Job
Job 3:1
1After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After | אַחֲרֵי־ | ’a·ḥă·rê- | Preposition | H310 behind |
| this | כֵ֗ן | ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| Job | אִיּוֹב֙ | ’î·yō·wḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H347 Job |
| opened | פָּתַ֤ח | pā·ṯaḥ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6605 open |
| his mouth | פִּ֔יהוּ | pî·hū | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6310 mouth |
| and cursed | וַיְקַלֵּ֖ל | way·qal·lêl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7043 be slight, swift, trifling |
| the day of his | יוֹמֽוֹ׃פ | yō·w·mōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3117 day |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.