Job 24:17

“For to all of them morning is the shadow of death, for they recognize the terrors of the shadow of death.”

Job 24:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Job 24:17, word by word

to all of themיַחְדָּוyachdav

together

Together, at the same time.

Where else “yachdav” appears
morningבֹּקֶרboker

morning

Morning, dawn.

Where else “boker” appears
is the shadow of deathצַלְמָוֶתtsalmavet

deep darkness

Deep darkness: the thickest gloom. The word joins "shadow" and "death"; it is used for extreme danger, for the densest darkness and for the place of the dead.

Where else “tsalmavet” appears
they recognizeיַכִּירyakir

recognize

To realize who someone is, or notice them.

Where else “yakir” appears
the terrorsבַּלְהוֹתbalhot

terror

Terror, sudden dread; also the ruin that causes it. Almost always plural.

Where else “balhot” appears

The context

16They dig through houses in the dark; by day they shut themselves in; they do not know the light.

17 · This verse (above)

18Swift is he on the face of the waters; cursed is their plot in the land; he does not turn toward the road of the vineyards.

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