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Job 16:10
“They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
פָּעַרpâʻar · paw-ar'
H6473 · Hebrew
H6473 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to yawn, i.e. open wide (literally or figuratively)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- gape, open (wide).
- Grammar
- פָּעֲר֬וּ — verb Qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 4 times in the Hebrew Bible.Job 29:23Psalms 119:131Isaiah 5:14
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read פָּעַר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.