Job

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”).

• enPR: jōb, IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəʊb/

• Audio (Southern England):

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

Job

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

   Synonyms: (Islam) Ayub, Ayoub

Job (plural Jobs)

1. (figurative) A person who shows remarkable patience, especially in the face of great misfortune.

• BOJ, obj

Job m

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

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

• IPA^(key): /jɔp/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Job
• Rhymes: -ɔp

Job m

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

• jobstijding
• zo arm als Job

• IPA^(key): /ʒɔb/

• Audio:

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Job m

1. (biblical) Job

• pauvre comme Job

Ca. 1950, from English job.

• IPA^(key): /dʒɔp/

• Audio:

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• Homophone: jobb

Job m (strong, genitive Jobs, plural Jobs) (chiefly informal)

1. 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.

2. job, work, profession

   Synonyms: Arbeit, Beruf

   Im Job ist er sehr erfolgreich, aber privat läuft es überhaupt nicht.

   He’s very successful in his job, but his private life is a mess.

3. job, task, assignment

   Synonyms: Aufgabe, Auftrag

   Ich hab ’n Job für dich: Rasenmähen!

   I have a job for you: mowing the lawn!

• The use for “position” (Stelle) is more common and generally accepted than that for “profession” (Arbeit, Beruf).

• Ein-Euro-Job

• jobben
• Jobaussicht
• Jobbörse
• Jobmühle
• Jobvermittlung

• IPA^(key): /joːp/

Job m (proper noun, strong, genitive Jobs or (with an article) Job)

1. (biblical) Rare form of Hiob.

• “Job (Arbeit)” in Duden online
• “Job (Hiob)” in Duden online
• “Job” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Job” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

• (Standard Kankanaey) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒob/ [ˈd͡ʒob̚]
• Rhymes: -ob
• Syllabification: Job

Job

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

• see: Appendix:Books of the Bible (Kankanaey)

From English Job.

Job

1. (biblical) Job

• IPA^(key): /ˈxob/ [ˈxoβ̞]
• Rhymes: -ob
• Syllabification: Job

Job m

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

• “Job”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

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Job c (genitive Jobs)

1. Job

• jobspost

• boj