Job 28:18 — King James Version← Study notes

“No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.”

Job 28:18 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 28:187 words

HebrewMeaning

רָאמ֣וֹתrāʾmwōt

coralnounH7215

וְ֭/גָבִישׁwəgābiyš

pearlconjH1378

לֹ֣אlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יִזָּכֵ֑רyizākēr

be maleverbH2142

burn · earnestly · mention · be mindful ···

וּ/מֶ֥שֶׁךְwmešekə

preciousconjH4901

price

חָ֝כְמָ֗הḥākəmāh

skilfulnounH2451

wisdom · wisely · wit

מִ/פְּנִינִֽיםmipəniyniym

rubypronH6443

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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