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Job 22:2

“Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

אֵלʼêl · ale
H410 · Hebrew

Definition: strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
Derivation: shortened from H352 (אַיִל);
KJV renderings: God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'
Grammar: הַ — particle (interrogative)
לְ — preposition
אֵ֥ל — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HTi/R/Ncmsa
Usage: Occurs 245 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 14:18 Genesis 14:19 Genesis 14:20 Genesis 14:22 Genesis 16:13

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 אֵל here.

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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.