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Job 24:22 — Word Study

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WLCוּמָשַׁ֣ךְ אַבִּירִ֣ים בְּכֹח֑וֹ יָ֝ק֗וּם וְֽלֹא־ יַאֲמִ֥ין בַּֽחַיִּֽין׃

BSAYet by His powerkôach [divine, supernatural, strength, might] God drags awaymâshak [the Almighty, All-Powerful, draws, pulls down, preserves] the mightyʼabbîyr [strong, powerful] though rising upqûwm [standing, getting up] they have nolôʼ [none, not] assuranceʼâman [faith, trust, belief] of lifechay [existence, being alive]

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Take it away
Job 24:22quick helps
In a sentenceJob reflects on the power of God that can remove even the mightiest of men.
Who is speakingJob, contemplating the nature of divine justice.
Where we areIn a discourse on the fate of the wicked and the seeming prosperity of the powerful.
The hard wordמָשַׁךְ
Take awayGod's power prevails over human strength.
8 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause verbמָשַׁךְ 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 24:22

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Context — Job's Reflection on Divine Powergenerated

21They prey on the barren and childless, and show no kindness to the widow.
22Yet by His power, God drags away the mighty; though rising up, they have no assurance of life.
23He gives them a sense of security, but His eyes are on their ways.
24They are exalted for a moment, then they are gone; they are brought low and gathered up like all others; they are cut off like heads of grain.

Job 24:22 discusses the might of God, who can drag away the powerful despite their attempts to rise. This verse is part of Job's larger contemplation on the injustices faced by the innocent and the fate of the wicked, as seen in the surrounding verses. Job emphasizes that no matter how strong or mighty one may be, they ultimately lack assurance of life when opposed by God's power.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Esther 3:8–10Then Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.
2Daniel 6:4–9Thus the administrators and satraps sought a charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom, but they could find no charge or corruption, because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was found in him.
3John 19:12–16From then on, Pilate tried to release Him, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar.”
4Revelation 16:13–14And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet.
5Revelation 17:2The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.”

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


The Key Word מָשַׁךְ, u.ma.Shakhgenerated

The verb מָשַׁךְ (mashakh) means to draw or drag, encompassing a variety of actions from pulling to leading. In this context, it highlights God's ability to remove the mighty from their positions of power.

This verb is in the Qal form, indicating a simple action performed by the subject. The use of this verb in Job 24:22 emphasizes God's active role in the fate of the powerful, illustrating that their strength is ultimately futile against divine will.


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 main verb is מָשַׁךְ, he drags off, which governs the clause. The structure is straightforward, with the subject (God) performing the action on the object (the mighty). The sentence flows logically, presenting God's action first, followed by the response of the mighty.

Additional clauses describe the state of the mighty, emphasizing their lack of assurance in life despite their attempts to rise. This structure highlights the contrast between divine power and human strength.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

In the Septuagint, מָשַׁךְ is rendered as κατέστρεψεν (katestrepsen), meaning 'destroyed' or 'overthrown'. This choice conveys a stronger sense of finality compared to the Hebrew, indicating not just removal but a complete downfall.

This translation reflects an interpretation that emphasizes the totality of God's power over the mighty, suggesting that their rise is ultimately futile against divine judgment.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Job 24:22 tells us that God uses His power to drag away the mighty, showing that despite their strength, they cannot be assured of life. This verse reflects on the fate of the powerful and the justice of God, emphasizing that no one stands secure against His will.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What does it mean that God drags away the mighty?

It means that God has the power to remove those who are strong and influential, demonstrating that human strength is ultimately insignificant compared to divine authority.

How does this verse relate to the theme of justice in Job?

This verse highlights the theme of divine justice, showing that even the powerful are subject to God's judgment and cannot rely on their strength for security.

What assurance do the mighty lack according to this verse?

The mighty lack assurance of life, indicating that their power does not guarantee their safety or future.

How does this verse reflect on the nature of God's power?

It reflects that God's power is absolute and can overturn the mightiest of men, emphasizing His sovereignty over all creation.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. In what ways have I seen God's power at work in situations of injustice?
  2. How can I remind myself that true strength comes from God, not from human might?
  3. What does it mean for me to trust in God's power in my own life?
  4. How can I help others understand the futility of relying solely on their own strength?

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

Early commentators reflect on Job's assertion about divine power. Quotations from Gregory the Dialogist and Olympiodorus of Alexandria illustrate their interpretations of this verse.

Gregory the DialogistMorals on the Book of Job, Book XVII c. 540–604
He took away the mighty in his might. Since in the might of his wickedness the mighty he severally takes away, whilst by the craftiness of his error he carries off the great ones of this world.
Early Church Fathers on Job 24 →
Olympiodorus of AlexandriaCOMMENTARY ON Job 24:22-24 6th c.
“Therefore when he has risen, he will not feel secure of his own life.” For these reasons the impious, after rising every day not really believing that he will live, remains in fear and is frightened.
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Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Job 24:22 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

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

He draweth also the mighty with his power,.... Such a wicked man not only maltreats the weak, the helpless, and the defenceless, but even attacks the mighty and powerful; such as are in great power

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

He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life. Reply of Job to the opinions of the friends. Experience proves the contrary.

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

He draweth, either into his net, as , or to his party, to assist and serve him in his enterprises. The mighty; who are mighty in place, or wealth, or power; he practiseth upon these as well as upon the poor. With his power; which being greater than theirs, he soon forceth them to comply with his desires and demands. He riseth up, to wit, against any man, as this phrase is used, 44:5; when he sets himself against a man, and resolves to destroy him. No man is sure of life, i.e. none of them whom he so opposeth can be secure or confident of holding his life, but all such give up themselves for lost men, as knowing they cannot resist his greater might: compare .

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

Job 24:22 He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no [man] is sure of life.Ver. 22. He draweth also the mighty with his power] i.e. He hath brought them by force under his girdle, and compelled them to do him homage and service. He riseth up] In the fuluess of his might, as "a king, against whom there is no rising up," Proverbs 30:31. And no man is sure of life] Which the tyrant taketh away at his pleasure. Or thus, the tyrant himself, after he hath made all cock sure, as he may think, is not yet sure of his own life, dare not confide in his best friends. Dionysius, for instance, and our Richard III. The Hebrew is, And he is not sure of life.

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

(22) He draweth also the mighty.—He now appears to revert to his former line, and describes another case—that, namely, of a great tyrant who draws others by his influence and example to the same courses. He riseth up, and no man is sure of his life.—Being so completely under his sway.

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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 22. He draweth also the mighty] Calmet gives the following version of the original: "He draws with him guards for his defense; he raises himself up, and does not feel assured of his life." In the midst even of his guards he is afraid; and dares not put confidence in any person. This is an admirable delineation of the inquietudes and terrors of a tyrant.

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

18–24. This detailed and graphic picture of the enormities of wicked men (Job 24:2-17) suggests the question, What then is the fate of such men? Are they seized by the sudden judgments of God and delivered into the hand of their own transgression (ch. Job 8:4)? or, are they prolonged in the possession of their power, protected in their wickedness, and brought to a natural and peaceful end at last like men in general? The following passage gives both answers, one in Job 24:18-21, and the other in Job 24:22-24. The former answer is that of Job’s friends, and perhaps of the common mind, a passage or fragments from a poetical expression of whose creed Job seems to cite. This answer is only…

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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He draweth also the mighty with his power - The word here rendered draweth (משׁך mâshak), means to draw; and then, to lay hold of, to take, to take away, and, hence, to remove, to destroy; Psalms 28:3; Ezekiel 22:20.

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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

Yet by His power, God drags away the mighty; though rising up, they have no assurance of life.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

Yet God preserves the mighty by his power. He rises up who has no assurance of life.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

Yet by His power, God drags away the mighty; though rising up, they have no assurance of life.

NETBNew English Translation2006

But God drags off the mighty by his power; when God rises up against him, he has no faith in his life.

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

Yet God preserveth the mighty by his power: He riseth up that hath no assurance of life.

RVARevised Version, American1894

He draweth away the mighty also by his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

He draweth also the mighty by his power, and when he riseth vp, none is sure of life.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

He draweth also the mighty with his power; he riseth up, and no [man] is sure of life.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

And hath drawn the mighty by his power, He riseth, and none believeth in life.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

And [God] has drawn the mighty by His power, || He rises, and none believes in life.

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

But he also draweth down the mighty with his power: he riseth up, no one is sure of life.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

Yet God drags away the mighty people by his power; he rises up and does not strengthen them in life.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

He hath pulled down the strong by his might: and when he standeth up, he shall not trust to his life.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

God prolongs the life of the wicked by his power; but when they arise, they have no assurance of life.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

But God by his power gives long life to the strong; he gets up again, though he has no hope of 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.

וּandclauseverbמָשַׁ֣ךְhe.drags.offobjectאַבִּירִ֣יםmighty.[ones]prepositional phrase · prepositionalבְּbynoun phraseכֹח֑powerוֹhisclauseclauseverbיָ֝ק֗וּםhe.risesוְֽandclauseadverbialלֹאnotverbיַאֲמִ֥יןanyone.trustsprepositional phrase · prepositionalבַּֽinnoun phrase(the)חַיִּֽיןlife

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 meaning, with the Septuagint providing a more forceful interpretation of God's action. The Hebrew text describes God dragging away the mighty, while the Greek suggests a complete overthrow, indicating a nuanced difference in understanding God's power.

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

וּמָשַׁ֣ךְ אַבִּירִ֣ים בְּכֹח֑וֹ יָ֝ק֗וּם וְֽלֹא־ יַאֲמִ֥ין בַּֽחַיִּֽין׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
וּמָשַׁ֣ךְκατέστρεψενאַבִּירִ֣יםἀδυνάτουςיָ֝ק֗וּםἀναστὰςוְֽלֹא־οὐיַאֲמִ֥יןπιστεύσῃבַּֽחַיִּֽין׃ζωῆς

6 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 24:22מָשַׁךְand he dragand he drags ofמָשַׁךְאָבִּירmighty [onemighty [ones]אָבִּירכֹּחַby power hiby power hisכֹּחַלֵבhe riseshe risesלֵבלֹאand notand notלֹאאָמַןanyone trusanyone trustsאָמַןחַיin lifein lifeחַיחָיָהto liveto liveחָיָהאָבִירmightymightyאָבִיריָמַןto turn rito turn rightיָמַןתֹּםintegrityintegrityתֹּםחֶ֫בֶלcordcordחֶ֫בֶלדַּהֲרָהrushingrushingדַּהֲרָהפַּרbullockbullockפַּרעָצַרto restraito restrainעָצַרזְרוֹעַarmarmזְרוֹעַנֶ֫דֶרvowvowנֶ֫דֶרעֵדwitnesswitnessעֵדיָכֹלbe ablebe ableיָכֹלעוֹדstillstillעוֹדאוֹתsign: mirasign: miraculouאוֹתעוֹףbirdbirdעוֹףשָׂדַיfieldfieldשָׂדַי
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Lexicons — every word in Job 24:22

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.

and he drags off mighty [ones] by power his he rises and not anyone trusts in life
וּמָשַׁ֣ךְu.ma.Shakh and he drags off H4900 Verb · Qal · sequential perfect third person masculine singular
36× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
To draw can mean many things in the Bible, such as to pull or lead something, to sow seeds, or to make music. It is used in various contexts, including war, farming, and worship. The word is used in different forms throughout the Old Testament.
Amplified meaning
the Almighty, All-Powerful, draws, pulls down, preserves
Tyndale gloss
to draw
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

מָשַׁךְ (mashak) is a Hebrew verb meaning to draw or drag, with a wide range of applications. It can refer to actions like drawing a bow, prolonging time, or trailing seed during sowing. The entries also note uses in contexts of sound and cheer, as well as implications of height and postponement.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מָשַׁךְ vb. draw, drag

Qal

draw and lift out of

draw the bow

proceed, march

draw out a sound, give a sound

draw out, prolong, continue

trail seed (draw along in sowing)

(late) cheer (draw, attract, gratigy)

Niph. they shall not be prolonged (days of Babylon); it shall not be postponed

Pu. long drawn out: of persons, = tall; hope postponed, deferred

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4900 מָשַׁךְ draw, drag .. draw and lift out of

. draw the bow

. proceed, march

. draw out a sound, give a sound

. draw out, prolong, continue

. trail seed (draw along in sowing)

. (late) cheer (draw, attract, gratigy)

. they shall not be prolonged (days of Babylon); it shall not be postponed

. long drawn out: of persons, = tall; hope postponed, deferred

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4900 mashak maw-shak'

a primitive root; to draw, used in a great variety of

applications (including to sow, to sound, to prolong, to

develop, to march, to remove, to delay, to be tall,

etc.):--draw (along, out), continue, defer, extend, forbear,

X give, handle, make (pro-, sound)long, X sow, scatter,

stretch out.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מָשַׁךְ (ma.shakh) — to draw.

1) to draw, drag, seize

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to draw (and lift out), drag along, lead along, drag or lead off, draw down

1a2) to draw (the bow)

1a3) to proceed, march

1a4) to draw out or give (a sound)

1a5) to draw out, prolong, continue

1a6) to trail (seed in sowing)

1a7) to cheer, draw, attract, gratify

1b) (Niphal) to be drawn out

1c) (Pual)

1c1) to be drawn out, be postponed, be deferred

1c2) to be tall

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | V-Qal-3ms — Verb · Qal · sequential perfect third person masculine singular
Hc/Vqq3ms
and he drags off mighty [ones] by power his he rises and not anyone trusts in life
אַבִּירִ֣ים'a.bi.Rim mighty [ones] H47 Adj
17× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A term used to describe something or someone as mighty or strong, often referring to God or powerful animals. In the Bible, it is used to describe God's power, like in Genesis 49:24, and strong animals, like oxen.
Amplified meaning
strong, powerful
Tyndale gloss
mighty: ox
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אָבִּיר (abbiyr) means mighty or valiant, and can refer to men, angels, or animals. It also has metaphorical uses, describing enemies, princes, or sacrificial objects. The word can imply strength or obstinacy, and is associated with concepts of power in various contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אָבִּיר adj. mighty, valiant

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H47 אָבִּיר mighty, valiant

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

47 'abbiyr ab-beer'

for 46; --angel, bull, chiefest, mighty (one),

stout(-hearted), strong (one), valiant.

see HEBREW for 046

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אַבִּיר (ab.bir) — mighty: ox.

1) mighty, valiant

1a) of men

1b) of angels

1c) of animals

1d) (metaph)

1d1) of enemies

1d2) of princes

1d3) of sacrificial objects

1e) obstinate (fig.)

אַבִּיר (ab.bir) — mighty: stallion.

1) mighty, valiant

1a) of men

1b) of angels

1c) of animals

1d) (metaph)

1d1) of enemies

1d2) of princes

1d3) of sacrificial objects

1e) obstinate (fig.)

אַבִּיר (ab.bir) — mighty: strong.

1) mighty, valiant

1a) of men

1b) of angels

1c) of animals

1d) (metaph)

1d1) of enemies

1d2) of princes

1d3) of sacrificial objects

1e) obstinate (fig.)

אַבִּיר (ab.bir) — mighty: angel.

1) mighty, valiant

1a) of men

1b) of angels

1c) of animals

1d) (metaph)

1d1) of enemies

1d2) of princes

1d3) of sacrificial objects

1e) obstinate (fig.)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Adj — Adj
HAampa
and he drags off mighty [ones] by power his he rises and not anyone trusts in life
בְּכֹח֑וֹbe.kho.Cho by power his H3581 Preposition · noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
126× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Koach means strength or power, referring to human, angelic, or God's might. It can also describe the strength of animals or the produce of soil.
Amplified meaning
divine, supernatural, strength, might
Tyndale gloss
reptile
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

כֹּחַ (koach) refers to both a small reptile, likely a type of lizard, and the concepts of strength and power. The entries highlight its use in contexts of human and divine strength, as well as its association with wealth and capacity. Notably, it appears in Leviticus 11:30 regarding unclean animals.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

כֹּחַ n.[m.] a small reptile, prob. a kind of lizard, in list of unclean creeping things Lv 11:30; chameleon

ref

כֹּחַ and כּוֹחַ n.m. strength, power

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3581a כֹּחַ a small reptile, prob. a kind of lizard, in list of unclean creeping things; chameleon H3581b כֹּחַ and כּוֹחַ strength, power

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3581 koach ko'-akh

or (Dan. 11:6) kowach {ko'-akh}; from an unused root meaning

to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense)

or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its

hardiness) a large lizard: -ability, able, chameleon, force,

fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

כֹּחַ (ko.ach) — reptile.

1) a small reptile, probably a kind of lizard, which is unclean

1a) perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning is unknown

כֹּחַ (ko.ach) — strength.

1) strength, power, might

1a) human strength

1b) strength (of angels)

1c) power (of God)

1d) strength (of animals)

1e) strength, produce, wealth (of soil)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | N-ms | Suff — Preposition · noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
HR/Ncmsc/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."

and he drags off mighty [ones] by power his he rises and not anyone trusts in life
יָ֝ק֗וּםya.Kum he rises H6965 Verb · Qal · imperfect third person masculine singular
628× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Qum means to rise or stand up, used in various contexts like rising to power or standing firm, as seen in Jeremiah and Ezra.
Amplified meaning
standing, getting up
Tyndale gloss
(Leb)-kamai
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word קוּם (qum) is a primitive root meaning 'to rise' and encompasses a range of actions such as standing, becoming powerful, and establishing. It can imply a sudden or hostile rise, as well as the act of fulfilling or confirming something. The entries also note various grammatical forms, indicating its use in different contexts, including raising up or causing to stand.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

לֵב קָמָי prob. late Atbash Je 51:1.

ref

קוּם 628 vb. arise, stand up, stand

Qal 460

arise

arise, in hostile sense (oft. with idea of suddenness)

arise, abs., = become powerful

arise = come on the scene, appear, of leader, prophet

arise for, i.e. to become

arise for action

arise (out of inaction), introducing some specific deed

esp. arise = start, make a move, to go somewhere

stand

Pi.

fulfil

confirm, ratify

confirm, establish

impose, an obligation

Pō‛l. raise up

Hithpō‛l. raise oneself, = rise up

Hiph.

146cause to arise, raise

raise, set up, stones

erect, build

fig, of setting up law

raise up = bring on the scene

raise up = rouse, stir up

instigate, build

fig, of setting up law

raise up = constitute

cause to stand

Hoph. be raised up

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6965a לֵב קָמָי prob. late Atbash H6965b קוּם arise, stand up, stand .. arise

. arise, in hostile sense (oft. with idea of suddenness)

. arise, abs., = become powerful

. arise = come on the scene, appear, of leader, prophet

. arise for, i.e. to become

. . arise for action

. arise (out of inaction), introducing some specific deed

. esp. arise = start, make a move, to go somewhere

. stand

. . fulfil

. . confirm, ratify

. confirm, establish

. impose, an obligation

. raise up

. raise oneself, = rise up

. . cause to arise, raise

. . raise, set up, stones

. erect, build

. fig, of setting up law

. raise up = bring on the scene

. . raise up = rouse, stir up

. instigate, build

. fig, of setting up law

. raise up = constitute

. cause to stand

. be raised up

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6965 quwm koom

a primitive root; to rise (in various applications, literal,

figurative, intensive and causative):--abide, accomplish, X

be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, X be dim, endure, X

enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift

up (again), make, X but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise

(up), rear (up), remain, (a-)rise (up) (again, against), rouse

up, set (up), (e-)stablish, (make to) stand (up), stir up,

strengthen, succeed, (as-, make) sure(-ly), (be) up(-hold, -

rising).

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

קָמָי (qa.may) — (Leb)-kamai.

Combined with lev (לֵב "Leb" H3820B)

§ -Kamai = "my adversary"

Leb-kamai, i.e., people of Gambulai

קוּם (qum) — to arise: rise.

: rise/get_going

1) to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to arise

1a2) to arise (hostile sense)

1a3) to arise, become powerful

1a4) to arise, come on the scene

1a5) to stand

1a5a) to maintain oneself

1a5b) to be established, be confirmed

1a5c) to stand, endure

1a5d) to be fixed

1a5e) to be valid

1a5f) to be proven

1a5g) to be fulfilled

1a5h) to persist

1a5i) to be set, be fixed

1b) (Piel)

1b1) to fulfil

1b2) to confirm, ratify, establish, impose

1c) (Polel) to raise up

1d) (Hithpael) to raise oneself, rise up

1e) (Hiphil)

1e1) to cause to arise, raise

1e2) to raise, set up, erect, build

1e3) to raise up, bring on the scene

1e4) to raise up, rouse, stir up, investigate

1e5) to raise up, constitute

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Qal-Imperf-3ms — Verb · Qal · imperfect third person masculine singular
HVqi3ms
and he drags off mighty [ones] by power his he rises and not anyone trusts in life
וְֽלֹא־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.
Amplified meaning
none, not
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
and he drags off mighty [ones] by power his he rises and not anyone trusts in life
יַאֲמִ֥יןya.'a.Min anyone trusts H539 Verb · Hiphil · imperfect third person masculine singular
106× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means to be faithful or trustworthy, as seen in the KJV translations. It can also mean to support or confirm something, and is used in passages like Psalm 37:3 to describe trusting in God. The concept of faithfulness is central to the book of Proverbs.
Amplified meaning
faith, trust, belief
Tyndale gloss
be faithful
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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אָמַן (aman) is a Hebrew root meaning to support or confirm, with applications ranging from nurturing (as a foster parent or nurse) to establishing trust and reliability. It encompasses concepts of faithfulness, permanence, and assurance. The entries highlight its use in various forms, including verbs and nouns, but do not indicate any significant disagreement among lexicons.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[אָמַן] vb. confirm, support

Qal

as vb. support, nourish

as subst. foster-father

foster-mother, nurse

pillars, supporters of the door

Niph.

carried by nurse

made firm, sure, lasting

confirmed, established, sure

verified, confirmed

reliable, faithful, trusty

Hiph.

stand firm

trust, believe

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H539 אָמַן confirm, support .. as vb. support, nourish

. as subst. foster-father

. foster-mother, nurse

. pillars, supporters of the door

. . carried by nurse

. made firm, sure, lasting

. confirmed, established, sure

. verified, confirmed

. reliable, faithful, trusty

. . stand firm

. trust, believe

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

539 'aman aw-man'

a primitive root; properly, to build up or support; to foster

as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or

faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet;

morally to be true or certain; once (Isa. 30:21;

interchangeable with 541) to go to the right hand:--hence,

assurance, believe, bring up, establish, + fail, be faithful

(of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty,

verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the

right.

see HEBREW for 0541

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אָמַן (a.man) — be faithful.

1) to support, confirm, be faithful

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to support, confirm, be faithful, uphold, nourish

1a1a) foster-father (subst.)

1a1b) foster-mother, nurse

1a1c) pillars, supporters of the door

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to be established, be faithful, be carried, make firm

1b1a) to be carried by a nurse

1b1b) made firm, sure, lasting

1b1c) confirmed, established, sure

1b1d) verified, confirmed

1b1e) reliable, faithful, trusty

1c) (Hiphil)

1c1) to stand firm, to trust, to be certain, to believe in

1c1a) stand firm

1c1b) trust, believe

Aramaic equivalent: a.man (אֲמַן "to trust" H0540)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Hiphil-Imperf-3ms — Verb · Hiphil · imperfect third person masculine singular
HVhi3ms
and he drags off mighty [ones] by power his he rises and not anyone trusts in life
בַּֽחַיִּֽין׃Ba.chai.Yin in life H2416 Preposition · noun common masculine plural absolute
498× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this word means life or being alive. It can refer to physical life, like in Genesis 1:20, or spiritual life, like in Psalm 30:5.
Amplified meaning
existence, being alive
Tyndale gloss
alive
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word חַי (*chay*) means 'alive' or 'living' and covers a range of meanings related to life, including living beings, vitality, and freshness. It can refer to God, animals, vegetation, and even concepts like appetite and community. Variants include חַיָּה (*chayyah*), meaning 'living thing' or 'animal,' and חַיִּים (*chayim*), which emphasizes life and sustenance.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

חַי adj. alive, living

of God, as the living one, the fountain of life

of man

of animals, alive, living

animals and man

(dub.) of vegetation, as thorns, green

of water, fresh

(dub.) lively, active

reviving

base

[חַי] n.[m.] kinsfolk, pl. sf. 1 S 18:18

ref

חַיָּה n.f. living thing, animal

animal

in general

wild animals, on account of their vital energy and activity

living beings, of the cherubic chariot

life, only in late poetry

appetite, activity of hunger

revival, renewal

base

חַיָּה n.f. community

base

חַיִּים n.m. pl. abstr. emph. life

life: physical

life: as welfare and happiness in king's presence

sustenance, maintenance

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2416a חַי alive, living . . of God, as the living one, the fountain of life

. of man

. of animals, alive, living

. animals and man

. (dub.) of vegetation, as thorns, green

. of water, fresh

. (dub.) lively, active

. reviving

H2416b חַי kinsfolk H2416c חַיָּה living thing, animal . animal . in general

. wild animals, on account of their vital energy and activity

. living beings, of the cherubic chariot

. life, only in late poetry

. appetite, activity of hunger

. revival, renewal

H2416d חַיָּה community H2416e חַיִּים pl. abstr. emph. life . life: physical

. life: as welfare and happiness in king's presence

. sustenance, maintenance

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2416 chay khah'-ee

from 2421; alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water,

year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine

singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether

literally or figuratively:--+ age, alive, appetite, (wild)

beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living

(creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be)

old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.

see HEBREW for 02421

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

חַי (chay) — alive.

adj

1) living, alive

1a) green (of vegetation)

1b) flowing, fresh (of water)

1c) lively, active (of man)

1d) reviving (of the springtime)

Aramaic equivalent: chay (חַי "living" H2417)

חַי (chay) — kinsfolk.

kinsfolk

חַיָּה (chay.yah) — living thing.

1) living thing, animal

1a) animal

1b) life

1c) appetite

1d) revival, renewal

Aramaic equivalent: che.va (חֵיוָא "beast" H2423)

חַיָּה (chay.yah) — community.

community

חַיִּים (chay.yim) — life.

1) life (abstract emphatic)

1a) life

1b) sustenance, maintenance

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | N-mp — Preposition · noun common masculine plural absolute
HRd/Ncmpa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

lif (chayyim, nephesh, ruach, chayah; zoe, psuche, bios, pneuma):

I. THE TERMS

II. THE OLD TESTAMENT TEACHING

1. Popular Use of the Term

2. Complexity of the Idea

III. IN THE APOCRYPHA

IV. IN THE NEW TESTAMENT

1. In the Synoptic Gospels

2. In the Fourth Gospel

3. In the Ac of the Apostles

4. In the Writings of Paul

5. In the Writings of John

6. In the Other Books of the New Testament

LITERATURE

I. The Terms.

Of the Hebrew terms, chayah is the verb which means "to live," "to have life," or the vital principle, "to continue to live," or "to live prosperously." In the Piel it signifies "to give life, or preserve, or quicken and restore life." The Hiphil is much like the Piel. The noun hayyim generally used in the plural is an abstract noun meaning "life," i.e. the possession of the vital principle with its energies and activities. Nephesh often means "living being" or "creature." Sometimes it has the…

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Life

Generally of physical life (Gen. 2:7; Luke 16:25, etc.); also used figuratively (1) for immortality (Heb. 7:16); (2) conduct or manner of life (Rom. 6:4); (3) spiritual life or salvation (John 3:16, 17, 18, 36); (4) eternal life (Matt. 19:16, 17; John 3:15); of God and Christ as the absolute source and cause of all life (John 1:4; 5:26, 39; 11:25; 12:50).

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

In the Bible, is either natural, Ge 3:17; spiritual, that of the renewed soul, Ro 8:6; or eternal, a holy and blissful immortality, Joh 3:36 Ro 6:23. Christ is the great Author of natural life, Col 1:16; and also of spiritual and eternal life; Joh 14:6 6:47. He has purchased these by laying down his own life; and gives them freely to his people, Joh 10:11,28. He is the spring of all their spiritual life on earth, Ga 2:20; will raise them up at the last day; and…

Nave's Topical Bible

→ MISCELLANY OF MINOR SUB-TOPICS

Breath of Ge 2:7

Called SPIRIT OF GOD Job 27:3

Tree of Ge 2:9; 3:22,24; Pr 3:18; 13:12; Re 2:7

→ (SACREDNESS OF, an inference from what is taught in the law concerning murder)

See HOMICIDE

Long life promised to obedient children Ex 20:12; De 5:16

To those who keep the commandments De 4:40; 22:7

Vanity of Ec 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7

Hated Ec 2:17

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