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Terrorsבַּלָּהוֹתovertake himתַּשִּׂיגֵהוּlike waters;כַמַּיִםby nightלַיְלָהthe whirlwindסוּפָהsteals him away.גְּנָבַתּוּ
Job 27:20
Study it in the app“Terrors overtake him like waters; by night the whirlwind steals him away.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 27:20, word by word
- Terrorsבַּלָּהוֹתbalahot
terror
Terror, sudden dread; also the ruin that causes it. Almost always plural.
Where else “balahot” appears- overtake himתַּשִּׂיגֵtasige
overtake
To reach someone who is ahead.
Where else “tasige” appears- like watersמַּיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- by nightלַיְלָהlayla
night
Night.
Where else “layla” appears- the whirlwindסוּפָהsufa
whirlwind
A strong wind that sweeps away.
Where else “sufa” appears- steals him awayגְּנָבַתּgenavat
steal
To steal something, or kidnap someone.
Where else “genavat” appears
The context
19He lies down rich, but will not be gathered; he opens his eyes, and he is gone.
20 · This verse (above)
21The east wind lifts him up, and he is gone; and it sweeps him away in a storm from his place.