Hebrew Interlinear
Job 5:16 Interlinear
“ So the poor hath hope and iniquity stoppeth her mouth”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַתְּהִ֣י | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 2 | לַדַּ֣ל | H1800 | So the poor | properly, dangling, i.e., (by implication) weak or thin |
| 3 | תִּקְוָ֑ה | H8615 | hath hope | literally a cord (as an attachment); figuratively, expectancy |
| 4 | וְ֝עֹלָ֗תָה | H5766 | and iniquity | (moral) evil |
| 5 | קָ֣פְצָה | H7092 | stoppeth | to draw together, i.e., close; by implication, to leap (by contracting the limbs); specifically, to die (from gathering up the feet) |
| 6 | פִּֽיהָ׃ | H6310 | her mouth | the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos |
Verse Context
Job 5:15But he saveth from the sword from their mouth and from the hand of the mighty the poor...
Job 5:16 (current) So the poor hath hope and iniquity stoppeth her mouth
Job 5:17 Behold happy is the man correcteth whom God not thou the chastening...