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WillהַElאֵלhearיִשְׁמַעhis cryצַעֲקָתוֹwhenכִּיanguishצָרָהcomesתָבוֹאupon him?עָלָיו
Job 27:9
Study it in the app“Will El hear his cry when anguish comes upon him?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 27:9, word by word
- Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- hearיִשְׁמַעyishma
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “yishma” appears- his cryצַעֲקָתtsaakat
outcry
Outcry, cry of distress.
Where else “tsaakat” appears- anguishצָרָהtsara
distress
A time of hardship or danger.
Where else “tsara” appears- comesתָבוֹאtavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “tavo” appears
The context
8For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when Eloah draws out his life?
9 · This verse (above)
10Will he delight in Shaddai? Will he call on Eloah at all times?