Job 42:14He called the name of the first, Jemimah; and the name of the second, Keziah; and the name of the third, Keren Happuch.
The setting
Job's estate, ~2000 BC. A father tenderly naming his three daughters with names full of hope and beauty after years of mourning nameless graves.
The emotion here: tender wonder at recording intimate family details
The original word
Qeren-Happukh (קֶרֶן הַפּוּךְ) — horn of eye-paint, meaning beautiful eyes or abundant beauty
Why it matters
These are the only daughters' names recorded in the entire book of Job
Read with care
What most readers miss in Job 42:14
Each name represents restoration: Jemimah (dove/peace), Keziah (cinnamon/sweetness), Keren-Happuch (beautiful eyes)
Common misconceptionPeople skip this as unimportant genealogy, but these names show Job's shift from despair to hope — he's naming children again with beautiful, meaningful names.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Job 42:14
Bible Genome reading
Job 42:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Job 42:14 comes from the book of Job, written during the Patriarchal period. The dominant emotion in this verse is joyful, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is tender. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include family, names. Notable phrases: Jemimah; Keziah; Keren Happuch.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same joyful
“For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, …”
— Isaiah 9:6
“For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.”
— 1 Corinthians 15:22
“"Death, where is your sting? Hades, where is your victory?"”
— 1 Corinthians 15:55
“Rejoice always.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:16
“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.”
— 2 Corinthians 5:17
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