Job 11:9
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. | Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea. | The measure thereof is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [is] long | אֲרֻכָּ֣ה | 'a-ru-KAH | H0752 | longאָרֹךְ (a.rokh) 1) long 1a) of time 1b) of God's wisdom (fig.) |
| more than [the] earth | מֵאֶ֣רֶץ | me-'E-retz | H0776G | land: country/planetאֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) : country/field 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth … |
| measure its | מִדָּ֑הּ | mi-DAH | H4055 | garmentמַד (mad) 1) measure, cloth garment 1a) measure 1b) cloth, carpet 1c) garment (outer) |
| and broad | וּ֝רְחָבָ֗ה | u-re-cha-VAH | H7342H | broad: wideרָחָב (ra.chav) broad, wide Also means: ra.chav (רָחָב ": arrogant" H7342I) |
| more than | מִנִּי־ | mi-ni- | H4480A | fromמִן־ (min) 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 … |
| [the] sea | יָֽם׃ | Yam | H3220G | seaיָם (yam) : sea 1) sea 1a) Mediterranean Sea 1b) Red Sea 1c) Dead Sea 1d) Sea of Galilee 1e) sea (general) 1f) mighty river (Nile) 1g) the sea (the great basin in the temple court) 1h) seaward, west, westward |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.