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Job 5:12

“He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

פָּרַרpârar · paw-rar'
H6565 · Hebrew
Definition
to break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate, frustrate
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV renderings
[idiom] any ways, break (asunder), cast off, cause to cease, [idiom] clean, defeat, disannul, disappoint, dissolve, divide, make of none effect, fail, frustrate, bring (come) to nought, [idiom] utterly, make void.
Grammar
  • מֵ֭פֵר — verb Hiphil, active participle, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HVhrmsa
Usage
Occurs 50 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 17:14Leviticus 26:15Leviticus 26:44Numbers 15:31Numbers 30:9

Theological interpretation (AI)

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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.