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It eatsיֹאכַלthe limbsבַּדֵּיof his skin;עוֹרוֹthe firstbornבְּכוֹרof deathמָוֶתeatsיֹאכַלhis limbs.בַּדָּיו
Job 18:13
Study it in the app“It eats the limbs of his skin; the firstborn of death eats his limbs.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 18:13, word by word
- It eatsיֹאכַלyochal
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochal” appears- the limbsבַּדֵּיbade
General meaning: Alone; pole.
Where else “bade” appears- of his skinעוֹרor
skin, leather
Skin, hide; leather.
Where else “or” appears- the firstbornבְּכוֹרbechor
firstborn
The son who came into the world before his brothers, with a special place in the family.
Where else “bechor” appears- of deathמָוֶתmavet
death
The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.
Where else “mavet” appears
Translation note
“The firstborn of death”: probably the most terrible of diseases, as if it were death’s eldest daughter.
The context
12His vigor is hungry, and calamity is ready at his side.
13 · This verse (above)
14He is torn from his tent, his security, and they march him to the king of terrors.