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There wasהָיָהa manאִישׁin the landבְאֶרֶץof Uz;עוּץJobאִיּוֹבwas his name.שְׁמוֹThatהַהוּאmanהָאִישׁwasוְהָיָהblamelessתָּםand upright,וְיָשָׁרfearingוִירֵאElohimאֱלֹהִיםand turning awayוְסָרfrom evil.מֵרָע
Job 1:1
Study it in the app“There was a man in the land of Uz; Job was his name. That man was blameless and upright, fearing Elohim and turning away from evil.”
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Job 1:1, word by word
- There wasהָיָהhaya
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “haya” appears- a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- in the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of Uzעוּץuts
Uz
Uz, a son of Aram and also a Horite; the region east of Canaan, the land of Job.
Where else “uts” appears- Jobאִיּוֹבiyov
Job
Job: the man of the land of Uz, blameless and upright, whose story of suffering and of questions to God is told in the book that bears his name. Ezekiel 14:14 and James 5:11 also mention him.
Where else “iyov” appears- was his nameשְׁמshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- blamelessתָּםtam
blameless
Upright, without deceit.
Where else “tam” appears- and uprightיָשָׁרyashar
upright
Acting well before YHWH, without bending.
Where else “yashar” appears- fearingירֵאyre
God-fearing
Who reveres God and so obeys him.
Where else “yre” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- and turning awayסָרsar
turn aside
To leave the road, go away.
Where else “sar” appears- from evilרָעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Seven sons and three daughters were born to him.