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By his breathבְּרוּחוֹthe heavensשָׁמַיִםbecame beautiful;שִׁפְרָהhis handיָדוֹpiercedחֹלֲלָהthe fleeingבָּרִיחַserpent.נָחָשׁ
Job 26:13
Study it in the app“By his breath the heavens became beautiful; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 26:13, word by word
- By his breathרוּחruch
breath
Literally "wind": the air that leaves the lungs.
Where else “ruch” appears- the heavensשָׁמַיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- became beautifulשִׁפְרָהshifra
fairness, clearness
Beauty, clearness. It appears only once in the Bible (Job 26:13).
Where else “shifra” appears- his handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- piercedחֹלֲלָהcholala
pierce
Another word spelled the same: to wound fatally.
Where else “cholala” appears- the fleeingבָּרִיחַbariach
fleeing, gliding
Fleeing, fugitive; said of the serpent of the sea (Job 26:13; Isaiah 27:1).
Where else “bariach” appears- serpentנָחָשׁnachash
serpent
A legless reptile that crawls and often bites with venom.
Where else “nachash” appears
Translation note
“His breath”: the same word means “his spirit.” “The fleeing serpent”: another name for the sea monster (Isaiah 27:1).
The context
12By his strength he stilled the sea, and by his insight he shattered Rahab.
13 · This verse (above)
14Look, these are the edges of his ways; and what a whisper of a word is heard of him; but the thunder of his powers, who will consider it?”