Job 38:36
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?"
Word-by-Word Analysis
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
קֶרֶב
qereb
properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
תַּחְתִּי
tachtîy
lowermost; as noun (feminine plural) the depths (figuratively, a pit, the womb)
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
תָּבוּן
tâbûwn
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
לֵב
lêb
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
Key Terms in This Verse
קֶרֶב qereb
properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
Study H7130 →תַּחְתִּי tachtîy
lowermost; as noun (feminine plural) the depths (figuratively, a pit, the womb)
Study H8482 →תָּבוּן tâbûwn
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
Study H8394 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →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 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →Cross References
But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This a...
For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.
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