Job 28:22

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֲבַדּ֣וֹן וָ֭מָוֶת אָ֣מְר֑וּ בְּ֝אָזְנֵ֗ינוּ שָׁמַ֥עְנוּ שִׁמְעָֽהּ׃

Transliteration

ʾĂḇaddôn and-māweṯ ʾāmərû with-ʾåznênû šāmaʿnû šimʿāh

Grammar Details

*ʾăḇaddôn*: noun, masculine, singular, absolute - destruction/place of destruction
*māweṯ*: noun, masculine, singular, absolute - death
*ʾāmərû*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they say
*ʾåznênû*: noun, feminine, dual + 1st person plural suffix - our ears
*šāmaʿnû*: verb, qal perfect, 1st person plural - we hear
*šimʿāh*: noun, feminine, singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its report

Word Meanings

*ʾăḇaddôn*: destruction/Abaddon/place of ruin
*māweṯ*: death/Death personified
*šimʿāh*: its report/rumor/news

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Job 26:6 : 6 Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.
Job 28:14 : 14 The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.
Ps 83:10-12 : 10 Which perished{H8738)} at Endor: they became as dung for the earth. 11 Make{H8798)} their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna: 12 Who said{H8804)}, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession{H8799)}.

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