Hebrew Interlinear

Job 5:16 Interlinear

So the poor hath hope and iniquity stoppeth her mouth

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַתְּהִ֣יH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2לַדַּ֣לH1800So the poorproperly, dangling, i.e., (by implication) weak or thin
3תִּקְוָ֑הH8615hath hopeliterally a cord (as an attachment); figuratively, expectancy
4וְ֝עֹלָ֗תָהH5766and iniquity(moral) evil
5קָ֣פְצָהH7092stoppethto draw together, i.e., close; by implication, to leap (by contracting the limbs); specifically, to die (from gathering up the feet)
6פִּֽיהָ׃H6310her mouththe mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos

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