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The poisonרֹאשׁof vipersפְּתָנִיםhe will suck;יִינָקthe tongueלְשׁוֹןof the adderאֶפְעֶהwill kill him.תַּהַרְגֵהוּ
Job 20:16
Study it in the app“The poison of vipers he will suck; the tongue of the adder will kill him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 20:16, word by word
- The poisonרֹאשׁrosh
venom
Snake venom.
Where else “rosh” appears- of vipersפְּתָנִיםpetanim
cobra, asp
A viper, a poisonous snake.
Where else “petanim” appears- he will suckיִינָקyinak
suck
For a baby to take milk from his mother's breast.
Where else “yinak” appears- the tongueלְשׁוֹןleshon
tongue
The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.
Where else “leshon” appears- of the adderאֶפְעֶהefe
viper
An asp or another poisonous snake.
Where else “efe” appears- will kill himתַּהַרְגֵtaharge
kill
Kill, slay.
Where else “taharge” appears
The context
15Wealth he swallowed, and he will vomit it up; from his belly El will drive it out.
16 · This verse (above)
17He will not look on the streams, the rivers, the brooks of honey and curds.