Job 28:20 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 28:207 words

HebrewMeaning

וְֽ֭/הַ/חָכְמָהwəhaḥākəmāh

and wisdomconjH2451

wisdom · wisely · wit

מֵ/אַ֣יִןmēʾayin

from where?pronH370

where

תָּב֑וֹאtābwōʾ

does it comeverbH935

apply · attain · be · befall ···

וְ/אֵ֥יwəʾēy

and where?conjH335

what · whence · where · whether ···

זֶ֝֗הzeh

thisprepH2088

hence · here · it · now ···

מְק֣וֹםməqwōm

is the place ofnounH4725

home · open · place · room ···

בִּינָֽהbiynāh

understandingnounH998

meaning · perfectly · understanding · wisdom

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.

Church Fathers on Job 28:20

-15. But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? Man knoweth not the price thereof: neither is it found in the land of them that live pleasantly. The depth saith, It is not with me, and the sea saith, It is not with me. Fine gold shall not be given for it: neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof: It is first to be noted, that two points be proposed to himself, and two he adds making answer. For to this that he said above, Where…
Gregory the Great · 6th century · Morals on Job, Book 18 §60

Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain

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