Job 42:14

“And he called the name of the first Jemimah, and the name of the second Keziah, and the name of the third Keren-happuch.”

Job 42:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Job 42:14, word by word

And he calledיִּקְרָאyikra

name

To give someone a name.

Where else “yikra” appears
the nameשֵׁםshem

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

Where else “shem” appears
of the firstאַחַתachat

first

Literally "one": day one of the month.

Where else “achat” appears
Jemimahיְמִימָהyemima

Jemimah

Jemimah: the name of Job's first daughter after his trial. It may mean "dove."

Where else “yemima” appears
of the secondשֵּׁנִיתshenit

second

The one that comes after the first; the other of two.

Where else “shenit” appears
Keziahקְצִיעָהketsia

Keziah

Keziah: the name of Job's second daughter. It means "cassia," a fragrant bark like cinnamon.

Where else “ketsia” appears
of the thirdשְּׁלִישִׁיתshelishit

third

The one that comes after the second; in time, the day or month that follows it.

Where else “shelishit” appears
Keren-happuchקֶרֶןkeren

Keren-happuch

Keren-happuch: the name of Job's third daughter. It means "horn of eye paint," the little flask in which it was kept.

Where else “keren” appears

Translation note

The three names have a meaning: Jemimah, perhaps “dove”; Keziah, “cassia,” an aromatic spice; Keren-happuch, “horn of eye paint.”

The context

13And he had seven sons and three daughters.

14 · This verse (above)

15And there were not found women as beautiful as the daughters of Job in all the land; and their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers.

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