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An object of laughterשְׂחֹקto his companionלְרֵעֵהוּI am,אֶהְיֶהone who calledקֹרֵאon Eloahלֶאֱלוֹהַּand he answered him;וַיַּעֲנֵהוּan object of laughterשְׂחוֹקis the righteous,צַדִּיקthe blameless.תָּמִים
Job 12:4
Study it in the app“An object of laughter to his companion I am, one who called on Eloah and he answered him; an object of laughter is the righteous, the blameless.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 12:4, word by word
- An object of laughterשְׂחֹקsechok
laughingstock
A person others mock and laugh at.
Where else “sechok” appears- to his companionרֵעֵree
companion
A companion, a friend.
Where else “ree” appears- I amאֶהְיֶהehye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “ehye” appears- one who calledקֹרֵאkore
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “kore” appears- on Eloahאֱלוֹהַּeloha
Eloah, god
Eloah: a name of God, the singular form of Elohim; also any god. It is used mostly in poetry.
Where else “eloha” appears- and he answered himיַּעֲנֵyaane
hear prayer
God answers the one who calls on him: with a word, or with an act such as fire.
Where else “yaane” appears- is the righteousצַדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears- the blamelessתָּמִיםtamim
blameless
Without reproach, whole, like Noah.
Where else “tamim” appears
The context
3I too have a heart like you; I am not inferior to you; and who does not have things like these?
4 · This verse (above)
5A torch of contempt in the thought of the untroubled, ready for those who slip with the foot.