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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Job 29:2 - That
Job 29:2 - Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oh that | H4310 | מִי |
also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix |
| I were | H5414 | נָתַן |
[Verb] to {give} used with great latitude of application ({put } {make } etc.) |
| as in months | H3391 | יֶרַח |
[Noun Masculine] a {lunation} that {is} month |
| past | H6924 | קֶדֶם |
[Noun Masculine] the {front} of palce (absolutely the fore {part} relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially ({before } {anciently } eastward) |
| as in the days | H3117 | יוֹם |
[Noun Masculine] a day (as the warm {hours}) whether literally (from sunrise to {sunset} or from one sunset to the {next}) or figuratively (a space of time defined by an associated {term}) (often used adverbially) |
| when God | H433 | אֱלוֹהַּ |
[Noun Masculine] probably prolonged (emphatically) from H410; a deity or the deity |
| preserved | H8104 | שָׁמַר |
[Verb] properly to hedge about (as with {thorns}) that {is} guard; generally to {protect} attend {to} etc. |
| me |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.