And he calledוַיִּקְרָאthe nameשֵׁםof the firstהָאַחַתJemimah,יְמִימָהand the nameוְשֵׁםof the secondהַשֵּׁנִיתKeziah,קְצִיעָהand the nameוְשֵׁםof the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁיתKeren-happuch.קֶרֶן הַפּוּךְ
Job 42:14
Study it in the app“And he called the name of the first Jemimah, and the name of the second Keziah, and the name of the third Keren-happuch.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.