book of job
noun · n
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
buukuhvjahbSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbʊkəvdʒɑb
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply
n
The Book of Job, or simply Job, is a book found in the Ketuvim ("Writings") section of the Hebrew Bible and the first of the Poetic Books in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.
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This meaning: A book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply
Used this way, book of job is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technical or specialist writing contexts.
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- Neutral
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- Specialist/technical
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- Not strongly marked
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- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Technical/specialist writing
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