Chapter XXII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far

From this reading And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

later than; following

From this reading After this opened Job his mouth, and said, Let the day perish wherein I was born.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

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From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

the time when something begins (especially life)

From this reading Why died I not from my birth?

brought into existence

From this reading After this opened Job his mouth, and said, Let the day perish wherein I was born.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

plural of “comforter” — a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading After this opened Job his mouth, and said, Let the day perish wherein I was born.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Why died I not from my birth?

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

remove the dust from

From this reading And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

opinion or judgment

From this reading And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

From this reading So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading After this opened Job his mouth, and said, Let the day perish wherein I was born.

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading After this opened Job his mouth, and said, Let the day perish wherein I was born.

possessive form of “job” — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading After this opened Job his mouth, and said, Let the day perish wherein I was born.

held up in the air

From this reading And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

the cloak as a symbol of authority

From this reading And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

feel sadness

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading After this opened Job his mouth, and said, Let the day perish wherein I was born.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Why died I not from my birth?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

not one, and not any

From this reading So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading After this opened Job his mouth, and said, Let the day perish wherein I was born.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading After this opened Job his mouth, and said, Let the day perish wherein I was born.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

let for money

From this reading And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading After this opened Job his mouth, and said, Let the day perish wherein I was born.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

cut with a saw

From this reading So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

past form of “sprinkle” — distribute loosely

From this reading And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

in the direction of

From this reading And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

an old word for “to”

From this reading So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

precisely as stated

From this reading So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

From this reading And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

at the time that

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading After this opened Job his mouth, and said, Let the day perish wherein I was born.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Why died I not from my birth?

in the company of; together with

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading JOB'S COMFORTERS NOW when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.