Job 38:4
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שׂוּם
sûwm
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
נָגַד
nâgad
properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to o...
תָּבוּן
tâbûwn
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
Key Terms in This Verse
נָגַד nâgad
properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, exp...
Study H5046 →תָּבוּן tâbûwn
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
Study H8394 →שׂוּם sûwm
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
Study H7760 →Cross References
Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and w...
Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
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