# Job
## 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: /d͡ʒəʊb/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (colloquial) IPA: /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
* (biblical) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
* A male given name from Hebrew.
* (biblical) A character in the Old Testament and the Qur'an, renowned for his patience.
    Synonyms: (Islam) Ayub, Ayoub

#### Derived terms

* Jobie
* Job's comforter
* Job's news
* Job's tears
* patience of Job
* patient as Job
* poor as Job

#### Translations
### Noun

Job (plural Jobs)
* (figurative) A person who shows remarkable patience, especially in the face of great misfortune.

### Anagrams

* BOJ, obj

## Catalan
### Proper noun

Job m
* (biblical) Job
* Job (book of the Bible)

## Dutch
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /jɔp/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Job
* Rhymes: -ɔp

### Proper noun

Job m
* Job (the eighteenth book of the Old Testament)
* Job (Biblical character)
* a male given name

#### Derived terms

* jobstijding
* zo arm als Job

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʒɔb/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Job m
* (biblical) Job

#### Derived terms

* pauvre comme Job

## German
### Etymology 1

Ca. 1950, from English job.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dʒɔp/
* Audio:(file)
* Homophone: jobb

#### Noun

Job m (strong, genitive Jobs, plural Jobs) (chiefly informal)
* 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.
* 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.
* job, task, assignment
    Synonyms: Aufgabe, Auftrag
    Ich hab ’n Job für dich: Rasenmähen!I have a job for you: mowing the lawn!

##### Usage notes

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

##### Derived terms

* Ein-Euro-Job

##### Related terms

* jobben
* Jobaussicht
* Jobbörse
* Jobmühle
* Jobvermittlung

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /joːp/

#### Proper noun

Job m (proper noun, strong, genitive Jobs or (with an article) Job)
* (biblical) Rare form of Hiob.

### Further reading

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

## Kankanaey
### Pronunciation

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

### Proper noun

Job
* (biblical) Job (book of the Bible)
* Abbreviation of Job (book of the Bible)

#### Related terms

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

## Marshallese
### Etymology

From English Job.

### Proper noun

Job
* (biblical) Job

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈxob/ [ˈxoβ̞]
* Rhymes: -ob
* Syllabification: Job

### Proper noun

Job m
* (biblical) Job (the book of the Bible)
* (biblical) Job (the character in the Bible)

#### Derived terms

* lágrima de Job
* tener más paciencia que el santo Job

### Further reading

* “Job”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Job c (genitive Jobs)
* Job

#### Related terms

* jobspost

### Anagrams

* boj

## Welsh
### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Proper noun

Job m (not mutable)
* (biblical) Job, a Biblical character, to whom authorship of the eponymous book is traditionally attributed
* (biblical) The Book of Job

#### Coordinate terms

* Genesis
* Exodus
* Lefiticus
* Numeri
* Deuteronomium
* Josua
* Barnwyr
* Ruth
* 1 Samuel
* 2 Samuel
* 1 Brenhinoedd
* 2 Brenhinoedd
* 1 Cronicl
* 2 Cronicl
* Esra
* Nehemeia
* Esther
* Job
* Salmau
* Diarhebion
* Pregethwr
* Caniad Solomon
* Eseia
* Jeremeia
* Galarnad
* Eseciel
* Daniel
* Hosea
* Joel
* Amos
* Obadeia
* Jona
* Micha
* Nahum
* Habacuc
* Seffaneia
* Haggai
* Sechareia
* Malachi