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It cannotלֹאbe valuedתְסֻלֶּהwith the goldבְּכֶתֶםof Ophir,אוֹפִירwith preciousיָקָרonyxבְּשֹׁהַםor sapphire.וְסַפִּיר
Job 28:16
Study it in the app“It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or sapphire.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 28:16, word by word
- be valuedתְסֻלֶּהtesule
value
Set the worth of something.
Where else “tesule” appears- with the goldכֶתֶםchetem
gold, fine gold
Gold, especially pure gold as it comes from the mine. A poetic word.
Where else “chetem” appears- of Ophirאוֹפִירofir
Ophir
Ophir, a son of Joktan; also a region famous for its gold.
Where else “ofir” appears- with preciousיָקָרyakar
precious
Of great value.
Where else “yakar” appears- onyxשֹׁהַםshoham
onyx
A precious stone, usually translated "onyx", but which one it was is not known for certain.
Where else “shoham” appears- or sapphireסַפִּירsapir
sapphire
A blue precious stone, called "sapphire"; perhaps lapis lazuli.
Where else “sapir” appears
The context
15Fine gold cannot be given in exchange for it, nor can silver be weighed as its price.
16 · This verse (above)
17Gold and crystal cannot equal it, nor is its exchange a vessel of refined gold.