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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Job 38:24 - Scattereth
Job 38:24 - By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| By what | H335 | אַי |
where ? hence how? |
| way | H1870 | דֶּרֶךְ |
[Noun Masculine] a road (as trodden); figuratively a course of life or mode of {action} often adverbially |
| is the light | H216 | אוֹר |
[Noun Feminine] illumination or (concretely) luminary (in every {sense} including {lightning} {happiness } etc.) |
| parted | H2505 | חָלַק |
[Verb] to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate |
| which scattereth | H6327 | פּוּץ |
[Verb] to dash in {pieces} literally or figuratively (especially to disperse) |
| the east wind | H6921 | קָדִים |
[Noun Masculine] the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially {eastward} for brevity the East wind) |
| upon | H5921 | עַל |
[Preposition] {above} over: {upon} or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications |
| the earth | H776 | אֶרֶץ |
[Noun Feminine] the earth (at {large} or partitively a land) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.