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Abaddonאֲבַדּוֹןand deathוָמָוֶתsay,אָמְרוּ‘With our earsבְּאָזְנֵינוּwe have heardשָׁמַעְנוּa report of it.’שִׁמְעָהּ
Job 28:22
Study it in the app“Abaddon and death say, ‘With our ears we have heard a report of it.’”
Job asks where wisdom comes from and answers: only God knows its placeWisdom
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 28:22, word by word
- Abaddonאֲבַדּוֹןavadon
Abaddon, destruction
Abaddon: "destruction, ruin." A name of the place of the dead, alongside "Sheol." In the New Testament the name appears again in Revelation 9:11.
Where else “avadon” appears- and deathמָוֶתmavet
death
The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.
Where else “mavet” appears- sayאָמְרוּamru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amru” appears- ‘With our earsאָזְנֵיazne
hearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “azne” appears- we have heardשָׁמַעְנוּshamanu
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shamanu” appears- a report of it.’שִׁמְעָshima
report
What is heard about someone.
Where else “shima” appears
The context
21It is concealed from the eyes of every living thing, and from the birds of the sky it is hidden.
22 · This verse (above)
23Elohim understands its way, and he knows its place.