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The mortalאֱנוֹשׁdoes notלֹאknowיָדַעits value,עֶרְכָּהּnorוְלֹאis it foundתִמָּצֵאin the landבְּאֶרֶץof the living.הַחַיִּים
Job 28:13
Study it in the app“The mortal does not know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 28:13, word by word
- The mortalאֱנוֹשׁenosh
man, mortal
Man, mortal: the human being seen in his weakness; also people in general.
Where else “enosh” appears- knowיָדַעyada
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yada” appears- its valueעֶרְכָּerka
valuation
The price fixed for something or someone, according to the law.
Where else “erka” appears- is it foundתִמָּצֵאtimatse
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “timatse” appears- in the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of the livingחַיִּיםchayim
alive
Having life, not dead.
Where else “chayim” appears
The context
12But wisdom, from where will it be found? And where is the place of understanding?
13 · This verse (above)
14The deep says, ‘It is not in me’; and the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’