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His angerאַפּוֹtearsטָרַףand bears a grudge against me;וַיִּשְׂטְמֵנִיhe gnashesחָרַקhis teethבְּשִׁנָּיוat me;עָלַיmy adversaryצָרִיsharpensיִלְטוֹשׁhis eyesעֵינָיוat me.לִי
Job 16:9
Study it in the app“His anger tears and bears a grudge against me; he gnashes his teeth at me; my adversary sharpens his eyes at me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 16:9, word by word
- His angerאַפּap
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “ap” appears- tearsטָרַףtaraf
tear
To tear prey apart with claws and teeth, as a wild beast does.
Where else “taraf” appears- and bears a grudge against meיִּשְׂטְמֵyistme
bear a grudge
Bear a grudge, hate with a desire to do harm.
Where else “yistme” appears- he gnashesחָרַקcharak
gnash
To gnash the teeth, as a sign of rage.
Where else “charak” appears- his teethשִׁנָּיshinay
tooth
The hard piece in the mouth used to bite and chew.
Where else “shinay” appears- my adversaryצָרִtsari
adversary
Someone who oppresses and attacks another; the adversary.
Where else “tsari” appears- sharpensיִלְטוֹשׁyiltosh
sharpen, forge
Sharpen, hammer out, forge.
Where else “yiltosh” appears- his eyesעֵינָיenay
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enay” appears
The context
8And you have seized me: it has become a witness; and my leanness rises up against me, it testifies to my face.
9 · This verse (above)
10They open wide their mouth against me; with reproach they strike my cheeks; together they mass themselves against me.