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They drive himיֶהְדְּפֻהוּfrom lightמֵאוֹרintoאֶלdarkness,חֹשֶׁךְand from the worldוּמִתֵּבֵלthey chase him away.יְנִדֻּהוּ
Job 18:18
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Job 18:18, word by word
- They drive himיֶהְדְּפֻyehdfu
push, thrust
Push: drive someone back or down with force.
Where else “yehdfu” appears- from lightאוֹרor
light
The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.
Where else “or” appears- darknessחֹשֶׁךְchoshech
gloom
Distress, ignorance or death.
Where else “choshech” appears- and from the worldתֵּבֵלtevel
world
The world: the inhabited earth.
Where else “tevel” appears- they chase him awayיְנִדֻּyenidu
be driven away
To be thrown out and left without a place.
Where else “yenidu” appears
The context
17His memory perishes from the earth, and he has no name on the face of the open country.
18 · This verse (above)
19He has no son nor descendant among his people, and there is no survivor where he resided.