Job 32:11 — Word Study
WLCהֵ֤ן הוֹחַ֨לְתִּי לְֽדִבְרֵיכֶ֗ם אָ֭זִין עַד־ תְּב֥וּנֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם עַֽד־ תַּחְקְר֥וּן מִלִּֽין׃
BSAIndeedhên [behold, look] I waitedyâchal■ [was patient, trusted] while you spokedâbâr I listenedʼâzan▸ [gave ear, heard attentively] toʻad your reasoningtâbûwn [wise sayings, knowledge] asʻad you searchedchâqar▸ [examined closely, sought out] for wordsmillâh [speech, topics]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| הֵ֤ן | here! | Particle |
| הוֹחַ֨לְתִּי | I waited | Verb, Hiphil, perfect first person common singular |
| לְֽדִבְרֵיכֶ֗ם | for words your | Preposition, noun common masculine plural construct, suffix |
| אָ֭זִין | I gave ear | Verb, Hiphil, imperfect first person common singular |
| עַד־ | to | Preposition |
| תְּב֥וּנֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם | understanding your | Noun common feminine plural construct, suffix |
| עַֽד־ | until | Preposition |
| תַּחְקְר֥וּן | you searched for ! | Verb qal imperfect second person masculine plural, suffix |
| מִלִּֽין׃ | words | Noun common, masculine plural absolute |
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| BSB | Indeed, I waited while you spoke; I listened to your reasoning; as you searched for words, |
| KJV | Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say. |
| ASV | Behold, I waited for your words, I listened for your reasonings, Whilst ye searched out what to say. |
| YLT | Lo, I have waited for your words, I give ear unto your reasons, Till ye search out sayings. |
| WEB | “Behold, I waited for your words, and I listened for your reasoning, while you searched out what to say. |
| BBE | I was waiting for your words, I was giving ear to your wise sayings; while you were searching out what to say, |
Where they part company is in the translation of הוֹחַ֨לְתִּי — see How Translations Differ.
The structure consists of a main clause followed by two phrases that elaborate on Job's actions during the conversation.
7 commentators on this verse
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verbיָחַל
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Deep Study — Job 32:11
Sections marked generated are written from the data on this page rather than by a named author. Everything else — the lexicon entries, the cross references, the manuscript readings, the counts — is quoted from its source unchanged.
Context — Job's Response to His Friendsgenerated
Job 32:11 captures Job's patience as he listens to the reasoning of his friends. He highlights his attentiveness while they search for the right words to express their arguments. This moment is critical as Job prepares to respond to their claims, emphasizing the importance of careful listening before making judgments. The surrounding verses show Job’s commitment to understanding their points before offering his own insights.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Job 32:4 | Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were older than he. |
| 2 | Job 29:21–23 | Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my counsel. |
| 3 | Job 5:27 | Indeed, we have investigated, and it is true! So hear it and know for yourself.” |
| 4 | Proverbs 18:17 | The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him. |
| 5 | Proverbs 28:11 | A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with discernment sees through him. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 6 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — הוֹחַ֨לְתִּי, ho.Chal.tigenerated
The verb יָחַל (yachal), meaning 'to wait', is in the Hiphil form, indicating an active waiting or hoping. This form suggests that Job was not merely passive; he was engaged in a hopeful anticipation of what his friends would say.
Job's use of this word reflects a deeper emotional state, as he expresses a sense of trust in the process of dialogue. This waiting is not just for the sake of time; it carries an expectation that their words might lead to understanding or resolution.
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 sentence has multiple clauses, with the main verb הוֹחַ֨לְתִּי (hochalti, I waited) governing the structure. It is followed by a series of phrases that describe the actions Job took while waiting: listening and searching.
This structure highlights Job's active engagement in the conversation, showing that he is not just a passive listener but is thoughtfully processing the dialogue.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates מִלִּֽין as λόγους (logous), meaning 'words'. This choice reflects the Greek emphasis on the discourse aspect of Job's conversation, aligning with the Hebrew meaning but broadening the focus to the nature of communication itself.
The Greek term ῥήματα (rhemata) is also used, which can imply a more dynamic or living quality to the words being exchanged, emphasizing the relational aspect of Job's listening.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Job 32:11 shows Job patiently waiting while his friends spoke. He listened carefully to their reasoning as they searched for the right words to express themselves. This highlights the importance of listening attentively before responding.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Job is expressing his patience and attentiveness during the discussions with his friends, indicating that he was engaged and hopeful about their words.
Listening is crucial because it allows for understanding and thoughtful responses, which Job values as he prepares to share his own insights.
Job's waiting shows his desire for clarity and truth, demonstrating a respectful approach to dialogue even amidst disagreement.
Job's approach teaches the value of patience and active listening, encouraging us to fully engage with others before forming conclusions.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- In what situations do I find it hard to be patient and listen to others?
- How can I practice active listening in my daily conversations?
- What can I learn from Job's example about the importance of waiting before responding?
- How does understanding the words of others help me in my relationships?
Commentators on this verse — 7 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Job 32:11 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleBehold, I waited for your words,.... With great desire, with great eagerness and earnestness, in hope of meeting with arguments fully satisfying and convincing; he waited for them, as for the rain,
Read John Gill on Job 32 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryBehold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say. Therefore, Elihu was present from the first. Therefore, Elihu was present from the first.
Read Robert Jamieson on Job 32 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleI waited with silence, and patience, and diligent attention; which therefore I now expect from you. Your reasons; or, reasonings, Heb. understandings; or mind’ s; the depth and strength of your discourses, your most intelligent and forcible arguments against Job; I searched and examined them to the bottom. Whilst ye searched out what to say; whilst you put your inventions upon the rack, and studied to find out all that could be said against him, and to furnish yourselves with the most convincing words and reasons.
Read Matthew Poole on Job 32 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsJob 32:11 Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say.Ver. 11. Behold, I waited for your words] While you had anything to say I was silent, and no way troublesome or obstreperous. This he speaketh to Job’ s friends, who had free liberty to speak while they would without interruption; and should, therefore, now be content to hear (though perhaps what they would not) if God thereby might be glorified, and Job better convinced. I gave ear to your reasons] Heb. To your understandings. Usque ad intelligentias vestras, to the utmost of your best arguments and most elaborated demonstrations, Ut cum dicitur, Redite usque ad me, Joe 2:12; for the…
Read John Trapp on Job 32 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 11. I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons] Instead of תבונותיכם tebunotheychem, your reasons, תכונותיכם techunotheychem, your arguments, is the reading of nine of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS. The sense, however, is nearly the same. Whilst ye searched out what to say.] עד תחקרון מלין ad tachkerun millin; "Whilst ye were searching up and down for words." A fine irony, which they must have felt.
Read AdamClarke on Job 32 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges11–14. Elihu, directly addressing the three friends, states more clearly his reasons for taking upon him to speak: he had hoped to hear them confute Job, and was disappointed in their arguments; Job may be shewn to be in the wrong, though with different arguments from those they had employed. In Elihu’s opinion the cause of the three friends was much better than their advocacy of it.
Read Cambridge on Job 32 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleI gave ear to your reasons - Margin, “understandings.” The meaning is, that he had given the most respectful attention to the views which they had expressed, implying that he had been all along
Read Albert Barnes on Job 32 →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
Indeed, I waited while you spoke; I listened to your reasoning; as you searched for words,
“Behold, I waited for your words, and I listened for your reasoning, while you searched out what to say.
Indeed, I waited while you spoke; I listened to your reasoning; as you searched for words,
Look, I waited for you to speak; I listened closely to your wise thoughts, while you were searching for words.
Tyndale line
Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say.
Behold, I waited for your words, I listened for your reasonings, Whilst ye searched out what to say.
Behold, I waited for your words, I listened for your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say.
Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say.
Behold, I did waite vpon your wordes, and hearkened vnto your knowledge, whiles you sought out reasons.
Strictly literal
Lo, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasonings, until ye searched out what to say.
Lo, I have waited for your words, I give ear unto your reasons, Till ye search out sayings.
Behold, I have waited for your words, I give ear to your reasons, || Until you search out sayings.
Behold, I waited for your words: I gave an attentive ear to your reasonings, till you might have searched out the [proper] words.
See, I waited for your words; I listened to your arguments while you were thinking about what to say.
From the Latin
For I have waited for your words, I have given ear to your wisdom, as long as you were disputing in words.
Simplified
Well, I waited to hear what you had to say, listening for your insights as you looked for the right words to speak.
I was waiting for your words, I was giving ear to your wise sayings; while you were searching out what to say,
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 show agreement in the main themes of the verse, though only five out of the nine Hebrew words have direct correspondence in the Greek. This indicates a shared understanding of the verse's intent, despite variations in wording.
הֵ֤ן הוֹחַ֨לְתִּי לְֽדִבְרֵיכֶ֗ם אָ֭זִין עַד־ תְּב֥וּנֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם עַֽד־ תַּחְקְר֥וּן מִלִּֽין׃
5 of the 9 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.
Lexicons — every word in Job 32:11
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.
הֵן (hen) is a demonstrative adverb or interjection meaning 'lo!' or 'behold!'. It is primarily used to draw attention to a fact that prompts action or leads to a conclusion. The word can also express surprise and is less common than its counterpart הִנֵּה (hinneh). Additionally, it can function hypothetically as 'if'.
הֵן 100 demonstr.adv. or interj. lo!, behold (on etym. v. הִנֵּה), less widely used than הִנֵּה, and in prose mostly confined to calling attention to some fact upon which action is to be taken, or a conclusion based
base
H2005 הֵן demonstr. adv. or interj. lo!, behold (on etym. v. הִנֵּה), less widely used than הִנֵּה, and in prose mostly confined to calling attention to some fact upon which action is to be taken, or a conclusion based
2005 hen hane
a primitive particle; lo!; also (as expressing surprise)
if:--behold, if, lo, though.
הֵן (hen) — look!.
interj
1) behold, lo, though hypothetical part
2) if
Aramaic equivalent: hen (הֵן "look!" H2006A)
Part — ParticleHTj
her, in composition:
יָחַל (yachal) is a Hebrew verb that means to wait, with implications of hope and patience. It has various forms: in the Niphal it means to wait, while in the Piel and Hiphil it conveys waiting for or hoping for something. The entries indicate a range of meanings related to expectation and trust.
[יָחַל] vb. Niph. wait; Pi. await
Niph. wait
Pi.
wait, tarry for
wait for = hope for
Hiph. wait, tarry
base
H3176 יָחַל Niph. wait; Pi. await
3176 yachal yaw-chal'
a primitive root; to wait; by implication, to be patient,
hope:--(cause to, have, make to) hope, be pained, stay, tarry,
trust, wait.
יָחַל (ya.chal) — to wait: wait.
: wait[for_time]
1) to wait, hope, expect
1a) (Niphal) to wait
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to wait, await, tarry
1b2) to wait for, hope for
1c) (Hiphil) to wait, tarry, wait for, hope for
Also means: ya.chal (יָחַל ": hope" H3176H)
יָחַל (ya.chal) — to wait: hope.
: hope/trust
1) to wait, hope, expect
1a) (Niphal) to wait
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to wait, await, tarry
1b2) to wait for, hope for
1c) (Hiphil) to wait, tarry, wait for, hope for
V-Hiphil-Perf-1cs — Verb · Hiphil · perfect first person common singularHVhp1cs
דָּבָר (dabar) means 'word' or 'speech' and encompasses a range of meanings including discourse, saying, and matter. It can refer to anything spoken or a topic of discussion, extending to concepts like business or affairs. The entries consistently highlight its use in various contexts, but do not indicate any significant disagreement among lexicographers.
דָּבָר 1439 n.m. speech, word
sg. speech, discourse, saying, word, as the sum of that which is spoken
sg. saying, utterance, sentence, as a section of a discourse
sg. a word, words
sg. matter, affair, thing about which one speaks
base
H1697 דָּבָר speech, word . sg. speech, discourse, saying, word, as the sum of that which is spoken
. sg. saying, utterance, sentence, as a section of a discourse
. sg. a word, words
. sg. matter, affair, thing about which one speaks
1697 dabar daw-baw'
from 1696; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or
thing; adverbially, a cause:--act, advice, affair, answer, X
any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case,
cause, certain rate, + chronicles, commandment, X
commune(-ication), + concern(-ing), + confer, counsel, +
dearth, decree, deed, X disease, due, duty, effect, +
eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-)ness, + glory, + harm, hurt,
+ iniquity, + judgment, language, + lying, manner, matter,
message, (no) thing, oracle, X ought, X parts, + pertaining, +
please, portion, + power, promise, provision, purpose,
question, rate, reason, report, request, X (as hast) said,
sake, saying, sentence, + sign, + so, some (uncleanness),
somewhat to say, + song, speech, X spoken, talk, task, + that,
X there done, thing (concerning), thought, + thus, tidings,
what(-soever), + wherewith, which, word, work.
see HEBREW for 01696
דָּבָר (da.var) — word.
: word/speech/command
1) speech, word, speaking, thing
1a) speech
1b) saying, utterance
1c) word, words
1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)
דָּבָר (da.var) — word: speaking.
: speaking
1) speech, word, speaking, thing
1a) speech
1b) saying, utterance
1c) word, words
1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)
דָּבָר (da.var) — word: thing.
: thing/matter
1) speech, word, speaking, thing
1a) speech
1b) saying, utterance
1c) word, words
1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)
דָּבָר (da.var) — word: promised.
: promised/duty
1) speech, word, speaking, thing
1a) speech
1b) saying, utterance
1c) word, words
1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)
דָּבָר (da.var) — word: deed.
: deed
Prep | N-mp | Suff — Preposition · noun common masculine plural construct · suffixHR/Ncmpc/Sp2mp
אָזַן (azan) is a verb meaning to listen or hear, derived as a denominative from a root suggesting the broadening of the ear. It encompasses the act of giving ear, being obedient, and specifically refers to God listening to prayers. The entries do not indicate any significant disagreement among lexicons.
[אָזַן] 42 vb. denom. Hiph. give ear, listen, hear
hear, perceive by the ear
of God, listening (with favour) to prayer
base
H238 אָזַן vb. denom. Hiph. give ear, listen, hear
238 'azan aw-zan'
a primitive root; probably to expand; but used only as a
denominative from 241; to broaden out the ear (with the hand),
i.e. (by implication) to listen:--give (perceive by the) ear,
hear(-ken). See 239.
see HEBREW for 0241
see HEBREW for 0239
אָזַן (a.zan) — to listen.
1) to hear, listen
1a) (Hiphil)
1a1) to hear, listen, give ear
1a2) to be obedient, harken
1a3) to hear or listen to prayers (of God)
V-Hiphil-Imperf-1cs — Verb · Hiphil · imperfect first person common singularHVhi1cs
er ('ozen; ous, otion, the latter word (literally, "earlet") in all the Gospels only used of the ear of the high priest's servant, which was cut off by Peter: Mt 26:51; Mr 14:47; Lu 22:51 (not 22:50); Joh 18:10,26):
(1) The physical organ of hearing which was considered of peculiar importance as the chief instrument by which man receives information and commandments. For this reason the ear of the priest had to be specially sanctified, the tip of the right ear being touched with sacrificial blood at the consecration (Le 8:23). Similarly the ear of the cleansed leper had to be rededicated to the service of God by blood…
Ear
Used frequently in a figurative sense (Ps. 34:15). To “uncover the ear” is to show respect to a person (1 Sam. 20:2 marg.). To have the “ear heavy”, or to have “uncircumcised ears” (Isa. 6:10), is to be inattentive and disobedient. To have the ear “bored” through with an awl was a sign of perpetual servitude (Ex. 21:6).
עַד (ad) primarily functions as a preposition, adverb, or conjunction meaning 'until,' 'up to,' or 'as far as.' It can denote spatial, temporal, or degree-related contexts, such as 'even to' or 'while.' The entries indicate its use in poetry and in various combinations, but there is no significant disagreement among the lexicons regarding its meanings.
עַד, in poetry עֲדֵי prep. as far as, even to, up to, until, while
prep.
of space
Of time
Of degree
conj.
until
While
Of degree, to the point that, so that even (rare)
עַד לְ, a strengthened form for עַד. Thus
of space
Of time
Of degree
base
H5704 עַד, in poetry עֲדֵי as far as, even to, up to, until, while . prep. . of space
. Of time
. Of degree
. conj. . until
. While
. Of degree, to the point that, so that even (rare)
. עַד לְ, a strengthened form for עַד. Thus . of space
. Of time
. Of degree
5704 `ad ad
properly, the same as 5703 (used as a preposition, adverb or
conjunction; especially with a preposition); as far (or long,
or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during,
while, until) or degree (equally with):--against, and, as,
at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as),
(hither-)to, + how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that,
till, toward, until, when, while, (+ as) yet.
see HEBREW for 05703
עַד (ad) — till.
prep
1) as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as
1a) of space
1a1) as far as, up to, even to
1b) in combination
1b1) from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' -from)
1c) of time
1c1) even to, until, unto, till, during, end
1d) of degree
1d1) even to, to the degree of, even like
conj
2) until, while, to the point that, so that even
Aramaic equivalent: ad (עַד "till" H5705)
Prep — PrepositionHR
תְּבוּנָה (tebunah) means understanding and encompasses intelligence, skill, and insight. It can refer to both the act of understanding and the faculty itself, as well as the object of knowledge. The term is personified as a teacher in some contexts.
תְּבוּנָה n.f. understanding
the act
the faculty
the object of knowledge
personified as teacher.
base
H8394 תְּבוּנָה understanding
8394 tabuwn taw-boon'
and (feminine) tbuwnah {teb-oo-naw'}; or towbunah
{to-boo-naw'}; from 995; intelligence; by implication, an
argument; by extension, caprice:--discretion, reason,
skilfulness, understanding, wisdom.
see HEBREW for 0995
תְּבוּנָה (ta.vu.nah) — understanding.
1) understanding, intelligence
1a) the act of understanding
1a1) skill
1b) the faculty of understanding
1b1) intelligence, understanding, insight
1c) the object of knowledge
1d) teacher (personification)
N-fp | Suff — Noun common feminine plural construct · suffixHNcfpc/Sp2mp
עַד (ad) primarily functions as a preposition, adverb, or conjunction meaning 'until,' 'up to,' or 'as far as.' It can denote spatial, temporal, or degree-related contexts, such as 'even to' or 'while.' The entries indicate its use in poetry and in various combinations, but there is no significant disagreement among the lexicons regarding its meanings.
עַד, in poetry עֲדֵי prep. as far as, even to, up to, until, while
prep.
of space
Of time
Of degree
conj.
until
While
Of degree, to the point that, so that even (rare)
עַד לְ, a strengthened form for עַד. Thus
of space
Of time
Of degree
base
H5704 עַד, in poetry עֲדֵי as far as, even to, up to, until, while . prep. . of space
. Of time
. Of degree
. conj. . until
. While
. Of degree, to the point that, so that even (rare)
. עַד לְ, a strengthened form for עַד. Thus . of space
. Of time
. Of degree
5704 `ad ad
properly, the same as 5703 (used as a preposition, adverb or
conjunction; especially with a preposition); as far (or long,
or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during,
while, until) or degree (equally with):--against, and, as,
at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as),
(hither-)to, + how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that,
till, toward, until, when, while, (+ as) yet.
see HEBREW for 05703
עַד (ad) — till.
prep
1) as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as
1a) of space
1a1) as far as, up to, even to
1b) in combination
1b1) from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' -from)
1c) of time
1c1) even to, until, unto, till, during, end
1d) of degree
1d1) even to, to the degree of, even like
conj
2) until, while, to the point that, so that even
Aramaic equivalent: ad (עַד "till" H5705)
Prep — PrepositionHR
חָקַר (chaqar) is a Hebrew verb meaning to search or examine. It encompasses actions like searching for, exploring, and thoroughly investigating. The word can also imply being found out or ascertained. It appears in various forms, including Qal, Niphal, and Piel, indicating different nuances of searching and examination.
[חָקַר] vb. search
Qal
search (for)
search through, explore
search a man, find out his sentiments
of י׳ searching man
of examining thoroughly
Niph. be searched out, found out, ascertained
Pi. he sought out many proverbs
base
H2713 [חָקַר] search .. search (for)
. . search through, explore
. search a man, find out his sentiments
. of י׳ searching man
. of examining thoroughly
. be searched out, found out, ascertained
. he sought out many proverbs
2713 chaqar khaw-kar'
a primitive root; properly, to penetrate; hence, to examine
intimately:--find out, (make) search (out), seek (out), sound,
try.
חָקַר (cha.qar) — to search.
1) to search, search for, search out, examine, investigate
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to search (for)
1a2) to search through, explore
1a3) to examine thoroughly
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be searched out, be found out, be ascertained, be examined
1c) (Piel) to search out, seek out
V-Qal-Imperf-2mp | Suff — Verb qal imperfect second person masculine plural · suffixHVqi2mp/Sn
for (ki (conjunction), le, from 'el (preposition), and various other words. In the New Testament also the words are various, chiefly gar, kai gar, hoti (conjunctions); anti apo eis dia (accusative), epi (dative and accusative), peri (genitive), pros (genitive and accusative), huper (genitive) (prepositions)): the English Revised Version and the American Standard Revised Version give in many cases more literal or more accurate renderings than those in the King James Version.
In the New Testament the most important preps. from a doctrinal point of view are anti, "face to face," "over against," "instead," "on behalf of," peri, "around," "about," "concerning," huper, "over," "on behalf of." The first has been claimed as stating the substitutionary nature of Christ's sacrifice as contrasted with huper and peri, more frequently used of it. But, although anti in the New Testament often means…
מִלָּה (millah) means 'word' or 'speech' and can refer to a discourse or topic. It is derived from a root that suggests collective speech or utterance. The term encompasses various forms of communication, including answers and by-words. The Aramaic equivalent is also מִלָּה.
מִלָּה n.f. word, speech, utterance
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H4405 מִלָּה
4405 millah mil-law'
from 4448 (plural masculine as if from milleh {mil-leh'}; a
word; collectively, a discourse; figuratively, a topic:--+
answer, by-word, matter, any thing (what) to say, to
speak(-ing), speak, talking, word.
see HEBREW for 04448
מִלָּה (mil.lah) — speech.
word, speech, utterance
Aramaic equivalent: mil.lah (מִלָּה "word" H4406)
N-fp — Noun common · masculine plural absoluteHNcmpa