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patience of Job

patience of Job noun: a great amount of patience.

Noun

patience of Job (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) A great amount of patience.
    • Beholde, wee count them happie which endure. Ye haue heard of the patience of Iob, and haue ſeene the end of the Loꝛd: that the Loꝛd is very pitifull and of tender mercie.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, James 5:11
    • At times I long for the patience of Job and the wisdom of Solomon.1960 April, A. W. Bennett, “A Locomotive Shedmaster's Day”, in Railway Magazine, page 272

patience of Job meaning in Persian

patience of Job in Persian

great amount of patience
صبر ایوب sabr-e ayyub

Synonyms of patience of Job

Origin of patience of Job

A reference to the biblical figure of Job from the Book of Job, where he demonstrated faith and patience with God while suffering many severe trials. First used in the translations of James 5:11, from Koine Greek ὑπομονὴν Ἰὼβ (hupomonḕn Iṑb).

Questions about patience of Job

What does patience of Job mean?
Patience of Job means a great amount of patience.
What is patience of Job in Persian?
Patience of Job in Persian is صبر ایوب (sabr-e ayyub). See Patience of Job meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is patience of Job?
Patience of Job is a noun.

Words near patience of Job in the dictionary

  1. patience
  2. patience dock
  3. patience is a virtue
  4. patience of a saint
  5. patience of an angel
  6. patience of Job
  7. patience of Mother Teresa
  8. patiences
  9. patiency
  10. patient
  11. patient 0

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