Job 29:16

Old Testament • 5 words with Strong's data

"I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out."

Word-by-Word Analysis

I was a

אָב

ʼâb

H1

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

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to the

עָנִי

ʻânîy

H6041

depressed, in mind or circumstances

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and the

רִיב

rîyb

H7379

a contest (personal or legal)

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which I

יָדַע

yâdaʻ

H3045

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o...

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not I

תּוּר

tûwr

H8446

to meander (causatively, guide) about, especially fortrade or reconnoitring

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out

Key Terms in This Verse

searched H8446

תּוּר tûwr

to meander (causatively, guide) about, especially fortrade or reconnoitring

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knew H3045

יָדַע yâdaʻ

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, in...

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poor H6041

עָנִי ʻânîy

depressed, in mind or circumstances

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cause H7379

רִיב rîyb

a contest (personal or legal)

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father H1

אָב ʼâb

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

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