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Job 36:25 — Word Study

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WLCכָּל־ אָדָ֥ם חָֽזוּ־ ב֑וֹ אֱ֝נ֗וֹשׁ יַבִּ֥יט מֵרָחֽוֹק׃

BSAAllkôl [every, the whole of] mankindʼâdâm [humanity, people] has seenchâzâh [looked upon, beheld] menʼĕnôwsh [people, humanity] behold itnâbaṭ [look, gaze] from afarrâchôwq [at a distance, far away]

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Job 36:25quick helps
In a sentenceJob observes that all humanity has seen God's work, and people gaze upon it from a distance.
Who is speakingJob, reflecting on God's greatness and human perception.
Where we areIn a poetic reflection on God's work and human awareness.
The hard wordחָזָה
Take awayHumanity's awareness of God's work is universal, yet it is often perceived from afar.
8 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause subjectאֱנוֹשׁ verbחָזָה 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 36:25

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Context — Job's Reflection on God's Workgenerated

24Remember to magnify His work, which men have praised in song.
25All mankind has seen it; men behold it from afar.
26Indeed, God is great—beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable.
27For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist,

Job 36:25 highlights the universal acknowledgment of God's work by all mankind, emphasizing that while people recognize His actions, they often do so from a distance. This verse is part of a larger discourse where Job reflects on the greatness of God and the limitations of human understanding, as seen in the surrounding verses, particularly Job 36:24 and Job 36:26.


Cross References


The Key Word כֹּל, kol-generated

The Hebrew word כֹּל (kol) means 'all' or 'the whole.' It encompasses totality, referring to every person or thing. In this verse, it signifies that every individual has witnessed God's work, suggesting a collective human experience.

This term is often used with a following genitive to specify what is included, indicating a broad sense of everything in existence. Its use here emphasizes that God's work is universally acknowledged among all of humanity.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

In the Berean Standard Bible, the verse uses mankind and behold, which are consistent with the KJV and ASV.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The main verb חָזָה (chazah) governs the sentence, indicating that humanity has seen something. The subject is אָדָם (adam), and a prepositional phrase follows, specifying the context of the vision.

The structure emphasizes that all of humanity has witnessed God's work, while the subsequent phrase introduces the action of looking from a distance, highlighting the separation between God's presence and human perception.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates כֹּל as πᾶς (pas), meaning 'all' or 'every.' This choice aligns closely with the Hebrew meaning, maintaining the universality of the statement.

The Greek word used for חָזָה is εἶδεν (eiden), which also conveys the sense of seeing or perceiving, reinforcing the idea of human awareness of divine actions.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Job 36:25 states that all mankind has seen God's work, and people look at it from a distance. This verse emphasizes that while everyone recognizes God's actions, there is a sense of separation in how they perceive them.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What does it mean that all mankind has seen it?

It means that every person is aware of God's work in the world, acknowledging His actions and creations.

Why do people behold it from afar?

This suggests that while people recognize God's work, they may not fully understand or experience it directly.

How does this verse relate to the nature of God?

It reflects God's greatness and the awe He inspires in humanity, as people can see His work but remain distant from His full essence.

What is the significance of the word 'behold'?

To behold indicates a deeper level of observation, suggesting contemplation and recognition of God's majesty.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. In what ways have I personally seen God's work in my life?
  2. How can I cultivate a deeper understanding of God's actions beyond just seeing them from afar?
  3. What does it mean to me that all of humanity acknowledges God's work?
  4. How can I help others recognize and appreciate the work of God in their lives?

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

Gregory the Dialogist references this verse to argue that all men see God and should recognize Him as the Creator.

Gregory the DialogistMorals on the Book of Job, Book XXVII c. 540–604
All men see Him, every one beholdeth afar off. Every man from the fact that he is created rational, ought to conclude from reason that He Who made him is God.
Early Church Fathers on Job 36 →

Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Job 36:25 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

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

Every man may see it,.... Not only was to be seen by the wise and learned, the just and good, but by the common people; whether it is to be understood of the works of creation, or of the afflictive

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

Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him? God is not to be impiously arraigned, but to be praised for His might, shown in His works.

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

May see it, to wit, his work, last mentioned. The power, and wisdom, and greatness of God is so manifest in all his works, that all who are not blind or stupid must needs see and acknowledge it. Man may behold it afar off; the works of God are so great and conspicuous, that they may be seen at a great distance; whereas little things cannot be seen, unless we be near them. This translation and interpretation seems better to agree with the context than that which is more common, man doth behold it (i.e. God’ s work or works) afar off, i.e. they see them darkly and imperfectly, as things at a great distance, but not clearly and plainly, as things near at hand; and therefore they are so apt to…

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

Job 36:25 Every man may see it; man may behold [it] afar off.Ver. 25. Every man may see it] sc. In quo est vel mica bonae mentis; for a brutish man knoweth it not, Psalms 92:6-7. But stupidus est, et dignus cui oculi eruantur, saith Plato, He is a very blockhead, and worthy to have his eyes pulled out of his head, who looketh not above him and about him, that he may magnify and admire the wisdom of the creator of all, and preserver of mankind, Id quod et prudentes viri olim veluti gnoma quadam et communi sententia iactarunt, dicentes, Omnis homo aspicit, &c. (Brent.). Man may behold it afar off] For heaven is far above earth, and it is a wonder that we can look to so admirable a height, and…

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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 25. Every man may see it] He who says he can examine the earth with a philosophic eye, and the heavens with the eye of an astronomer, and yet says he cannot see in them a system of infinite skill and contrivance, must be ignorant of science, or lie against his conscience, and be utterly unworthy of confidence or respect.

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

25. The verse is better without the “may” of the A. V. All men look thereon, Man beholdeth it afar off. Men look on God’s work, His operations, with wonder and awe.

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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Every man may see it - That is, every man may look on the visible creation, and see proofs there of the wisdom and greatness of God.

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Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

25. Every man may see it — The language of Adam in “Paradise Lost” (book xi) embodies the blended wonder and adoration implied in this spiritual word, hhazah: to see.I now Gladly behold though but

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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

All mankind has seen it; men behold it from afar.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

All men have looked on it. Man sees it afar off.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

All mankind has seen it; men behold it from afar.

NETBNew English Translation2006

All humanity has seen it; people gaze on it from afar.

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

All men have looked thereon; Man beholdeth it afar off.

RVARevised Version, American1894

All men have looked thereon; man beholdeth it afar off.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

All men see it, and men beholde it afarre off.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

All men look at it; man beholdeth [it] afar off.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

All men have looked on it, Man looketh attentively from afar.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

All men have looked on it, || Man looks attentively from afar.

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

All men have looked at it [with astonishment]; the mortal gazeth at it from afar.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

All people have looked on those deeds, but they see those deeds only from far away.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

All men see him, every one beholdeth afar off.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

Everyone has seen God's creation, though only from a distance.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

All people are looking on it; man sees it from far.

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.

clausenoun phrase · subjectכָּלallאָדָ֥םhumankindverbחָֽזוּthey.have.lookedprepositional phrase · prepositionalב֑onוֹitclausesubjectאֱ֝נ֗וֹשׁhuman[s]verbיַבִּ֥יטhe.looksprepositional phrase · prepositionalמֵfromרָחֽוֹקa.distance

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


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

The Masoretic Text reads כָּל־ אָדָ֥ם חָֽזוּ־ ב֑וֹ אֱ֝נ֗וֹשׁ יַבִּ֥יט מֵרָחֽוֹק׃, while the Septuagint matches five of the seven words, indicating a close alignment in meaning. The Dead Sea Scrolls contain three words intact, with the rest supplied by an editor, showing some textual consistency.

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

כָּל־ אָדָ֥ם חָֽזוּ־ ב֑וֹ אֱ֝נ֗וֹשׁ יַבִּ֥יט מֵרָחֽוֹק׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
כָּל־πᾶςאָדָ֥םἄνθρωποςחָֽזוּ־εἶδενב֑וֹἑαυτῷאֱ֝נ֗וֹשׁβροτοί

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.

Dead Sea Scrolls — 4Q99a copy a thousand years older than the Leningrad Codex

[כל] [אדם] חזו ב׳ו אנוש [יביט] [מרחוק]

3 words on the leather — 4 supplied entire by an editor.

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 36:25כֹּלallallכֹּלאָדָםhumankindhumankindאָדָםחָזָהthey have lthey have lookeחָזָהוֹon iton itוֹאֱנוֹשׁhuman[s]human[s]אֱנוֹשׁנָבַטhe lookshe looksנָבַטרָחֹקfrom a distfrom a distanceרָחֹקכָּלַלto perfectto perfectכָּלַלאָדֹםto reddento reddenאָדֹםאָנַשׁbe incurabbe incurableאָנַשׁרָחַקto removeto removeרָחַקעֵדָהcongregaticongregationעֵדָהעֲבֹדָהserviceserviceעֲבֹדָהדְּמוּתlikenesslikenessדְּמוּתבְּהֵמָהanimalanimalבְּהֵמָהקָסַםto divineto divineקָסַםאָמוֹץAmozAmozאָמוֹץבְּלִיַּ֫עַלBelial: woBelial: worthleבְּלִיַּ֫עַלעַיAiAiעַיעָמָלtroubletroubleעָמָלשָׁמַיheavenheavenשָׁמַיקָרֹבnearnearקָרֹבקָצֶהendendקָצֶה
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 36:25

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.

all humankind they have looked on it human[s] he looks from a distance
כָּל־kol- all H3605 Noun common · masculine singular construct
5,415× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for 'all' or 'everything' is used throughout the Bible, like in Genesis 1:31, where God sees all He has made as very good. It encompasses the entirety of something, whether people, things, or situations.
Amplified meaning
every, the whole of
Tyndale gloss
all
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

כֹּל (kol) means 'all' or 'the whole.' It can refer to totality, including every person or thing, and is often used with a following genitive to specify what is included. The term can also denote a broader sense of everything in existence or all circumstances of life. The lexicons do not show significant disagreement on its meanings.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

כֹּל once כּוֹל n.m. the whole, all

with foll. gen. (as usually) the whole of, to be rendered, however, often in our idiom, to avoid stiffness, any or every

Absolutely:

without the art., all things, all

with the art. הַכֹּל

where the sense is limited by the context to things (or persons) just mentioned

in a wider sense, all, whether of all mankind or of all living things, the universe, or of all the circumstances of life (chiefly late)

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3605 כֹּל once כּוֹל the whole, all . with foll. gen. (as usually) the whole of, to be rendered, however, often in our idiom, to avoid stiffness, any or every

. Absolutely: . without the art., all things, all

. with the art. הַכֹּל . where the sense is limited by the context to things (or persons) just mentioned

. in a wider sense, all, whether of all mankind or of all living things, the universe, or of all the circumstances of life (chiefly late)

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3605 kol kole

or (Jer. 33:8) kowl {kole}; from 3634; properly, the whole;

hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a

plural sense):--(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any

(manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as

many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole,

whoso(-ever).

see HEBREW for 03634

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

כֹּל (kol) — all.

1) all, the whole

1a) all, the whole of

1b) any, each, every, anything

1c) totality, everything

Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular construct
HNcmsc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ol: Used in various combinations, and with different meanings.

(1) All along, "Weeping all along as he went" (Jer 41:6), i.e. throughout the whole way he went, feigning equal concern with the men from Shiloh, etc., for the destruction of the Temple, so as to put them off their guard.

(2) All in all, "That God may be all in all" (1Co 15:28, Greek: panta en pasin, "all things in all (persons and) things"). "The universe, with all it comprises, will wholly answer to God's will and reflect His mind" (Dummelow).

(3) All one, "It is all one" (Job 9:22), "it makes no difference whether I live or die."

(4) At all, "If thy father miss me at all" (1Sa 20:6), "in any way," "in the least."

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
all humankind they have looked on it human[s] he looks from a distance
אָדָ֥ם'a.Dam humankind H120 Noun common · masculine singular absolute
551× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Adam was the first human, created by God and mentioned in Genesis 2:19, who married Eve and had sons including Cain, Abel, and Seth.
Amplified meaning
humanity, people
Tyndale gloss
the man (Adam)
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אָדָם (adam) refers to 'man' or 'mankind,' encompassing both individual humans and the species as a whole. It is also the name of the first man in the Bible, Adam, who is mentioned in various verses, including Genesis 2:19. The term can denote a city in the Jordan valley as well. The entries indicate a range of meanings, but there is no significant disagreement among them.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אָדָם 560 n.m. Gn 1:27 man, mankind

a man = human being

coll. man, mankind

n.pr.m. Adam, first man (without art.)

n.pr.loc. city in Jordan valley (as built?)

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H120 אָדָם man, mankind . a man = human being

. coll. man, mankind

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

120 'adam aw-dawm'

from 119; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the

species, mankind, etc.):--X another, + hypocrite, + common

sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person.

see HEBREW for 0119

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אָדָם (a.dam) — man.

1) man, mankind

1a) man, human being

1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT)

1c) Adam, first man

1d) city in Jordan valley

אָדָם (a.dam) — the man (Adam).

The first named man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.2.19;

married to Eve (H2332);

father of: Cain (H7014B), Abel (H1893) and Seth (H8352); also translated "man" at Gen.2.19,21,23; 3.8,9,20; 5.2; "mankind" at Deu.32.8; "others" at Job.31.33;

Another spelling of a.dam (אָדָם "Adam" H0121)

man, human being

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absolute
HNcmsa
all humankind they have looked on it human[s] he looks from a distance
חָֽזוּ־cha.zu- they have looked H2372 Verb · Qal · perfect third person common plural
55× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Chazah means to see or perceive, and can also mean to have a vision or prophesy. It is used to describe seeing something with your eyes or in your mind.
Amplified meaning
looked upon, beheld
Tyndale gloss
to see
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

חָזָה (chazah) is a Hebrew verb primarily used in poetic contexts, meaning to see or behold. It encompasses a range of meanings including perceiving, contemplating, and having visions, often in an ecstatic state. The entries highlight its use in prophesying and providing insight, with an Aramaic equivalent also noted.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

חָזָה vb. (almost wholly poet.) see, behold

Qal

see, behold

see as a seer in the ecstatic state

see, perceive

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2372 חָזָה (almost wholly poet.) see, behold

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2372 chazah khaw-zaw'

a primitive root; to gaze at; mentally, to perceive,

contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have a vision

of:--behold, look, prophesy, provide, see.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

חָזָה (cha.zah) — to see.

1) to see, perceive, look, behold, prophesy, provide

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to see, behold

1a2) to see as a seer in the ecstatic state

1a3) to see, perceive

1a3a) with the intelligence

1a3b) to see (by experience)

1a3c) to provide

Aramaic equivalent: cha.zah (חֲזָה "to see" H2370)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Qal-Perf-3cp — Verb · Qal · perfect third person common plural
HVqp3cp
all humankind they have looked on it human[s] he looks from a distance
ב֑וֹvo on it H9033 Preposition · suffix
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

וֹ (o) — him.

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine singular

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HR/Sp3ms — Preposition · suffix
HR/Sp3ms
all humankind they have looked on it human[s] he looks from a distance
אֱ֝נ֗וֹשׁ'e.No.osh human[s] H582 Noun common · masculine singular absolute
566× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Enosh refers to a human or mankind in general, used to describe individuals or people as a whole in the Bible.
Amplified meaning
people, humanity
Tyndale gloss
human
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אֱנוֹשׁ (enowsh) refers to man or mankind, often used in a poetic context. It denotes a mortal individual, distinguishing humans from more dignified terms for man. The word encompasses both singular and collective meanings, indicating people or persons in general. Its Aramaic equivalent is אֱנָשׁ (e.nash), also meaning 'man'.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֱנוֹשׁ n.m. man, mankind, mostly poet.

of individ.

coll. men

man, mankind

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H582 אֱנוֹשׁ man, mankind, mostly poet.

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

582 'enowsh en-oshe'

from 605; properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the

more dignified 120); hence, a man in general (singly or

collectively):--another, X (blood-)thirsty, certain,

chap(-man); divers, fellow, X in the flower of their age,

husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some

( X of them), + stranger, those, + their trade. It is often

unexpressed in the English versions, especially when used in

apposition with another word . Compare 376.

see HEBREW for 0605

see HEBREW for 0120

see HEBREW for 0376

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) — human.

1) man, mortal man, person, mankind

1a) of an individual

1b) men (collective)

1c) man, mankind

Aramaic equivalent: e.nash (אֱנָשׁ "man" H0606)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absolute
HNcmsa
all humankind they have looked on it human[s] he looks from a distance
יַבִּ֥יטya.Bit he looks H5027 Verb · Hiphil · imperfect third person masculine singular
69× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This verb means to look or regard something carefully. It can also mean to show favor or care for someone. In the Bible, it is used to describe how God looks at his people with favor and care, as seen in Psalm 138:6.
Amplified meaning
look, gaze
Tyndale gloss
to look
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

נָבַט (nabat) is a Hebrew verb meaning to look or regard. It encompasses various nuances, such as looking intently, considering, and showing favor or care. The entries indicate its use in different grammatical forms, specifically the Piel and Hiphil stems, which emphasize the act of looking or regarding. No significant disagreements among lexicons are noted.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[נָבַט] vb. Pi., Hiph. look

Pi. look

Hiph. look

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5027 נָבַט look

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5027 nabat naw-bat'

a primitive root; to scan, i.e. look intently at; by

implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care:--(cause

to) behold, consider, look (down), regard, have respect, see.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

נָבַט (na.vat) — to look.

1) to look, regard

1a) (Piel) to look

1b) (Hiphil)

1b1) tolook

1b2) to regard, show regard to, pay attention to, consider

1b3) to look upon, regard, show regard to

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Hiphil-Imperf-3ms — Verb · Hiphil · imperfect third person masculine singular
HVhi3ms
all humankind they have looked on it human[s] he looks from a distance
מֵרָחֽוֹק׃me.ra.Chok from a distance H7350 Preposition
84× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means something or someone is far away, either physically or in time. It is often used to describe distant lands or events that happened long ago. In the Bible, it appears in books like Genesis and Psalms.
Amplified meaning
at a distance, far away
Tyndale gloss
distant
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

רָחֹק (rachowq) means distant or far, and can refer to both physical distance and time. It can also denote a sense of remoteness or preciousness. The word can be used adverbially and is associated with the concept of distance in various contexts, including distant lands or times.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

רָחֹק, רָחוֹק adj. distant, far, et n.m. distance

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H7350 רָחֹק, רָחוֹק distant, far, distance

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7350 rachowq raw-khoke'

or rachoq {raw-khoke'}; from 7368; remote, literally or

figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often

used adverbially (with preposition):--(a-)far (abroad, off),

long ago, of old, space, great while to come.

see HEBREW for 07368

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

רָחֹק (ra.choq) — distant.

adj

1) remote, far, distant, distant lands, distant ones

1a) of distance, time

n m

2) distance

2a) from a distance (with prep)

Aramaic equivalent: ra.chiq (רְחִיק "far" H7352)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | Adj — Preposition
HR/Aamsa
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