Hebrew Interlinear

Job 12:4 Interlinear

I am as one mocked of his neighbour who calleth upon God and he answereth I am as one mocked him the just upright

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1שְׂ֝ח֗וֹקH7814I am as one mockedlaughter (in merriment or defiance)
2לְרֵעֵ֨הוּ׀H7453of his neighbouran associate (more or less close)
3אֶֽהְיֶ֗הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
4קֹרֵ֣אH7121who callethto call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
5לֶ֭אֱלוֹהַּH433upon Goda deity or the deity
6וַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑הוּH6030and he answerethproperly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,
7שְׂ֝ח֗וֹקH7814I am as one mockedlaughter (in merriment or defiance)
8צַדִּ֥יקH6662him the justjust
9תָּמִֽים׃H8549uprightentire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth

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