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Job 20:9 — Word Study

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WLCעַ֣יִן שְׁ֭זָפַתּוּ וְלֹ֣א תוֹסִ֑יף וְלֹא־ ע֝֗וֹד תְּשׁוּרֶ֥נּוּ מְקוֹמֽוֹ׃

BSAThe eyeʻayin [the source of perception] [that] saw himshâzaph [gazed upon] will see him nolôʼ [behold] moreyâçaph [never again] and his placemâqôwm [location] will nolôʼ longerʻôwd [not still] behold himshûwr [see, observe]

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Job 20:9quick helps
In a sentenceJob reflects on the finality of death, emphasizing that once gone, a person cannot be seen again.
Who is speakingJob, expressing his thoughts on mortality and the fate of the wicked.
Where we areThis verse is part of Job's discourse on the fate of the wicked, contrasting their temporary success with their ultimate demise.
The hard wordשְׁ֭זָפַתּוּ
Take awayThe eye that once gazed will never see again.
7 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause subjectעַיִן verbיָסַף 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.

Bars are logarithmic — אֵת, the commonest word in the Hebrew Bible, stands about 11,000 times, so a linear scale would leave everything else invisible. Click a row to open that word.

Deep Study — Job 20:9

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Context — Job's Reflection on Mortalitygenerated

8He will fly away like a dream, never to be found; he will be chased away like a vision in the night.
9The eye that saw him will see him no more, and his place will no longer behold him.
10His sons will seek the favor of the poor, for his own hands must return his wealth.
11The youthful vigor that fills his bones will lie down with him in the dust.

Job 20:9 is part of Job's lament about the fate of the wicked, where he contemplates the inevitability of death and the loss of recognition. In this passage, Job asserts that once a person has passed away, they will not be seen again, emphasizing the finality of death. This theme resonates throughout the book of Job, where the nature of suffering and the transient nature of life are explored.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Job 20:7he will perish forever, like his own dung; those who had seen him will ask, ‘Where is he?’
2Job 7:8–10The eye that beholds me will no longer see me. You will look for me, but I will be no more.
3Job 8:18If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’
4Job 27:3as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils,
5Psalm 37:10–36Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 6 references, hung on the phrase they belong to


The Key Word שְׁ֭זָפַתּוּ, She.za.fa.tugenerated

The verb שָׁזַף (*shazaph*) means 'to see' or 'to catch sight of.' It conveys the idea of a fleeting glimpse, suggesting that once the eye has seen something, it cannot see it again. The parsing indicates that this is a perfect form, showing a completed action — the eye has seen, but will not see again.

This word captures the essence of perception and the transient nature of life. Job uses it to illustrate the finality of death, where the act of seeing is irrevocably altered.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

All translations agree that the eye that has seen will not see again.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The verse is structured around two main clauses connected by the conjunction וְ (*ve*), meaning 'and.' The first clause focuses on the eye that has seen, while the second clause discusses the place that will no longer behold.

The finite verb שְׁ֭זָפַתּוּ (*she.zafatu*) serves as the central action, with the subject being the eye and the object being the person who will no longer be seen.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates the Hebrew עַ֣יִן (*'ayin*) as ὀφθαλμὸς (*ophthalmos*), which also means 'eye.' This choice maintains the focus on perception and the act of seeing.

The Greek translation aligns closely with the Hebrew, emphasizing the finality of sight and the absence that follows death.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Job 20:9 tells us that once a person has died, they will not be seen again. The eye that once saw them will not see them anymore, and their place will no longer recognize them. This reflects the finality of death and the absence that follows.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What does it mean that the eye will not see him anymore?

It signifies the finality of death; once someone has passed away, they cannot be seen again.

Why does Job emphasize the eye in this verse?

The eye represents perception and recognition, highlighting the loss that comes with death.

What is the significance of the phrase 'his place will no longer behold him'?

It underscores the idea that not only is the person gone, but their absence is felt in the spaces they once occupied.

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

This verse encapsulates Job's reflections on mortality, suffering, and the transient nature of life, themes that are central to the book.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. How do I understand the finality of death in my own life?
  2. What does it mean to me that once someone is gone, they cannot be seen again?
  3. In what ways can I honor the memory of those who have passed?
  4. How does this verse challenge my perspective on life and death?

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

Early Church Fathers have commented on this verse, interpreting it in light of mortality and divine justice.

John ChrysostomCOMMENTARY ON Job 8:10 c. 347–407
This means that their ruin comes suddenly, so that you may not believe that their calamity comes from a natural condition but that it is in accordance with a divine and extraordinary power.
Early Church Fathers on Job 20 →
Gregory the DialogistMorals on the Book of Job, Book XV c. 540–604
Ver. 9. The eye also which saw him shall see him no more: neither shall his place any more behold him. 8. What is the 'place' of the hypocrite, saving the heart of his flatterers? For there he rests,
Early Church Fathers on Job 20 →

Commentators on this verse — 7 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Job 20:9 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

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

The eye also [which] saw him shall [see him] no more,.... In this world, concerned in the affairs of life, and busy in worldly employments, and especially in the grandeur he sometimes was, if not

Read John Gill on Job 20 →
Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary

The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him. 'The eye followeth him, but can discern him no more' (Psalms 103:16). A sharp looking is meant (Job 28:7; cf. Job 7:10).

Read Robert Jamieson on Job 20 →
Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy Bible

i.e. It shall not acknowledge nor contain him. A figure called prosopopaeia, as . Or, neither shall it (i.e. the eye last mentioned) behold him any more in his place.

Read Matthew Poole on Job 20 →
John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 20:9 The eye also [which] saw him shall [see him] no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.Ver. 9. The eye also which saw him shall see him no more] He shall be utterly out of sight, out of mind; unkent, unkist, as the northern proverb hath it. See Job 7:8; Job 7:10, where Job speaketh as much of himself, and Zophar here twits him with it, as if Sorex suo periisset indicio, Job were a hypocrite by his own confession; so ingenious is evil will.

Read John Trapp on Job 20 →
CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

9. See ch. Job 7:8-10; Job 8:18; Psalms 103:16.

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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The eye also which saw him - This is almost exactly the language which Job uses respecting himself. See Job 7:8, note; Job 7:10, note.

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Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

9. The eye — Literally, An eye has looked upon him; it does it not again. The elevation of the wicked made him the object of a brief but earnest gaze.

Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Job 20 →

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

The eye that saw him will see him no more, and his place will no longer behold him.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

The eye which saw him will see him no more, neither will his place see him any more.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

The eye that saw him will see him no more, and his place will no longer behold him.

NETBNew English Translation2006

People who had seen him will not see him again, and the place where he was will recognize him no longer.

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

The eye which saw him shall see him no more; Neither shall his place any more behold him.

RVARevised Version, American1894

The eye which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

So that the eye which had seene him, shall do so no more, and his place shall see him no more.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

The eye which saw him shall [see him] not again; and his place beholdeth him no more.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

The eye hath not seen him, and addeth not. And not again doth his place behold him.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

The eye has not seen him, and does not add. And his place does not behold him again.

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

If an eye have surveyed him, it will not do so again, and it will not behold him any more in his place.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

The eye that saw him will see him no more; his place will see him no longer.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

The eyes that had seen him, shall see him no more, neither shall his place any more behold him.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

Those who once saw them will not see them anymore; their families will never set eyes on them again.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

The eye which saw him sees him no longer; and his place has no more knowledge of him.

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.

clausesubjectעַ֣יִןan.eyeverbשְׁ֭זָפַתּitobjectוּcaught.sight.of.himוְandclauseadverbialלֹ֣אnotverbתוֹסִ֑יףit.will.repeatוְandclauseadverbialלֹאnotadverbialע֝֗וֹדagainverbתְּשׁוּרֶ֥itobjectנּוּwill.observe.himnoun phrase · subjectמְקוֹמֽplaceוֹhis

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 both agree on the wording of עַ֣יִן שְׁ֭זָפַתּוּ וְלֹ֣א תוֹסִ֑יף וְלֹא־ ע֝֗וֹד תְּשׁוּרֶ֥נּוּ מְקוֹמֽוֹ׃. There are no significant variations between the two texts.

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

עַ֣יִן שְׁ֭זָפַתּוּ וְלֹ֣א תוֹסִ֑יף וְלֹא־ ע֝֗וֹד תְּשׁוּרֶ֥נּוּ מְקוֹמֽוֹ׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
עַ֣יִןὀφθαλμὸςשְׁ֭זָפַתּוּπαρέβλεψενוְלֹ֣אοὐתוֹסִ֑יףπροσθήσειוְלֹא־καὶע֝֗וֹדοὐκέτιתְּשׁוּרֶ֥נּוּαὐτὸνמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃αὐτοῦ

8 of the 8 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 20:9עַ֫יִןan eyean eyeעַ֫יִןשָׁזַףit caught sit caught sightשָׁזַףלֹאand notand notלֹאיָסַףit will repit will repeatיָסַףלֹאand notand notלֹאעוֹדagainagainעוֹדשׁוּרit will seeit will see himשׁוּרמָקוֹםplace hisplace hisמָקוֹםעוּדto upholdto upholdעוּדלֵב(Leb)-kama(Leb)-kamaiלֵבשׁוּרto travelto travelשׁוּריָכֹלbe ablebe ableיָכֹלעוֹדstillstillעוֹדחֵןfavorfavorחֵןיָשָׁרJasharJasharיָשָׁרעַ֫יִןeyeeyeעַ֫יִןלֹאnotnotלֹאחֲמִישִׁיfifthfifthחֲמִישִׁיעֹלyokeyokeעֹליָסַףto addto addיָסַףאֶ֫פֶסendendאֶ֫פֶסתִּקְוָהcordcordתִּקְוָהאֵלgodgodאֵלבָּחַרto chooseto chooseבָּחַרשָׁחַטto slaughtto slaughterשָׁחַט
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 20:9

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.

an eye it caught sight of him and not it will repeat and not again it will see him place his
עַ֣יִן'A.yin an eye H5869 Noun common · feminine singular absolute
887× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word can mean a spring or fountain, but also refers to the eye or a source of something. It is often translated as affliction, outward appearance, or countenance, and is used in various contexts throughout the Bible.
Amplified meaning
the source of perception
Tyndale gloss
eye
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word עַ֫יִן (*'ayin*) means 'eye' and can refer to both the physical organ and its figurative uses, such as mental qualities and desires. It also denotes a 'spring' or 'fountain' of water. The entries highlight various phrases and contexts, including appearances and expressions of emotion, but do not indicate any significant disagreement among lexicons.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

עַ֫יִן 859 n.f. eye

lit. as physical organ

eyes as showing mental qualities

desire of the eyes, abominations of the eyes

Fig. of mental and physical faculties, acts and states

Transferred mngs.:

visible surface of earth

appearance

gleam, sparkle

Other phrases are: an eye for an eye; eye to eye; in the presence of, in full view of; of business transaction; on the forehead

base

עַ֫יִן n.f. spring (of water). Particular springs are:

ע׳ חֲרֹר Ju 7:1

ע׳ הַקּוֹרֵא (partridge-spring) Ju 15:19

ע׳ רֹגֵל near Jerus.

ע׳ הַתַּנִּין (dragon-spring)

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5869a עַ֫יִן eye . lit. as physical organ

. . eyes as showing mental qualities

. desire of the eyes, abominations of the eyes

. Fig. of mental and physical faculties, acts and states

. Transferred mngs.: . visible surface of earth

. appearance

. gleam, sparkle

. Other phrases are: an eye for an eye; eye to eye; in the presence of, in full view of; of business transaction; on the forehead

H5869b עַ֫יִן spring (of water)

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5869 `ayin ah'-yin

probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or

figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the

landscape):--affliction, outward appearance, + before, +

think best, colour, conceit, + be content, countenance, +

displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, + favour,

fountain, furrow (from the margin), X him, + humble,

knowledge, look, (+ well), X me, open(-ly), + (not) please,

presence, + regard, resemblance, sight, X thee, X them, +

think, X us, well, X you(-rselves).

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עַ֫יִן (a.yin) — eye.

: eye

1) eye

1a) eye

1a1) of physical eye

1a2) as showing mental qualities

1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.)

עַ֫יִן (a.yin) — Fountain (Gate).

§ spring, fountain

עַ֫יִן (a.yin) — Fountain of.

§ spring, fountain

עַ֫יִן (a.yin) — eye: seeing.

: seeing

1) eye

1a) eye

1a1) of physical eye

1a2) as showing mental qualities

1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.)

עַ֫יִן (a.yin) — eye: appearance.

: appearance

1) eye

1a) eye

1a1) of physical eye

1a2) as showing mental qualities

1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.)

עַ֫יִן (a.yin) — eye: before(the eyes).

: before(the_eyes)

1) eye

1a) eye

1a1) of physical eye

1a2) as showing mental qualities

1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.)

עַ֫יִן (a.yin) — eye: sin.

: sin

1) eye

1a) eye

1a1) of physical eye

1a2) as showing mental qualities

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

i (`ayin; ophthalmos):

(1) The physical organ of sight, "the lamp of the body" (Mt 6:22), one of the chief channels of information for man. A cruel custom therefore sanctioned among heathen nations the putting out of the eyes of an enemy or a rival, because thus his power was most effectually shattered (Jud 16:21; 2Ki 25:7; Jer 39:7). Such blinding or putting out of the "right eye" was also considered a deep humiliation, as it robbed the victim of his beauty, and made him unfit to take his part in war (1Sa 11:2; Zec 11:17).

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Eye

(Heb. ‘ain, meaning “flowing”), applied (1) to a fountain, frequently; (2) to colour (Num. 11:7; R.V., “appearance,” marg. “eye”); (3) the face (Ex. 10:5, 15; Num. 22:5, 11), in Num. 14:14, “face to face” (R.V. marg., “eye to eye”). “Between the eyes”, i.e., the forehead (Ex. 13:9, 16).

The expression (Prov. 23:31), “when it giveth his colour in the cup,” is literally, “when it giveth out [or showeth] its eye.” The beads or bubbles of wine are thus spoken of. “To set the eyes” on any one is to view him with favour (

(The practice of painting the eyelids to make the eyes look large, lustrous and languishing is often alluded to in the Old Testament, and still extensively prevails among the women of the East, and especially among the Mohammedans. Jezebel, in (2 Kings 9:30) is said to have prepared for her meeting with Jehu by painting her face, or, as it reads in the margin, "put her eyes in paint." See also (Ezekiel 23:40) A small probe of wood, ivory or silver is wet with rose-water and dipped in an impalpable black powder, and is then drawn between the lids of the eye nearly closed, and leaves a narrow black border, which is though a great ornament. --ED.)

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

The same Hebrew word means both eye and fountain. Besides its common use, to denote the organ of sight, it is often used figuratively in the Bible. Most of these passages, however, require no explanation. The custom of sealing up the eyes of criminals, still practiced in the East, is thought to be alluded to in Isa 6:10 44:18. The expression, "As the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters," Ps 123:2, is elucidated by a knowledge of the fact that many eastern servants are taught to stand always upon the watch, and are in general directed by a nod, a wink, or some slight motion of the fingers imperceptible to strangers. Many Scripture phrases intimate the soul-like nature of the eye, quickly and truly expressing the thoughts of the heart: such as "the bountiful eye"…

an eye it caught sight of him and not it will repeat and not again it will see him place his
שְׁ֭זָפַתּוּShe.za.fa.tu it caught sight of him H7805 Verb qal perfect third person feminine singular · suffix
3× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means to look or see, like catching a glimpse of something. In some Bible translations, it's used to describe looking up to God. It appears in various forms, including 'look up' and 'see'.
Amplified meaning
gazed upon
Tyndale gloss
to see
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

שָׁזַף (shazaph) is a primitive root meaning to tan by sun-burning, or figuratively, to scan or look at. It covers the idea of catching sight of or looking on, particularly in relation to the eye. The entries do not indicate any significant disagreement among lexicons.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[שָׁזַף] vb. catch sight of, look on (of eye)

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H7805 שָׁזַף

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7805 shazaph shaw-zaf'

a primitive root; to tan (by sun-burning); figuratively (as

if by a piercing ray) to scan:--look up, see.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שָׁזַף (sha.zaph) — to see.

(Qal) to catch sight of, look on

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Qal-Perf-3fs | Suff — Verb qal perfect third person feminine singular · suffix
HVqp3fs/Sp3ms
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
an eye it caught sight of him and not it will repeat and not again it will see him place his
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo' and not H3808 Conjunction · particle
5,170× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for not or no is used to indicate absence or negation, as when God says no to the Israelites' requests, or when they disobey His commands.
Amplified meaning
behold
Tyndale gloss
not
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

לֹא (lo') is a Hebrew word meaning 'not' or 'no.' It serves as a simple negation and can imply absence or prohibition. The word can also be used in various contexts, often combined with other particles for emphasis or clarification. Its Aramaic equivalent is לָא (la), which also means 'not.'

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

לֹא or לוֹא adv. not

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3808 לֹא or לוֹא not

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3808 lo' lo

or lowi {lo}; or loh (Deut. 3:11) {lo}; a primitive particle;

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often

used with other particles (as follows):--X before, + or else,

ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never,

no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (X as though...,(can-), for) not (out

of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, +

of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

לֹא (lo) — not.

1) not, no

1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)

1b) not (with modifier-negation)

1c) nothing (subst)

1d) without (with particle)

1e) before (of time)

Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | Part — Conjunction · particle
HC/Tn
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
an eye it caught sight of him and not it will repeat and not again it will see him place his
תוֹסִ֑יףto.Sif it will repeat H3254 Verb · Hiphil · imperfect third person feminine singular
212× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
To add means to increase or do something again, like adding more of something or continuing an action. This word is used in the Bible to describe growth or repetition.
Amplified meaning
never again
Tyndale gloss
to add
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

יָסַף (yacaph) is a Hebrew verb meaning to add or increase. It can denote actions like joining oneself to something or continuing to do a task. The entries indicate its use in various forms, including Qal, Niphal, and Hiphil, with nuances of doing something again or augmenting an amount.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

יָסַף 214 vb. add

Qal add

Niph.

join (intr.), join oneself to

be joined, added to

Hiph.

add

sq. inf. add to do = do again or more

sq. Impf.

sq. Impf. asynd.

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3254 יָסַף add . add

. . join (intr.), join oneself to

. be joined, added to

. . add

. . sq. inf. add to do = do again or more

. sq. Impf.

. sq. Impf. asynd.

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3254 yacaph yaw-saf'

a primitive root; to add or augment (often adverbial, to

continue to do a thing):--add, X again, X any more, X cease, X

come more, + conceive again, continue, exceed, X further, X

gather together, get more, give more-over, X henceforth,

increase (more and more), join, X longer (bring, do, make,

much, put), X (the, much, yet) more (and more), proceed

(further), prolong, put, be (strong-) er, X yet, yield.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

יָסַף (ya.saph) — to add: again.

: again/continue/more[instances]

1) to add, increase, do again

1a) (Qal) to add, increase, do again

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to join, join oneself to

1b2) to be joined, be added to

1c) (Hiphil)

1c1) to cause to add, increase

1c2) to do more, do again

יָסַף (ya.saph) — to add.

: add/more[amount]

1) to add, increase, do again

1a) (Qal) to add, increase, do again

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to join, join oneself to

1b2) to be joined, be added to

1c) (Hiphil)

1c1) to cause to add, increase

1c2) to do more, do again

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Hiphil-Imperf-3fs — Verb · Hiphil · imperfect third person feminine singular
HVhi3fs
an eye it caught sight of him and not it will repeat and not again it will see him place his
וְלֹא־ve.lo'- and not H3808 Conjunction · particle
5,170× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for not or no is used to indicate absence or negation, as when God says no to the Israelites' requests, or when they disobey His commands.
Tyndale gloss
not
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

לֹא (lo') is a Hebrew word meaning 'not' or 'no.' It serves as a simple negation and can imply absence or prohibition. The word can also be used in various contexts, often combined with other particles for emphasis or clarification. Its Aramaic equivalent is לָא (la), which also means 'not.'

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

לֹא or לוֹא adv. not

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3808 לֹא or לוֹא not

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3808 lo' lo

or lowi {lo}; or loh (Deut. 3:11) {lo}; a primitive particle;

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often

used with other particles (as follows):--X before, + or else,

ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never,

no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (X as though...,(can-), for) not (out

of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, +

of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

לֹא (lo) — not.

1) not, no

1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)

1b) not (with modifier-negation)

1c) nothing (subst)

1d) without (with particle)

1e) before (of time)

Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | Part — Conjunction · particle
HC/Tn
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
an eye it caught sight of him and not it will repeat and not again it will see him place his
ע֝֗וֹדod again H5750 Adv
490× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The word 'still' means something continues or happens again, like in Genesis 29:26 and Isaiah 2:11. It can also mean 'more' or 'additionally'.
Amplified meaning
not still
Tyndale gloss
still
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

עוֹד (owd) primarily denotes a sense of iteration or continuance, functioning mostly as an adverb meaning 'still,' 'yet,' or 'again.' It can also imply addition or repetition, as in 'more' or 'besides.' The word appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, emphasizing persistence or continuation.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

עוֹד and (14 t.) עֹד subst. a going round, continuance, but used mostly as adv. acc. still, yet, again, besides

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5750 עוֹד and (14 t.) עֹד subst. a going round, continuance, but used mostly as adv. acc. still, yet, again, besides

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5750 `owd ode

or rod {ode}; from 5749; properly, iteration or continuance;

used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again,

repeatedly, still, more:--again, X all life long, at all,

besides, but, else, further(-more), henceforth, (any) longer,

(any) more(-over), X once, since, (be) still, when, (good,

the) while (having being), (as, because, whether, while) yet

(within).

see HEBREW for 05749

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עוֹד (od) — still.

subst

1) a going round, continuance

adv

2) still, yet, again, besides

2a) still, yet (of continuance or persistence)

2b) still, yet, more (of addition or repetition)

2c) again

2d) still, moreover, besides

Aramaic equivalent: od (עוֹד "still" H5751)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Adv — Adv
HAcmsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

a-gen': Advb. denoting repetition; in New Testament, generally for palin, "back," "once more." Occasionally, it has the force of a connective, synonymous with "moreover," as in Ro 15:10 ff; 1Co 3:20, etc. The expression "born again" of the King James Version, Joh 3:3,7; 1Pe 1:23, translating the Greek "anothen" and "ana" in composition, becomes in the Revised Version (British and American) "anew," i.e. "over again." As these particles mean "from above" and "up," their use as indicating repetition is sometimes disputed, but without further foundation than that "again" does not exhaust the meaning.

an eye it caught sight of him and not it will repeat and not again it will see him place his
תְּשׁוּרֶ֥נּוּte.shu.Re.nu it will see him H7789 Verb qal imperfect third person feminine singular · suffix
15× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
To see or observe something, like a spy watching from a distance, as in the story of Moses sending scouts to Canaan. It can also mean to care for or regard someone, showing concern for their well-being. This word is used in many biblical stories.
Amplified meaning
see, observe
Tyndale gloss
to see
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

שׁוּר (shuwr) is a primitive root meaning to see or observe. It encompasses a range of actions from simply seeing and regarding to more active forms like spying or lying in wait. The entries suggest a dual focus on both positive observation and negative lurking. There is no significant disagreement among the lexicons regarding its meanings.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[שׁוּר] vb. behold, regard

behold

regard with watchful care

watch stealthily, lie in wait

ref

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H7789 שׁוּר

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7789 shuwr shoor

a primitive root (identical with 7788 through the idea of

going round for inspection); to spy out, i.e. (generally)

survey, (for evil) lurk for, (for good) care for:--behold,

lay wait, look, observe, perceive, regard, see.

see HEBREW for 07788

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שׁוּר (shur) — to see.

1) to see, behold, observe, regard

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to behold, observe

1a2) to regard

1a3) to watch, watch (stealthily), lie in wait

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Qal-Imperf-3fs | Suff — Verb qal imperfect third person feminine singular · suffix
HVqi3fs/Sp3ms
an eye it caught sight of him and not it will repeat and not again it will see him place his
מְקוֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.Mo place his H4725 Noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
401× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Maqom means a place or location, like a city or a region. It can also refer to a condition of the body or mind. This term is used to describe a wide range of locations and situations.
Amplified meaning
location
Tyndale gloss
place
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

מָקוֹם (maqom) means 'place' and encompasses a variety of contexts, including a standing place, station, or post. It can refer to human abodes, localities, regions, and even figurative conditions of body or mind. The term is derived from a root meaning 'standing' and is used broadly in the Old Testament.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מָקוֹם, מָקֹם 399 n.m. standing-place, place

standing-place

station, where soldiers are placed

post, office

place where a thing belongs

esp.

place of human abode

of י׳’s abode

place

in gen. place, locality, spot

space, room

space, distance, between

region, quarter, direction

peculiar uses

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4725 מָקוֹם, מָקֹם standing-place, place . . standing-place

. station, where soldiers are placed

. post, office

. . place where a thing belongs

. esp. . place of human abode

. of י׳’s abode

. place

. in gen. place, locality, spot

. . space, room

. space, distance, between

. region, quarter, direction

. peculiar uses

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4725 maqowm maw-kome'

or maqom {maw-kome'}; also (feminine) mqowmah {mek-o-mah'};

or mqomah {mek-o-mah'}; from 6965; properly, a standing, i.e.

a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific);

also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or

mind):--country, X home, X open, place, room, space, X

whither(-soever).

see HEBREW for 06965

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מָקוֹם (ma.qom) — place.

1) standing place, place

1a) standing place, station, post, office

1b) place, place of human abode

1c) city, land, region

1d) place, locality, spot

1e) space, room, distance

1f) region, quarter, direction

1g) give place to, instead of

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-ms | Suff — Noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
HNcmsc/Sp3ms
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

hiz: Used often in the King James Version with reference to a neuter or inanimate thing, or to a lower animal (Ge 1:11, "after his kind"; Le 1:16, "pluck away his crop"; Ac 12:10, "of his own accord"; 1Co 15:38, "his own body"), etc. the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "its."

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