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Job 40

Job 40:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Lo now, his strength
koach (Hebrew #3581)
from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
KJV usage: ability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.
Pronounce: ko'-akh
Origin: or (Dan. 11:6) kowach {ko'-akh}
is in his loins
mothen (Hebrew #4975)
properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins
KJV usage: + greyhound, loins, side.
Pronounce: mo'-then
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be slender
, and his force
'own (Hebrew #202)
ability, power, (figuratively) wealth
KJV usage: force, goods, might, strength, substance.
Pronounce: one
Origin: probably from the same as 205 (in the sense of effort, but successful)
is in the navel
shariyr (Hebrew #8306)
a cord, i.e. (by analogy) sinew
KJV usage: navel.
Pronounce: shaw-reer'
Origin: from 8324 in the original sense as in 8270 (compare 8326)
of his belly
beten (Hebrew #990)
the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
KJV usage: belly, body, + as they be born, + within, womb.
Pronounce: beh'-ten
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be hollow
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Ministry on This Verse

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 {v.16-18} Every portion of his anatomy speaks of strength—loins and body, legs and bones, and even tail, are instinct with this power. (Job 38-42:6 by S. Ridout)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the muscles of his belly.