iyov · Job

What it means

iyov (אִיּוֹב) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “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.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Job×56
• Ezekiel×2

• Job 1:1

  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.

• Job 1:5

  And when the days of the feast had run their course, Job would send and consecrate them; he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all, for Job said, “Perhaps my sons have sinned and cursed Elohim in their hearts.” Thus Job would do all the days.

• Job 1:8

  YHWH said to the Satan, “Have you set your heart on my servant Job? For there is none like him on the earth, a man blameless and upright, fearing Elohim and turning away from evil.”

• Job 1:9

  The Satan answered YHWH and said, “Is it for nothing that Job fears Elohim?

• Job 1:14

  and a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the female donkeys grazing beside them,

• Job 1:20

  Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell to the ground and bowed down.

• Job 1:22

  In all this Job did not sin, nor did he charge Elohim with impropriety.

• Job 2:3

  YHWH said to the Satan, “Have you set your heart on my servant Job? For there is none like him on the earth, a man blameless and upright, fearing Elohim and turning away from evil; and he still holds fast to his integrity, though you incited me against him to swallow him up for nothing.”

• Job 2:7

  And the Satan went out from the presence of YHWH, and he struck Job with severe boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.

• Job 2:10

  He said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we accept the good from Elohim too, and not accept the evil?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

• Job 2:11

  When Job’s three companions heard all this evil that had come upon him, they came, each from his place, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; they arranged to meet together to come to show him sympathy and to comfort him.

• Job 3:1

  After this Job opened his mouth and cursed his day.

• Job 3:2

  Job answered and said:

• Job 6:1

  Job answered and said:

• Job 9:1

  Job answered and said:

• Job 12:1

  Job answered and said:

• Job 16:1

  And Job answered and said:

• Job 19:1

  And Job answered and said:

• Job 21:1

  And Job answered and said:

• Job 23:1

  And Job answered and said:

• Job 26:1

  And Job answered and said:

• Job 27:1

  And Job again took up his poem and said:

• Job 29:1

  Job again took up his poem and said:

• Job 31:40

  instead of wheat let thorns come up, and instead of barley, stinkweed.” The words of Job are ended.

• Job 32:1

  So these three men ceased answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

• Job 32:2

  Then the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, burned; against Job his anger burned because he declared himself righteous more than Elohim.

• Job 32:3

  And against his three companions his anger burned because they had not found an answer and yet had declared Job wicked.

• Job 32:4

  Now Elihu had waited for Job with his words, because they were older than he in days.

• Job 32:12

  And to you I paid attention, and look, there was no one to argue against Job, none of you answering his sayings.

• Job 33:1

  But hear, please, Job, my words, and to all that I say give ear.

• Job 33:31

  Pay attention, Job, listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.

• Job 34:5

  For Job has said, ‘I am in the right, and El has taken away my right.

• Job 34:7

  What man is like Job, who drinks scorn like water,

• Job 34:35

  ‘Job does not speak with knowledge, and his words are not with prudence.’

• Job 34:36

  Would that Job were tested to the end for his answers like men of wickedness!

• Job 35:16

  So Job opens his mouth in vain; without knowledge he multiplies words.”

• Job 37:14

  Give ear to this, Job; stand still and consider the wonders of El.

• Job 38:1

  And YHWH answered Job from the whirlwind and said:

• Job 40:1

  And YHWH answered Job and said:

• Job 40:3

  And Job answered YHWH and said:

And 18 more times.