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He bandagesחִבֵּשׁthe weepingמִבְּכִיof the rivers,נְהָרוֹתand what is hiddenוְתַעֲלֻמָהּhe brings outיֹצִאto the light.אוֹר
Job 28:11
Study it in the app“He bandages the weeping of the rivers, and what is hidden he brings out to the light.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 28:11, word by word
- He bandagesחִבֵּשׁchibesh
bandage
To wrap a wound or broken bone with bandages so it heals.
Where else “chibesh” appears- the weepingבְּכִיbechi
weeping
Weeping.
Where else “bechi” appears- of the riversנְהָרוֹתneharot
river
River, stream; above all the Euphrates ("the River") or the Nile.
Where else “neharot” appears- and what is hiddenתַעֲלֻמָהּtaalumah
secret
A secret, a hidden thing.
Where else “taalumah” appears- he brings outיֹצִאyotsi
bring out
To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".
Where else “yotsi” appears- to the lightאוֹרor
light
The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.
Where else “or” appears
Translation note
“He bandages the weeping of the rivers”: it can be understood that he plugs the seepage of water inside the mine.
The context
10In the rocks he cuts channels, and every precious thing his eye sees.
11 · This verse (above)
12But wisdom, from where will it be found? And where is the place of understanding?