Job
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Iob, from Ancient Greek Ἰώβ (Iṓb), from Biblical Hebrew אִיּוֹב (ʾiyyōḇ), related to אָיַב (ʾāyaḇ, “to be an enemy”) and אוֹיֵב (ʾōyēḇ, “enemy”).
Pronunciation edit
- enPR: jōb, IPA(key): /d͡ʒəʊb/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (colloquial) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɒb/, /d͡ʒɔb/
- Rhymes: -əʊb
- Homophone: job (second pronunciation)
Proper noun edit
Job
Book of Job on Wikipedia.Wikipedia |
- (biblical) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
- A male given name from Hebrew
- (biblical) A character in the Old Testament and the Qur'an, renowned for his patience.
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book of the Bible
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Biblical and Qur'anic character
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Noun edit
Job (plural Jobs)
- A person who shows remarkable patience, especially in the face of great misfortune.
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Job m
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Etymology edit
Ultimately from Latin Iob, from Ancient Greek Ἰώβ (Iṓb), from Biblical Hebrew אִיּוֹב.
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Job m
- Job (the eighteenth book of the Old Testament)
- Job (Biblical character)
- a male given name
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Job m
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Etymology 1 edit
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Noun edit
Job m (strong, genitive Jobs, plural Jobs) (chiefly informal)
- job, position, employment
- Synonyms: Stelle, Arbeitsstelle
- Wenn ich den Job kriege, kann ich mir vielleicht ein Auto leisten.
- If I get the job, I might be able to afford a car.
- job, work, profession
- job, task, assignment
Usage notes edit
- The use for “position” (Stelle) is more common and generally accepted than that for “profession” (Arbeit, Beruf).
Declension edit
Declension of Job [masculine, strong]
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Etymology 2 edit
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Proper noun edit
Job m (proper noun, strong, genitive Jobs or (with an article) Job)
Further reading edit
- “Job (Arbeit)” in Duden online
- “Job (Hiob)” in Duden online
- “Job” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Job” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Marshallese edit
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Job
- (bibilical) Job
Spanish edit
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Job m
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Further reading edit
- “Job”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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Audio: (file)
Proper noun edit
Job c (genitive Jobs)
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