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Ifאִםits rootשָׁרְשׁוֹgrows oldיַזְקִיןin the earth,בָּאָרֶץand in the dustוּבֶעָפָרits trunkגִּזְעוֹdies,יָמוּת
Job 14:8
Study it in the app“If its root grows old in the earth, and in the dust its trunk dies,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 14:8, word by word
- its rootשָׁרְשׁsharsh
root
The part of a plant under the ground that holds it up and feeds it.
Where else “sharsh” appears- grows oldיַזְקִיןyazkin
grow old
Grow old, be old.
Where else “yazkin” appears- in the earthאָרֶץarets
ground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “arets” appears- and in the dustעָפָרafar
dust
Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.
Where else “afar” appears- its trunkגִּזְעgiz
stump, trunk
The trunk of a tree; also the stump left when it is cut down.
Where else “giz” appears- diesיָמוּתyamut
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamut” appears
The context
7For there is hope for a tree: if it is cut down, it will renew itself again, and its shoots will not cease.
8 · This verse (above)
9at the scent of water it will blossom, and put forth branches like a young plant.