Lexicon
שַׁח
shach
H7807
H:A Hebrew

lowly

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shach describes the person of lowly condition whom God saves in Job 22:29.

The attested use describes a person in a lowly condition, set in Job 22:29 alongside God’s saving action.

Senses in use

  1. A person in a lowly condition · dominant

    In Job 22:29, the masculine singular construct adjective occurs in the clause about the one whom God saves; the APB renders the verse, “but he saves the one who is lowly in eyes.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Job 22:29, the APB presents the relevant person as “the one who is lowly in eyes.” This rendering is treated as confirmation of the clause rather than a precise lexical equivalent.

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