Job 35:16

So Job opens his mouth in vain and multiplies words without knowledge.”
Job 35:16
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Original language (Hebrew)

וְ֭אִיּוֹב הֶ֣בֶל יִפְצֶה־פִּ֑יהוּ בִּבְלִי־דַ֝֗עַת מִלִּ֥ין יַכְבִּֽר׃ פ

  1. וְ֭אִיּוֹבVe.'i.yov“and Job”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from אִיּוֹב · “Job” · Strong's H0347
  2. הֶ֣בֶלHe.vel“vanity”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from הֶ֫בֶל · “vanity” · Strong's H1892
  3. יִפְצֶה־yif.tzeh-“he opens”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּצָה · “to open” · Strong's H6475
  4. פִּ֑יהוּPi.hu“mouth his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פֶּה · “lip” · Strong's H6310G
  5. בִּבְלִי־biv.li-“with not”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בְּלִי · “without” · Strong's H1097
  6. דַ֝֗עַתDa.'at“knowledge”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from דַּ֫עַת · “knowledge” · Strong's H1847
  7. מִלִּ֥יןmi.Lin“words”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מִלָּה · “speech” · Strong's H4405
  8. יַכְבִּֽר׃ פyakh.Bir“he multiplies”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from כָּבַר · “to multiply” · Strong's H3527
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)