10
A limitחֹקhe has drawn in a circleחָגonעַלthe faceפְּנֵיof the waters,מָיִםtoעַדthe limitתַּכְלִיתof lightאוֹרwithעִםdarkness.חֹשֶׁךְ
Job 26:10
Study it in the app“A limit he has drawn in a circle on the face of the waters, to the limit of light with darkness.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 26:10, word by word
- A limitחֹקchok
limit
The line that marks how far something reaches.
Where else “chok” appears- he has drawn in a circleחָגchag
mark out a circle
To draw a circle. It appears only once in the Bible (Job 26:10).
Where else “chag” appears- the faceפְּנֵיpene
surface
The surface: "the face of the earth".
Where else “pene” appears- of the watersמָיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- the limitתַּכְלִיתtachlit
limit
How far something reaches, its farthest point.
Where else “tachlit” appears- of lightאוֹרor
light
The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.
Where else “or” appears- darknessחֹשֶׁךְchoshech
darkness
The absence of light, night.
Where else “choshech” appears
The context
9He covers the face of the throne; he spreads his cloud over it.
10 · This verse (above)
11The pillars of the heavens tremble, and are astonished at his rebuke.