Job 15:12
Old Testament • 5 words with Strong's data
"Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,"
Word-by-Word Analysis
לֵב
lêb
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
נָשָׂא
nâsâʼ
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
סוּר
çûwr
to turn off (literal or figurative)
עַיִן
ʻayin
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
קָרַץ
qârats
to pinch, i.e. (partially) to bite the lips, blink the eyes (as a gesture of malice), or (fully) to squeeze off (a piece of clay in order to mould a v...
Key Terms in This Verse
קָרַץ qârats
to pinch, i.e. (partially) to bite the lips, blink the eyes (as a gesture of malice), or (fully) to squeeze off (a piece of clay in order to mould a vessel from it)
Study H7169 →נָשָׂא nâsâʼ
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
Study H5375 →עַיִן ʻayin
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Study H5869 →לֵב lêb
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
Study H3820 →Cross References
Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things...
Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?
If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
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