had the charge of, concerning for, in
(that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-)on, over, than,
through(-out), to, touching, X with.
see HEBREW for 05920
עַל (al) — upon.
prep
1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards
1b) above, beyond, over (of excess)
1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)
1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)
1e) over (of suspension or extension)
1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
1h) to (as a dative)
[כִּי] עַל [כֵּן] ([ki] al [ken]) — as.
conj
Prep | Suff — Preposition · suffixHR/Sp1bs
חֶרְפָּה (cherpah) means reproach or taunt, often associated with shame or disgrace. It can refer to the condition of being reproached or the object of reproach itself. The word is derived from חָרַף (charaf), which relates to scorn or rebuke.
חֶרְפָּה n.f. reproach
taunt of enemy
reproach which rests upon one, condition of shame, disgrace
a reproach, the object of reproach, the person or thing reproached
base
H2781 חֶרְפָּה reproach . taunt of enemy
. reproach which rests upon one, condition of shame, disgrace
. a reproach, the object of reproach, the person or thing reproached
2781 cherpah kher-paw'
from 2778; contumely, disgrace, the pudenda:--rebuke,
reproach(-fully), shame.
see HEBREW for 02778
חֶרְפָּה (cher.pah) — reproach.
1) reproach, scorn
1a) taunt, scorn (upon enemy)
1b) reproach (resting upon condition of shame, disgrace)
1c) a reproach (an object)
N-fs | Suff — Noun common feminine singular construct · suffixHNcfsc/Sp1bs