Hebrew Interlinear

Job 17:12 Interlinear

the night into day They change the light is short because of darkness

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1לַ֭יְלָהH3915the nightproperly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity
2לְי֣וֹםH3117into daya day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
3יָשִׂ֑ימוּH7760They changeto put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
4א֝֗וֹרH216the lightillumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
5קָר֥וֹבH7138is shortnear (in place, kindred or time)
6מִפְּנֵיH6440becausethe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
7חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃H2822of darknessthe dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness

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