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Job 35:5

“Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

נָבַטnâbaṭ · naw-bat'
H5027 · Hebrew

Definition: to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: (cause to) behold, consider, look (down), regard, have respect, see.
Grammar: הַבֵּ֣ט — verb Hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular
Code HVhv2ms
Usage: Occurs 70 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 15:5 Genesis 19:17 Genesis 19:26 Exodus 3:6 Exodus 33:8

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 נָבַט 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.