Job 28:25

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת לָר֣וּחַ מִשְׁקָ֑ל וּ֝מַ֗יִם תִּכֵּ֥ן בְּמִדָּֽה׃

Transliteration

To-ʿăśôṯ to-the-rûaḥ mišqāl and-mayim tikkēn by-middāh

Grammar Details

*ʿăśôṯ*: verb, qal infinitive construct - to make/assign
*rûaḥ*: noun, feminine, singular, absolute - wind/spirit
*mišqāl*: noun, masculine, singular, absolute - weight
*mayim*: noun, masculine, plural, absolute - waters
*tikkēn*: verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he measured/established
*middāh*: noun, feminine, singular, absolute - measure/measurement

Word Meanings

*ʿăśôṯ*: to make/assign/establish
*rûaḥ*: wind/spirit/breath
*mišqāl*: weight/balance/measure
*tikkēn*: measured/established/determined
*middāh*: measure/measurement/proportion

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 135:7 : 7 He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.
Isa 40:12 : 12 Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Job 12:15 : 15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

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