Job 18:17

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

זִכְרוֹ־אָבַד מִנִּי־אָרֶץ וְלֹא־שֵׁם לוֹ עַל־פְּנֵי־חוּץ

Transliteration

ziḵrô-ʾāḇaḏ minnî-ʾāreṣ wəlōʾ-šēm lô ʿal-pənê-ḥûṣ

Grammar Details

*ziḵrô*: noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his memory
*ʾāḇaḏ*: Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it perishes
*minnî-ʾāreṣ*: preposition + noun, feminine singular - from the earth
*wəlōʾ-šēm*: conjunction + negative particle + noun, masculine singular - and no name
*lô*: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him
*ʿal-pənê-ḥûṣ*: preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + noun, masculine singular - upon the face of the street

Word Meanings

*ziḵrô*: his memory/remembrance/memorial
*ʾāḇaḏ*: perishes/is lost/vanishes
*minnî-ʾāreṣ*: from the earth/land
*wəlōʾ-šēm lô*: and no name to him/he has no reputation
*ʿal-pənê-ḥûṣ*: upon the face of the street/in public/in the open

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Well-suited for in-depth word studies and exegesis
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Archaic language can be difficult for modern readers
Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
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Referenced Verses

Ps 34:16 : 16 The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
Prov 10:7 : 7 The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
Ps 109:13 : 13 Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.
Prov 2:22 : 22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
Ps 83:4 : 4 They have said{H8804)}, Come{H8798)}, and let us cut them off{H8686)} from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance{H8735)}.
Job 13:12 : 12 Your remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay.

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