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Thoughאִםhis haughtinessשִׂיאוֹrise upיַעֲלֶהto the heavens,לַשָּׁמַיִםand his headוְרֹאשׁוֹreachיַגִּיעַto the cloud,לָעָב
Job 20:6
Study it in the app“Though his haughtiness rise up to the heavens, and his head reach to the cloud,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 20:6, word by word
- his haughtinessשִׂיאsi
height, loftiness
Loftiness, height; the top of someone. It appears only once in the Bible (Job 20:6).
Where else “si” appears- rise upיַעֲלֶהyaale
rise
To rise: the sun, the smoke.
Where else “yaale” appears- to the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- and his headרֹאשׁrosh
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appears- reachיַגִּיעַyagia
reach
To reach a place or a moment.
Where else “yagia” appears- to the cloudעָבav
thick cloud
A dark, laden cloud that brings rain or storm.
Where else “av” appears
The context
5the shout of joy of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless is for a moment?
6 · This verse (above)
7like his dung he will perish forever; those who saw him will say, ‘Where is he?’