Job 7:17 — King James Version← Study notes

“What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?”

Job 7:17 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 7:178 words

HebrewMeaning

מָֽהmāh

how (longparticleH4100

oft · ) · thing · what (end ···

אֱ֭נוֹשׁʾĕnwōš

anothernounH582

thirsty · certain · chap; divers · fellow ···

כִּ֣יkiy

andconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

תְגַדְּלֶ֑/נּוּtəgadəlenw

advanceverbH1431

boast · bring up · exceed · excellent ···

וְ/כִיwəkiy

andconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

תָשִׁ֖יתtāšiyt

applyverbH7896

appoint · array · bring · consider ···

אֵלָ֣י/וʾēlāyw

aboutpronH413

according to · after · against · among ···

לִבֶּֽ/ךָlibekā

heartnounH3820

care for · consent · considered · courag ···

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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