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They raise their voiceיִשְׂאוּwith the tambourineכְּתֹףand lyre,וְכִנּוֹרand rejoiceוְיִשְׂמְחוּat the soundלְקוֹלof the flute.עוּגָב
Job 21:12
Study it in the app“They raise their voice with the tambourine and lyre, and rejoice at the sound of the flute.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 21:12, word by word
- They raise their voiceיִשְׂאוּyisu
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “yisu” appears- with the tambourineתֹףtof
tambourine
Tambourine: a small hand drum.
Where else “tof” appears- and lyreכִנּוֹרchinor
lyre
Lyre: a small stringed instrument.
Where else “chinor” appears- and rejoiceיִשְׂמְחוּyismchu
rejoice
To feel glad and show it, above all at the feast before YHWH.
Where else “yismchu” appears- at the soundקוֹלkol
sound
What is heard: a noise, a sound or a din.
Where else “kol” appears- of the fluteעוּגָבugav
pipe, flute
Wind instrument, like a flute.
Where else “ugav” appears
The context
11They send out their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
12 · This verse (above)
13They finish their days in prosperity, and in a moment they go down to Sheol.