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/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɒb/, /d͡ʒɔb/
  • Rhymes: -əʊb
  • Homophone: job (second pronunciation)

Proper noun

Job

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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
  3. A character in the Old Testament and the Qur'an, renowned for his patience.

Derived terms
Derived terms

Translations

Noun

Job (plural Jobs)

  1. A person who shows remarkable patience.

Anagrams

Catalan

Proper noun

Job ?

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

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔp

Proper noun

Job ?

  1. Job (the eighteenth book of the Old Testament)

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʒɔb/
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Job m

  1. (bible) Job

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.

Declension
Declension of Job
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Job die Jobs
genitive eines des Jobs der Jobs
dative einem dem Job den Jobs
accusative einen den Job die Jobs

Spanish

Proper noun

Job m

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

Swedish

Proper noun

Job

  1. Job
  • jobspost
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