Job 27:6 — Word Study
WLCבְּצִדְקָתִ֣י הֶ֭חֱזַקְתִּי וְלֹ֣א אַרְפֶּ֑הָ לֹֽא־ יֶחֱרַ֥ף לְ֝בָבִ֗י מִיָּמָֽי׃
BSAI will cling tochâzaq■ my righteousnesstsᵉdâqâh [my justification, moral integrity] and neverlôʼ let gorâphâh▸ [not slacken, abandon] As long as I liveyôwm [throughout my days] my consciencelêbâb [heart, inner self] will notlôʼ accuse mechâraph▸ [reproach, condemn]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| בְּצִדְקָתִ֣י | on righteousness my | Preposition, noun common feminine singular construct, suffix |
| הֶ֭חֱזַקְתִּי | I have kept hold | Verb, Hiphil, perfect first person common singular |
| וְלֹ֣א | and not | Conjunction, particle |
| אַרְפֶּ֑הָ | I will let go it | Verb hiphil imperfect first person common singular, suffix |
| לֹֽא־ | not | Particle |
| יֶחֱרַ֥ף | it reproaches | Verb, Qal, imperfect third person masculine singular |
| לְ֝בָבִ֗י | heart my | Noun common masculine singular construct, suffix |
| מִיָּמָֽי׃ | any of days my | Preposition, noun common masculine plural construct, suffix |
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| BSB | I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me. |
| KJV | My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live. |
| ASV | My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: My heart shall not reproach me so long as I live. |
| YLT | On my righteousness I have laid hold, And I do not let it go, My heart doth not reproach me while I live. |
| WEB | I hold fast to my righteousness, and will not let it go. My heart will not reproach me so long as I live. |
| BBE | I will keep it safe, and will not let it go: my heart has nothing to say against any part of my life. |
Where they part company is in the nuances of the verbs used in the translations.
The sentence primarily revolves around Job's commitment to righteousness, with supporting phrases elaborating on his resolve and the role of his conscience.







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verbחָזַק
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Deep Study — Job 27:6
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Context — Job's Defense of His Integritygenerated
Job 27:6 shows Job's unwavering commitment to his righteousness despite the accusations he faces. He emphasizes that as long as he lives, he will maintain his integrity and not allow his conscience to condemn him. This reflects Job's deep sense of justice and moral uprightness, which he believes should not be compromised even in the midst of suffering. His declaration serves as a powerful testament to the importance of personal integrity and righteousness in one's life.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Job 2:3 | Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.” |
| 2 | Psalm 18:20–23 | The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands. |
| 3 | Proverbs 4:13 | Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life. |
| 4 | Acts 24:16 | In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man. |
| 5 | 2 Corinthians 12:11 | I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 6 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — צְדָקָה, be.tzid.ka.Tigenerated
The word צְדָקָה (tsdaqah) means 'righteousness' and encompasses various aspects such as justice, truthfulness, and ethical rightness. It is often used to describe God's attributes or the standards for human behavior, emphasizing the importance of living a righteous life.
In this verse, Job claims ownership of his righteousness with the possessive suffix, indicating a personal commitment to uphold moral integrity. This reflects his understanding of righteousness as not just an abstract concept but as a lived reality that shapes his actions and decisions.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
The translations generally agree on the rendering of Job's commitment to righteousness.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The finite verb הֶ֭חֱזַקְתִּי (hechezakti, I have kept hold) governs the main clause, with two phrases following it: one indicating negation and the other expressing Job's commitment to righteousness. The structure emphasizes Job's strong resolve in the face of adversity.
The sentence is built around Job's assertion of integrity, with the main verb leading and the subsequent phrases elaborating on his determination not to let go of his righteousness or allow his heart to accuse him.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
In the Septuagint, the Hebrew word צְדָקָה is rendered as δικαιοσύνῃ (dikaiosynē), which also means 'righteousness' but carries connotations of justice and moral order. This choice reflects a similar understanding of righteousness as a fundamental principle of ethical conduct.
The translation choice in the LXX indicates a consistent interpretation of Job's assertion of integrity, emphasizing the moral implications of righteousness in both the Hebrew and Greek contexts.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Job 27:6 reveals Job's determination to hold onto his righteousness and not let it go. He expresses that throughout his life, his conscience will not accuse him. This highlights the importance of maintaining personal integrity and moral uprightness, even in difficult circumstances.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Job refers to his moral integrity and just behavior, which he believes should not be compromised despite his suffering.
Job emphasizes his conscience to assert that he has not done wrong and that he is confident in his moral standing.
Job's declaration shows his strong commitment to righteousness and integrity, illustrating his character as someone who values moral principles.
We can learn the importance of holding onto our principles and integrity, even when faced with challenges or accusations.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- In what areas of my life do I need to hold firmly to my integrity, like Job?
- How can I ensure that my conscience remains clear in my actions and decisions?
- What steps can I take to strengthen my commitment to righteousness?
- How do I respond when my integrity is challenged by others?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
The early commentary from Gregory the Dialogist argues from this verse about the importance of maintaining one's righteousness and integrity.
My righteousness, which I began to hold fast, I will not abandon. For neither doth mine heart reproach me in all my life. For 'his righteousness' that he had 'begun with,' he would 'abandon,' if he went out of the way into the praising of…Early Church Fathers on Job 27 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Job 27:6 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleMy righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go,.... Meaning not his personal righteousness, or the righteousness of his works, as his justifying righteousness before God, and for acceptance
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Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryMy righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
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Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleI hold fast, Heb. I have held fast, i.e., I have not only begun well, but continued in well-doing; which is a plain evidence that I am no hypocrite. Or, the past tense is put for the future, as is usual, I will hold fast, declaratively, as before, I will maintain it, that howsoever you calumniate me, I am a righteous person. My heart, i.e. my conscience, as the heart is oft used, as 25:31 ,21. Shall not reproach me; either, 1. With betraying my own cause and innocency, and speaking what I know to be false, to wit, that I am a hypocrite. Or, 2. For my former impiety or hypocrisy, wherewith you charge me. So long as I live, Heb. from, or for, or concerning my days, i.e. the time of my life…
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John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsJob 27:6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach [me] so long as I live.Ver. 6. My righteousness I hold fast] As with tooth and nail, yea, though it be to the loss of my teeth, Mordicus tenebo, as it befell that valiant Sir Thomas Challoner, who served, when he was young, under Charles V, in the expedition of Algiers, where, being shipwrecked, after be had swam till his strength and his arms failed him, at the length, catching hold of a cable with his teeth, he escaped, not without the loss of some of his teeth. And will not let it go] sc. Upon your persuasions or suspicions, so long as the bird in my bosom continueth singing. My heart shall not…
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Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(6) My heart shall not reproach me.—Or, doth not reproach me for any of my days.
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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 6. My righteousness I hold fast] I stand firmly on this ground; I have endeavoured to live an upright life, and my afflictions are not the consequence of my sins. My heart shall not reproach me] I shall take care so to live that I shall have a conscience void of offense before God and man. "Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God;" 1 John 3:21. This seems to be Job's meaning.
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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges6. The second clause of Job 27:6 reads, My heart reproacheth not one of my days, or, my heart reproaches (me) not since I was alive, i. e. during all my life. Of course the words have reference to the kind of charges laid against Job by his friends (e.g. ch. Job 22:6-9), and not to the sinfulness of nature common to all men, ch. Job 14:2. The “heart” in Heb. is the conscience or consciousness. Luther expresses the meaning vigorously when he translates: “My conscience bites me not in respect of my whole life.” Comp. the whole of ch. 31, which is but an expansion of these words.
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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleMy righteousness I hold fast - I hold on to the consciousness of integrity and uprightness. I cannot, will not, part with that.
Read Albert Barnes on Job 27 →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
I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me.
I hold fast to my righteousness, and will not let it go. My heart will not reproach me so long as I live.
I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me.
I will maintain my righteousness and never let it go; my conscience will not reproach me for as long as I live.
Tyndale line
My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: My heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
I will keepe my righteousnesse, and wil not forsake it: mine heart shall not reprooue me of my dayes.
Strictly literal
My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart reproacheth [me] not one of my days.
On my righteousness I have laid hold, And I do not let it go, My heart doth not reproach me while I live.
On my righteousness I have laid hold, || And I do not let it go, || My heart does not reproach me while I live.
I have laid fast hold on my righteousness, and I will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me [for my conduct] during all my life.
I hold fast to my righteousness and will not let it go; my thoughts will not reproach me so long as I live.
From the Latin
My justification, which I have begun to hold, I will not forsake: for my heart doth not reprehend me in all my life.
Simplified
I'm convinced I'm right and will never give up believing this; my conscience will not condemn me as long as I live.
I will keep it safe, and will not let it go: my heart has nothing to say against any part of my life.
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 and the Septuagint largely agree in their wording for Job 27:6, with seven of the eight words matched. This shows a strong consistency in the transmission of this verse across different traditions.
בְּצִדְקָתִ֣י הֶ֭חֱזַקְתִּי וְלֹ֣א אַרְפֶּ֑הָ לֹֽא־ יֶחֱרַ֥ף לְ֝בָבִ֗י מִיָּמָֽי׃
7 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
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Lexicons — every word in Job 27:6
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.
צְדָקָה (tsdaqah) means 'righteousness' and encompasses various aspects such as justice, truthfulness, and ethical rightness. It can refer to God's attribute of sovereignty, righteousness in governance, and even justification or salvation. The term also implies righteous acts and has an Aramaic equivalent, צִדְקָה (tsid.qah).
צְדָקָה 157 n.f. righteousness
righteousness, in government
God's attribute as sovereign
righteousness, in a case or cause
righteousness = truthfulness
righteousness, as ethically right
righteousness as vindicated, justification, salvation, etc.
pl. righteous acts
base
H6666 צְדָקָה righteousness . righteousness, in government
. God's attribute as sovereign
. righteousness, in a case or cause
. righteousness = truthfulness
. righteousness, as ethically right
. righteousness as vindicated, justification, salvation, etc.
. pl. righteous acts
6666 tsdaqah tsed-aw-kaw'
from 6663; rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude),
objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively
(prosperity):--justice, moderately, right(-eous)
(act, -ly, -ness).
see HEBREW for 06663
צְדָקָה (tse.da.qah) — righteousness.
1) justice, righteousness
1a) righteousness (in government)
1a1) of judge, ruler, king
1a2) of law
1a3) of Davidic king Messiah
1b) righteousness (of God's attribute)
1c) righteousness (in a case or cause)
1d) righteousness, truthfulness
1e) righteousness (as ethically right)
1f) righteousness (as vindicated), justification, salvation
1f1) of God
1f2) prosperity (of people)
1g) righteous acts
Aramaic equivalent: tsid.qah (צִדְקָה "righteousness" H6665)
Prep | N-fs | Suff — Preposition · noun common feminine singular construct · suffixHR/Ncfsc/Sp1bs
The Hebrew word חָזַק (chazaq) means to be strong or to strengthen. It encompasses a range of meanings including to support, encourage, and make firm, as well as to seize or hold fast. The word can be used in various forms, such as to strengthen oneself or to display strength. There is no significant disagreement among lexicons regarding its meanings.
חָזַק 291 vb. be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
Qal
intrans. be or grow strong
transit. only strengthened him not
Pi.
make strong (physically)
strengthen the hands (acc.) of anyone, sustain, encourage
make strong = bold, encourage
make firm
make rigid, hard, i.e. perverse, obstinate, harden
Hiph.
make strong, strengthen
make firm, the kingdom
display strength
make severe, of battle
support
= repair
prevail
esp. take or keep hold of, seize, grasp
Hithp.
strengthen oneself
put forth strength, use one's strength
withstand
hold strongly with
base
H2388 חָזַק be or grow firm, strong, strengthen .. intrans. be or grow strong
. transit. only strengthened him not
. . make strong (physically)
. strengthen the hands (acc.) of anyone, sustain, encourage
. make strong = bold, encourage
. make firm
. make rigid, hard, i.e. perverse, obstinate, harden
. . . make strong, strengthen
. make firm, the kingdom
. display strength
. make severe, of battle
. support
. = repair
. prevail
. esp. take or keep hold of, seize, grasp
. . strengthen oneself
. put forth strength, use one's strength
. withstand
. hold strongly with
2388 chazaq khaw-zak'
a primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong
(figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help,
repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer:--aid,
amend, X calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant,
constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly),
encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make
hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintain, play
the man, mend, become (wax) mighty, prevail, be recovered,
repair, retain, seize, be (wax) sore, strengthen (self), be
stout, be (make, shew, wax) strong(-er), be sure, take (hold),
be urgent, behave self valiantly, withstand.
חָזַק (cha.zaq) — to strengthen: strengthen.
: strengthen/support/encourage
1) to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be strong, grow strong
1a1a) to prevail, prevail upon
1a1b) to be firm, be caught fast, be secure
1a1c) to press, be urgent
1a1d) to grow stout, grow rigid, grow hard (bad sense)
1a1e) to be severe, be grievous
1a2) to strengthen
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to make strong
1b2) to restore to strength, give strength
1b3) to strengthen, sustain, encourage
1b4) to make strong, make bold, encourage
1b5) to make firm
1b6) to make rigid, make hard
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to make strong, strengthen
1c2) to make firm
1c3) to display strength
1c4) to make severe
1c5) to support
1c6) to repair
1c7) to prevail, prevail upon
1c8) to have or take or keep hold of, retain, hold up, sustain, support
1c9) to hold, contain
1d) (Hithpael)
V-Hiphil-Perf-1cs — Verb · Hiphil · perfect first person common singularHVhp1cs
hold: In the American Standard Revised Version frequently "stronghold" (Jud 9:49; 1Sa 22:4; 24:22; 2Sa 5:17; 23:14; 1Ch 11:16; 12:16). See FORTIFICATION. In Re 18:2 for the King James Version "cage" (phulake) the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes, as in first clause, "hold," and in the margin "prison."
Hold
A fortress, the name given to David’s lurking-places (1 Sam. 22:4, 5; 24:22).
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.'
לֹא or לוֹא adv. not
base
H3808 לֹא or לוֹא not
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.
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)
Conj | Part — Conjunction · particleHC/Tn
רָפָה (raphah) is a Hebrew verb meaning to slacken or relax. It encompasses a range of actions including sinking down, abating, and withdrawing. The word can be used in various forms, such as causing something to drop or refraining from action. It appears in different contexts, indicating both literal and figurative meanings.
רָפָה vb. sink, relax
Qal
sink down
sink, drop
sink, relax, abate
relax, withdraw
Niph. idle
Pi. causat.: let wings drop
Hiph. causat.
let drop
let go
refrain
Hithp. hast shewn thyself slack
base
H7503 רָפָה sink, relax .. sink down
. sink, drop
. sink, relax, abate
. relax, withdraw
. idle
. causat.: let wings drop
. causat. . let drop
. let go
. refrain
. hast shewn thyself slack
7503 raphah raw-faw'
a primitive root; to slacken (in many applications, literal
or figurative):--abate, cease, consume, draw (toward
evening), fail, (be) faint, be (wax) feeble, forsake, idle,
leave, let alone (go, down), (be) slack, stay, be still, be
slothful, (be) weak(-en). See 7495.
see HEBREW for 07495
רָפָה (ra.phah) — to slacken.
1) to sink, relax, sink down, let drop, be disheartened
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to sink down
1a2) to sink, drop
1a3) to sink, relax, abate
1a4) to relax, withdraw
1b) (Niphal) idle (participle)
1c) (Piel) to let drop
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to let drop, abandon, relax, refrain, forsake
1d2) to let go
1d3) to refrain, let alone
1d4) to be quiet
1e) (Hithpael) to show oneself slack
V-Hiphil-Imperf-1cs | Suff — Verb hiphil imperfect first person common singular · suffixHVhi1cs/Sp3fs
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.'
לֹא or לוֹא adv. not
base
H3808 לֹא or לוֹא not
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.
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)
Part — ParticleHTn
The Hebrew word חָרַף (charaph) has a range of meanings including to reproach, taunt, and defame, as well as to remain in harvest time and to acquire. It is built from a primitive root and can be used in various forms, such as Qal and Piel. Notably, it appears in Isaiah 18:6 and Leviticus 19:20.
H2778a [חָרַף] reproach H2778b חָרַף vb. denom. remain in harvest time H2778c חָרַף acquire
2778 charaph. khaw-raf'
a primitive root; to pull off, i.e. (by implication) to
expose (as by stripping); specifically, to betroth (as if a
surrender); figuratively, to carp at, i.e. defame;
denominative (from 2779) to spend the winter:--betroth,
blaspheme, defy, jeopard, rail, reproach, upbraid.
see HEBREW for 02779
חָרַף (cha.raph) — to taunt.
1) to reproach, taunt, blaspheme, defy, jeopardise, rail, upbraid
1a) (Qal) to reproach
1b) (Piel) to reproach, defy, taunt
חָרַף (cha.raph) — to winter.
(Qal) to winter, spend harvest time, remain in harvest time
חָרַף (cha.raph) — to acquire.
(Niphal) to acquire, be betrothed
V-Qal-Imperf-3ms — Verb · Qal · imperfect third person masculine singularHVqi3ms
לֵבָב (lebab) refers to the inner man, encompassing the mind, will, and heart. It highlights aspects like emotions, moral character, and conscience, often contrasting the inner self with the outer. The term is used primarily for humans and can also denote courage and appetites.
לֵבָב 251 n.m. inner man, mind, will, heart
seldom of things in the midst of the seas
usu. of men
the inner man in contrast with the outer
the inner man, indef. the soul, comprehending mind, affections and will
specific ref. to mind
spec. ref. to inclinations, resolutions, determinations of the will
spec. ref. to conscience
spec. ref. to moral character
= the man himself
spec. as seat of appetites
spec. of seat of the emotions and passions
seat of courage
base
H3824 לֵבָב inner man, mind, will, heart . seldom of things in the midst of the seas
. usu. of men . the inner man in contrast with the outer
. the inner man, indef. the soul, comprehending mind, affections and will
. specific ref. to mind
. spec. ref. to inclinations, resolutions, determinations of the will
. spec. ref. to conscience
. spec. ref. to moral character
. = the man himself
. spec. as seat of appetites
. spec. of seat of the emotions and passions
. seat of courage
3824 lebab lay-bawb'
from 3823; the heart (as the most interior organ); used also
like 3820:--+ bethink themselves, breast, comfortably,
courage, ((faint), (tender-)heart((-ed)), midst, mind, X
unawares, understanding.
see HEBREW for 03823
see HEBREW for 03820
לֵבָב (le.vav) — heart.
1) inner man, mind, will, heart, soul, understanding
1a) inner part, midst
1a1) midst (of things)
1a2) heart (of man)
1a3) soul, heart (of man)
1a4) mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory
1a5) inclination, resolution, determination (of will)
1a6) conscience
1a7) heart (of moral character)
1a8) as seat of appetites
1a9) as seat of emotions and passions 1a10) as seat of courage
Aramaic equivalent: le.vav (לְבַב "heart" H3825)
N-ms | Suff — Noun common masculine singular construct · suffixHNcmsc/Sp1bs
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.
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
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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
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.
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
Prep | N-mp | Suff — Preposition · noun common masculine plural construct · suffixHR/Ncmpc/Sp1bs
