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Job 6:13 — Word Study

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WLCהַאִ֬ם אֵ֣ין עֶזְרָתִ֣י בִ֑י וְ֝תֻשִׁיָּ֗ה נִדְּחָ֥ה מִמֶּֽנִּי׃

BSA[Is] there anyʼim [no, none, or not any] helpʻezrâh [assistance, aid, or support] now that successtûwshîyâh [prosperity, wisdom, or chance of success] is drivennâdach [banished, expelled, or ripped away] from memin [away from my presence, or out of my life]

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Take it away
Job 6:13quick helps
In a sentenceJob questions whether he has any help within himself now that success has been taken away.
Who is speakingJob, expressing his despair and questioning his own strength.
Where we areIn a moment of deep personal reflection amidst his suffering.
The hard wordנִדְּחָ֥ה
Take awayThe sense of loss and helplessness in the face of adversity.
8 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause subjectתּוּשִׁיָּה verbנָדַח 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 6:13

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Context — Job's Lamentgenerated

12Is my strength like that of stone, or my flesh made of bronze?
13Is there any help within me now that success is driven from me?
14A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
15But my brothers are as faithless as wadis, as seasonal streams that overflow,

Job 6:13 captures Job's feelings of despair as he questions the existence of help within himself after success has been taken from him. This verse reflects a moment of vulnerability, where Job acknowledges his suffering and the absence of support in his life. His words resonate with the broader themes of loss and the search for assistance in times of trouble, as seen throughout the Book of Job.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Job 19:28If you say, ‘Let us persecute him, since the root of the matter lies with him, ’
22 Corinthians 1:12And this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.
3Galatians 6:4Each one should test his own work. Then he will have reason to boast in himself alone, and not in someone else.
4Job 12:2–3“Truly then you are the people with whom wisdom itself will die!
5Job 13:2What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 5 references, hung on the phrase they belong to

and is wisdomJob 12:2–3 Job 13:2

The Key Word עֶזְרָתִ֣י, 'ez.ra.Tigenerated

The word עֶזְרָה ('ezrah) means 'help' or 'aid', referring to assistance or support. It is a feminine noun derived from a root meaning aid and emphasizes the act of helping or the one who helps.

In this verse, Job is questioning whether there is any help within himself, indicating a deep sense of despair. The construction of the phrase highlights his feeling of isolation and the absence of external support.


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 verse consists of a main clause with a finite verb נִדְּחָ֥ה (it has been banished) and two phrases describing the subject and the state of being: אֵ֣ין (there is not) and וְ֝תֻשִׁיָּ֗ה (and sound wisdom). This structure emphasizes Job's questioning of his internal resources.

The word order places emphasis on the absence of help, with the verb indicating the state of success being driven away, creating a poignant expression of despair.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates עֶזְרָתִ֣י as βοήθεια (help), which aligns closely with the Hebrew meaning of assistance. This choice reflects a direct correspondence in the concept of seeking aid.

The rendering of נִדְּחָ֥ה as part of the Greek text also shows a consistent understanding of the sense of being banished or expelled, maintaining the original's emotional weight.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Job 6:13 expresses Job's deep sorrow as he questions whether there is any help within himself now that success has been taken away. He reflects on his state of despair and the absence of support, emphasizing the emotional weight of his situation.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What does Job mean by 'success is driven from me'?

Job is expressing his feeling of loss and the absence of prosperity or wisdom in his life, highlighting his despair.

Why does Job question the help within himself?

Job is in a state of deep distress and is reflecting on his internal resources, feeling that he has none left to draw upon.

What is the significance of the word 'help' in this verse?

The word 'help' signifies the support or assistance Job feels he lacks in his current state of suffering.

How does this verse relate to the overall themes in the Book of Job?

This verse encapsulates the themes of suffering, loss, and the search for understanding and support in times of distress, which are central to the Book of Job.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. In what areas of my life do I feel a lack of help or support, similar to Job's experience?
  2. How can I seek wisdom and assistance when I feel overwhelmed or lost?
  3. What does it mean for me to find help within myself during difficult times?
  4. How can I support others who may be feeling as Job did in this verse?

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

Gregory the Dialogist comments on Job's lament, illustrating the struggle for hope amidst despair as Job expresses his feelings of helplessness.

Gregory the DialogistMorals on the Book of Job, Book VII c. 540–604
Lo, there is no help to me in myself. It is now made clear to whom the mind of the stricken man had recourse for hope, seeing that he declares that there was no hope to him in himself;
Early Church Fathers on Job 6 →

Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Job 6:13 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

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

[Is] my help in me?.... Or "my defence" (y), as some; is it not in my power to defend myself against the calumnies and reproaches cast upon me?

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

Is not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me? Is not my help in me? The interrogation is better omitted. 'There is no help in me!' For "wisdom," deliverance [ tuwshiyaah (H8454)] is a better rendering.

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

Though I have no strength in my body, or outward man, yet I have some help and support within me, or in my inward man, even the conscience of my own innocency and piety, notwithstanding all your bitter accusations and censures, as if I had no integrity, . Is wisdom driven quite from me? If I have no strength in my body, have I therefore no wisdom or judgment left in my soul? Am I therefore unable to judge of the vanity of thy discourse, and of the truth of my own case? Have I not common sense and discretion? Do not I know my own condition, and the nature and degree of my sufferings, better than thou dost? Am not I a better judge whether I have integrity or no than thou art? But this verse…

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

Job 6:13 [Is] not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me?Ver. 13. Is not my help in me?] Have I not something within wherewith to sustain me amidst all my sorrows, viz. the testimony of my conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity I have had my conversation in the world, 2 Corinthians 1:12. Lo, this is my rejoicing, this is my cordial, &c. Innuit innocentiam snare, ac vitro integritatem, saith Drusius: he meaneth the innocency and integrity of his heart; and this was the help Job knew he had in store, this was the wisdom or right reason he speaketh of in the following words: and is wisdom, or virtue, driven quite from me? no, no; that boldeth out and abideth when all…

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

(13) Is not my help in me?—It is in passages such as these that the actual meaning of Job is so obscure and his words so difficult. The sense may be, “Is it not that I have no help in me, and wisdom is driven quite from me?” or yet again, “Is it because there is no help in me that therefore wisdom is driven far from me?” as is the case by your reproaches and insinuations. (See especially Job 5:2; Job 5:27.)

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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 13. Is not my help in me?] My help is all in myself; and, alas! that is perfect weakness: and my subsistence, תושיה tushiyah, all that is real, stable, and permanent, is driven quite from me. My friends have forsaken me, and I am abandoned to myself; my property is all taken away, and I have no resources left. I believe Job neither said, nor intended to say, as some interpreters have it, Reason is utterly driven from me. Surely there is no mark in this chapter of his being deranged, or at all impaired in his intellect.

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

13. This verse reads something as follows, Is not my help within me gone, And recovery driven away from me? Both clauses seem to refer to the exhaustion caused by his disease. He feels that all resource within himself and all possibility of recovery is gone. The word “recovery” is that used in ch. Job 5:12, “anything effectual” (see notes), and probably signifies substance, or powers of recovery. The word might also be applied, as in ch. Job 11:6, to a condition of the mind and signify mental resource, but this sense does not seem to suit the connexion.

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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Is not my help in me? - This would be better rendered in an affirmative manner, or as an exclamation. The interrogative form of the previous verses need not be continued in this. The sense is, “alas!

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

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Modern formal

BSBBerean Standard Bible2020

Is there any help within me now that success is driven from me?

WEBWorld English Bible2000

Isn’t it that I have no help in me, that wisdom is driven away from me?

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

Is there any help within me now that success is driven from me?

NETBNew English Translation2006

Is not my power to help myself nothing, and has not every resource been driven from me?

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

Is not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me?

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

Is it not that I have no help in me, And that wisdom is driven quite from me?

RVARevised Version, American1894

Is it not that I have no help in me, and that effectual working is driven quite from me?

NWBWebster's Bible1833

Is not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me?

GNVGeneva Bible1599

Is it not so, that there is in me no helpe? and that strength is taken from me?

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

Is it not that there is no help in me, and soundness is driven away from me?

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

Is not my help with me, And substance driven from me?

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

Is my help not with me, || And substance driven from me?

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

Truly, am I not without my help in me? and is not wise counsel driven far away from me?

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

Is it not true that I have no help in myself, and that wisdom has been driven out of me?

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

Behold there is no help for me in myself, and my familiar friends also are departed from me.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

How can I help myself now that any chance of success is ripped away from me?

BBEBible in Basic English1949

I have no help in myself, and wisdom is completely gone from 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.

clauseהַ?clauseאִ֬םifclauseclausepredicateאֵ֣יןnotnoun phrase · subjectעֶזְרָתִ֣helpי[is].myprepositional phrase · prepositionalבִ֑inיmyselfוְ֝andclausesubjectתֻשִׁיָּ֗הsuccessverbנִדְּחָ֥הit.has.been.banishedprepositional phrase · prepositionalמִמֶּֽfromנִּיme

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


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

The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint largely agree in their wording, with five of the seven words matched. This indicates a strong consistency in the transmission of this verse, despite the differences in word order.

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

הַאִ֬ם אֵ֣ין עֶזְרָתִ֣י בִ֑י וְ֝תֻשִׁיָּ֗ה נִדְּחָ֥ה מִמֶּֽנִּי׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
הַאִ֬םאֵ֣יןοὐκבִ֑יαὐτῷוְ֝תֻשִׁיָּ֗הβοήθειαמִמֶּֽנִּי׃ἐμοῦ

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

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


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

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

Job 6:13אִם¿ if¿ ifאִםאַ֫יִןnotnotאַ֫יִןעֶזְרָה[is] help m[is] help myעֶזְרָהנִיin myselfin myselfנִיתּוּשִׁיָּהand sound wand sound wisdoתּוּשִׁיָּהנָדַחit has beenit has been banנָדַחמִן־from mefrom meמִן־אַבְדָ֑ןdestructiodestructionאַבְדָ֑ןאַ֫יִןwhere?where?אַ֫יִןמֵןstringstringמֵןחֵןfavorfavorחֵןיֵשׁtherethereיֵשׁכְּמוֹlikelikeכְּמוֹחוּשׁto hastento hastenחוּשׁתְּשׁוּעָהdeliverancdeliverance: saתְּשׁוּעָהעֵצָהcounselcounselעֵצָהחָכְמָהwisdomwisdomחָכְמָהקָבַץto gatherto gatherקָבַץאָבַדto perishto perishאָבַדרָחַקto removeto removeרָחַקיָתַרto remainto remainיָתַר
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 6:13

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.

¿ if not [is] help my in myself and sound wisdom it has been banished from me
הַאִ֬םha.'Im ¿ if H518 Particle · particle
1,070× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word is used to express conditions or questions, like if or whether. It can also be used to make oaths or express wishes, as in Oh that! It appears in various forms in the KJV, including if, though, and when.
Amplified meaning
no, none, or not any
Tyndale gloss
if
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

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.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

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

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

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.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

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

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Part | Conj — Particle · particle
HTi/Tc
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
¿ if not [is] help my in myself and sound wisdom it has been banished from me
אֵ֣ין'ein not H369 Noun common · masculine singular construct
789× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word means nothing or not, often used to indicate the absence of something, as in Genesis 1:2 where the earth was without form. It emphasizes the idea of something lacking or non-existent.
Tyndale gloss
nothing
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אַ֫יִן (ayin) primarily means 'nothing' or 'nought' and serves as a negative particle indicating absence or negation, such as 'is not' or 'there is not.' It can also express lack of possession or existence. The word is derived from a root meaning to be non-existent, and it appears frequently in various grammatical constructions.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אַ֫יִן, אָ֑֫יִן cstr. אֵין subst. prop. nothing, nought

to nothing, as nothing

cstr. אֵין, very freq. as particle of negation, is not, are not, was not, were not

אֵין לְ׳, with subst., or pron., there is (was) not to … = … have, has, had, etc. not

in circumst. clauses

with inf. and ל׳, it is not to …

with prefixes

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H369 אַ֫יִן, אָ֑֫יִן cstr. אֵין subst. prop. nothing, nought . to nothing, as nothing

. cstr. אֵין, very freq. as particle of negation, is not, are not, was not, were not

. אֵין לְ׳, with subst., or pron., there is (was) not to … = … have, has, had, etc. not

. in circumst. clauses

. with inf. and ל׳, it is not to …

. with prefixes

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

369 'ayin ah'-yin

as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not

exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative

particle:--else, except, fail, (father-)less, be gone,

in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any,

thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable),

well-nigh, without. Compare 370.

see HEBREW for 0370

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אַ֫יִן (a.yin) — nothing.

1) nothing, not, nought n

1a) nothing, nought neg

1b) not

1c) to have not (of possession) adv

1d) without w/prep

1e) for lack of

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HNcmsc — Noun common · masculine singular construct
HNcmsc
¿ if not [is] help my in myself and sound wisdom it has been banished from me
עֶזְרָתִ֣י'ez.ra.Ti [is] help my H5833 Noun common feminine singular construct · suffix
26× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means 'help' or 'aid', referring to assistance or support, as seen in various Bible translations.
Amplified meaning
assistance, aid, or support
Tyndale gloss
help
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

עֶזְרָה (ezrah) refers to help, succour, or assistance. It is a feminine noun derived from the root meaning aid. The word appears in contexts related to providing support, including in Psalm 60:11 and Psalm 108:12, where it emphasizes the act of helping or the one who helps.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

עֶזְרָה, עֶזְרָת, עֶזְרָ֫תָה n.f. help, succour, assistance

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5833 עֶזְרָה, עֶזְרָת, עֶזְרָ֫תָה help, succour, assistance

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5833 `ezrah ez-raw'

or mezrath (Psa. 60:11 (13); 108:12 (13)) {ez-rawth'};

feminine of 5828; aid:--help(-ed, -er).

see HEBREW for 013

see HEBREW for 013

see HEBREW for 05828

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עֶזְרָה (ez.rah) — help.

1) help, succour, assistance

1a) help, succour

1b) one who helps

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-fs | Suff — Noun common feminine singular construct · suffix
HNcfsc/Sp1bs
¿ if not [is] help my in myself and sound wisdom it has been banished from me
בִ֑יVi in myself H9030 Preposition · suffix
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

נִי (ni) — me.

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 1st person singular

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HR/Sp1bs — Preposition · suffix
HR/Sp1bs
¿ if not [is] help my in myself and sound wisdom it has been banished from me
וְ֝תֻשִׁיָּ֗הve.tu.shi.Yah and sound wisdom H8454 Conjunction · noun common feminine singular absolute
12× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Wisdom, or tushiyah, means support, ability, or understanding, often implying sound knowledge or efficient wisdom. It can also signify success or an undertaking, as seen in KJV translations like enterprise or substance.
Amplified meaning
prosperity, wisdom, or chance of success
Tyndale gloss
wisdom
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

תּוּשִׁיָּה (tuwshiyah) refers to sound or efficient wisdom and abiding success. It is derived from a root that implies support or ability, encompassing concepts like understanding and enterprise. The term is associated with wisdom that leads to success and effective outcomes.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

תּוּשִׁיָּה n.f. sound, efficient wisdom, abiding success

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H8454 תּוּשִׁיָּה sound, efficient wisdom, abiding success

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

8454 tuwshiyah too-shee-yaw'

or tushiyah { too-shee-yaw'}; from an unused root probably

meaning to substantiate; support or (by implication) ability,

i.e. (direct) help, (in purpose) an undertaking,

(intellectual) understanding:--enterprise, that which (thing

as it) is, substance, (sound) wisdom, working.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

תּוּשִׁיָּה (tu.shiy.yah) — wisdom.

1) wisdom, sound knowledge, success, sound or efficient wisdom, abiding success

1a) sound or efficient wisdom

1b) abiding success (of the effect of sound wisdom)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | N-fs — Conjunction · noun common feminine singular absolute
HC/Ncfsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

wiz'-dum:

1. Linguistic

2. History

3. Religious Basis

4. Ideals

5. Teaching of Christ

6. Remainder of the New Testament

(1) James

(2) Paul

7. Hypostasis

LITERATURE

1. Linguistic:

In the Revised Version (British and American) the noun "wisdom" and its corresponding adjective and verb ("be wise," "act wisely," etc.) represent a variety of Hebrew words: bin (binah, and in the English Revised Version tebunah), sakhal (sekhel, sekhel), lebh (and in the English Revised Version labhabh), tushiyah (and in the English Revised Version Te`em, `ormah, piqqach. None of these, however, is of very frequent occurrence and by far the most common group is the verb chakham, with the adjective chakham, and the nouns chokhmah, chokhmoth, with something over 300 occurrences in the Old Testament (of which rather more than half are in Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes). Cokhmah, accordingly, may be treated as the Hebrew…

Nave's Topical Bible

→ Of Joseph Ge 41:16,25-39; Ac 7:10

→ Of Moses Ac 7:22

→ Of Bezaleel Ex 31:3-5; 35:31-35; 36:1

→ Of Aholiab Ex 31:6; 35:34,35; 36:1

→ Of other skilled artisans Ex 36:2

→ Of women Ex 35:26

→ Of Hiram 1Ki 7:14; 2Ch 2:14

→ Of Solomon 1Ki 3:12,16-28; 4:29-34; 5:12; 10:24

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
¿ if not [is] help my in myself and sound wisdom it has been banished from me
נִדְּחָ֥הni.de.Chah it has been banished H5080 Verb · Niphal · perfect third person feminine singular
55× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
To banish or drive away, used in various contexts, such as expelling someone from a community, as seen in the story of David and Absalom.
Amplified meaning
banished, expelled, or ripped away
Tyndale gloss
to banish
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

נָדַח (nadach) is a Hebrew verb meaning to impel, thrust, or banish. It encompasses a variety of actions, including driving away, compelling, and being thrust out or banished. The word appears in different forms, indicating various nuances such as being hunted or thrust into darkness. There is no significant disagreement among lexicons regarding its meanings.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[נָדַח] vb. impel, thrust, banish

Qal trans.

impel (i.e. wield) an axe

thrust away, banish

Niph.

be impelled

be thrust out, banished

driven away (fr. herd, i.e.) straying

thrust away, aside

Pu. thrust into darkness

Hiph.

thrust, move, impel

thrust out, banish

thrust away, aside

compel, force, subj. adulteress (by flattery)

Hoph. chased, hunted

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5080 [נָדַח] impel, thrust, banish .trans. . impel (i.e. wield) an axe

. thrust away, banish

. . be impelled

. be thrust out, banished

. driven away (fr. herd, i.e.) straying

. thrust away, aside

. thrust into darkness

. . thrust, move, impel

. thrust out, banish

. thrust away, aside

. compel, force, subj. adulteress (by flattery)

. chased, hunted

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5080 nadach naw-dakh'

a primitive root; to push off; used in a great variety of

applications, literally and figuratively (to expel, mislead,

strike, inflict, etc.):--banish, bring, cast down (out),

chase, compel, draw away, drive (away, out, quite), fetch a

stroke, force, go away, outcast, thrust away (out), withdraw.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

נָדַח (na.dach) — to banish.

1) to impel, thrust, drive away, banish

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to impel

1a2) to thrust away, banish

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to be impelled

1b2) to be thrust out, be banished

1b2a) banished, outcast (participle)

1b3) to be driven away

1b4) to be thrust away, thrust aside

1c) (Pual) to be thrust into

1c1) thrust (participle)

1d) (Hiphil)

1d1) to thrust, move, impel

1d2) to thrust out, banish

1d3) to thrust away, thrust aside

1e) (Hophal) to be chased, be hunted

1e1) chased, hunted (participle)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Niphal-Perf-3fs — Verb · Niphal · perfect third person feminine singular
HVNp3fs
¿ if not [is] help my in myself and sound wisdom it has been banished from me
מִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.ni from me H4480 Preposition · suffix
1,189× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means a portion or part of something, and is often used to show the relationship between things, like from or out of something.
Amplified meaning
away from my presence, or out of my life
Tyndale gloss
from
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word מִן־ (*min*) is a preposition meaning 'from' or 'out of,' indicating separation or origin. It covers various uses, including temporal references, comparisons, and causal relationships. Additionally, it can denote a portion when used as a noun מֵן (*men*). The entries highlight its versatility in expressing different nuances of separation and position.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מִן־, and מִ, before יְ, prep. expressing the idea of separation, hence out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not

with verbs expressing (or implying) separation or removal

from, against

מן also, without a verb of similar significance, sometimes expresses the idea of separation, away from, far from

of position, off, on the side of, on

Out of, Gk. ἐκ, Lat. ex

Partitively

Of time—

as marking the terminus a quo, the anterior limit of a continuous period from, since

as marking the period immediately succeeding the limit after

towards, to

(וְעַד) עַד … מִן from … even to

In comparisons, beyond, above

מן is prefixed to an infin.:

with causal force, from, on account of, through

after verbs implying restraint, prevention, cessation, etc.

with a temporal force, since, after

Once as a conj. before a finite verb. that

In compounds:

base

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4480a מִן־, מִ, prep. expressing the idea of separation, hence out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not . with verbs expressing (or implying) separation or removal . from, against

. מן also, without a verb of similar significance, sometimes expresses the idea of separation, away from, far from

. of position, off, on the side of, on

. Out of, Gk. ἐκ, Lat. ex

. Partitively

. Of time— . as marking the terminus a quo, the anterior limit of a continuous period from, since

. as marking the period immediately succeeding the limit after

. towards, to

. (וְעַד) עַד … מִן from … even to

. In comparisons, beyond, above

. מן is prefixed to an infin.: . with causal force, from, on account of, through

. after verbs implying restraint, prevention, cessation, etc.

. with a temporal force, since, after

. Once as a conj. before a finite verb. that

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Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4480 min min

or minniy {min-nee'}; or minney (constructive plural)

{min-nay'}; (Isaiah 30:11); for 4482; properly, a part of;

hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses (as

follows):--above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason

of), from (among), in, X neither, X nor, (out) of, over,

since, X then, through, X whether, with.

see HEBREW for 04482

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מִן־ (min) — from.

prep

1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than

1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of

1b) out of

1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling)

1b2) (of material from which something is made)

1b3) (of source or origin)

1c) out of, some of, from (partitively)

1d) from, since, after (of time)

1e) than, more than (in comparison)

1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or

1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons)

1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive)

conj

2) that

Aramaic equivalent: min (מִן־ "from" H4481)

מֵן (men) — portion.

n.m.

portion

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | Suff — Preposition · suffix
HR/Sp1bs
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