Job

See also: job, jòb, and Jòb

English

Etymology

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

• enPR: jōb, IPA^(key): /dʒəʊb/
• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɒb/, /d͡ʒɔb/
• Rhymes: -əʊb
• Homophone: job (second pronunciation)

Proper noun

Job

Book of Job on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Job on Wikisource.Wikisource Wiktionary has an Appendix listing books of the Bible

1. (biblical) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
2. A male given name from Hebrew
3. A character in the Old Testament and the Qur'an, renowned for his patience.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• as poor as Job
• Job's comforter
• Job's news

• Job's tears
• patience of Job

Translations

book of the Bible

• Afrikaans: Job (af)
• Arabic: سِفْر أَيُّوب (sifr ʔayyūb)
• Basque: Job (eu)
• Breton: Job (br) m
• Catalan: Job
• Cebuano: Job
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 約伯記／约伯记 (joek³ baak³ gei³), 约伯记 (joek³ baak³ gei³)

  Hakka: 約伯記／约伯记, 约伯记 (Yok-pak-ki)

  Mandarin: 約伯記／约伯记 (zh) (Yuēbójì), 约伯记 (zh) (Yuēbójì)

  Min Dong: 約伯書／约伯书 (Iók-báik-cṳ̆)

  Min Nan: 約伯記／约伯记, 约伯记 (Iok-pek-kì)

• Corsican: Ghjobba (co)
• Czech: Jób
• Danish: Job (da)
• Dutch: Job (nl)
• Estonian: Iiobi raamat (et)
• Finnish: Job (fi) m
• French: Job (fr) m
• German: Hiob
• Greek: Ιώβ (el) m (Ióv)

  Ancient: Ἰώβ m (Iṓb)

• Haitian Creole: Jòb
• Hawaiian: Ioba
• Hebrew: אִיּוֹב (he) ('Iyóv)
• Hungarian: Jób (hu)
• Icelandic: Job (is) m
• Ido: Iob (io) m
• Irish: Leabhar Iób m, Iób (ga) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: Giobbe (it)
• Japanese: ヨブ記 (Yobu ki)
• Kurdish:
• Latin: Iobus (la) m
• Latvian: Ījaba (lv) m
• Limburgish: Job (li)
• Lithuanian: Jobo knyga (lt) f
• Maltese: Ktieb Ġob
• Maori: Hopa
• Navajo: Job hodísinígíí bóhoneestą́ą́ʼ
• Ngazidja Comorian: Ayubu
• Norwegian: Job (no) m
• Polish: Księga Hioba f, Hiob (pl) m
• Portuguese: Jó (pt)
• Romanian: Iov (ro) m
• Russian: Ио́в (ru) (Ióv)
• Scots: Job
• Scottish Gaelic: Iob (gd) m
• Slovak: Jób (sk) m
• Slovene: Job (sl)
• Spanish: Job (es) m
• Swahili: Ayubu (sw)
• Swedish: Job (sv) m
• Tagalog: Job (tl) m
• Thai: โยบ (yóop)
• Waray-Waray: Job
• Welsh: Job (cy) m
• West Frisian: Job
• Zealandic: Job

biblical and qur'anic character

• Afrikaans: Job (af)
• Arabic: أَيُّوب m (ʔayyūb)
• Armenian: Հոբ (Hob)
• Basque: Job (eu)
• Breton: Job (br) m
• Catalan: Job
• Cebuano: Job
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 約伯／约伯 (joek³ baak³), 约伯 (joek³ baak³)

  Hakka: 約伯／约伯, 约伯 (Yok-pak)

  Mandarin: 約伯／约伯 (zh) (Yuēbó), 约伯 (zh) (Yuēbó)

  Min Dong: 約伯／约伯 (Iók-báik), 约伯 (Iók-báik)

  Min Nan: 約伯／约伯, 约伯 (Iok-pek)

• Corsican: Ghjobba (co)
• Czech: Jób
• Danish: Job (da)
• Dutch: Job (nl)
• Estonian: Iiob (et)
• Finnish: Job (fi) m
• French: Job (fr) m
• German: Hiob m
• Greek: Ιώβ (el) m (Ióv)

  Ancient: Ἰώβ m (Iṓb), Ἰὼβ m (Iṑb)

• Haitian Creole: Jòb
• Hawaiian: Ioba
• Hebrew: אִיּוֹב (he) ('Iyóv)
• Hungarian: Jób (hu)
• Icelandic: Job (is) m
• Ido: Iob (io) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Irish: Iób (ga) m
• Italian: Giobbe (it) m
• Japanese: ヨブ (Yobu)
• Kurdish:
• Latin: Iobus (la) m
• Latvian: Ījaba (lv) m
• Limburgish: Job (li)
• Lithuanian: Jobas m
• Maore Comorian: Jobu, Ayuba
• Middle Low German: Job
• Ngazidja Comorian: Ayuba
• Norwegian: Job (no) m
• Persian: ایوب (fa) (Ayyub)
• Polish: Hiob (pl) m
• Portuguese: Jó (pt)
• Romanian: Iov (ro) m
• Russian: Ио́в (ru) m (Ióv)
• Scots: Job
• Scottish Gaelic: Iob (gd) m
• Slovak: Jób (sk) m
• Slovene: Job (sl)
• Spanish: Job (es) m
• Swahili: Ayubu (sw)
• Swedish: Job (sv) m
• Tagalog: Job (tl) m
• Waray-Waray: Job
• Welsh: Job (cy) m
• West Frisian: Job
• Zealandic: Job

Noun

Job (plural Jobs)

1. A person who shows remarkable patience.

Anagrams

• obj

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Catalan

Proper noun

1. (biblical) Job
2. Job (book of the Bible)

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Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Iob, from Ancient Greek Ἰώβ (Iṓb), from Biblical Hebrew אִיּוֹב‎.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɔp/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Job
• Rhymes: -ɔp

Proper noun

Job m

1. Job (the eighteenth book of the Old Testament)
2. Job (Biblical character)
3. a male given name.

Derived terms

• jobstijding
• zo arm als Job

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒɔb/

• Audio:

  (file)

Proper noun

Job m

1. (biblical) Job

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German

Etymology

From English job.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒɔp/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophone: jobb

Noun

Job m (genitive Jobs, plural Jobs)

1. a task, an assignment

   Ich hab’ ’nen Job für dich: Rasenmähen! - I have a task for you: mowing the lawn!

2. employment

Usage notes

This word is always referencing a specified task or employment and is not normally used when talking about one's profession or work in general.

Related terms

• jobben
• Jobaussicht
• Jobbörse
• Jobmühle
• Jobvermittlung

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Spanish

Proper noun

Job m

1. (biblical) Job (the book of the Bible)

Derived terms

• tener más paciencia que el santo Job

 

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Swedish

Proper noun

Job

1. Job

Related terms

• jobspost

Anagrams

• boj