What is man that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart upon him,Job 7:17
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
מָֽה־אֱ֭נוֹשׁ כִּ֣י תְגַדְּלֶ֑נּוּ וְכִי־תָשִׁ֖ית אֵלָ֣יו לִבֶּֽךָ׃
- מָֽה־mah-“what?”Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- אֱ֭נוֹשׁ'E.no.osh“[is] humankind”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֱנוֹשׁ · “human” · Strong's H0582
- כִּ֣יki“that”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- תְגַדְּלֶ֑נּוּte.gad.de.Le.nu“you will make great him”Verb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from גָּדַל · “to magnify” · Strong's H1431
- וְכִי־ve.khi-“and that”Conjunction + Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- תָשִׁ֖יתta.Shit“you will set”Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שִׁית · “make” · Strong's H7896G
- אֵלָ֣יו'e.Lav“to him”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- לִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.kha“heart your”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)