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When he madeלַעֲשׂוֹתa weightמִשְׁקָלfor the wind,לָרוּחַand regulatedתִּכֵּןthe watersוּמַיִםby measure;בְּמִדָּה
Job 28:25
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With the Hebrew beneath
Job 28:25, word by word
- When he madeעֲשׂוֹתasot
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asot” appears- a weightמִשְׁקָלmishkal
weight
Weight; weighing.
Where else “mishkal” appears- for the windרוּחַruach
wind
Moving air; also the four quarters of the horizon.
Where else “ruach” appears- and regulatedתִּכֵּןtiken
measure
To measure, make firm.
Where else “tiken” appears- the watersמַיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- by measureמִדָּהmida
measure
The size or measure of something.
Where else “mida” appears
The context
24For he looks to the ends of the earth; under all the heavens he sees.
25 · This verse (above)
26when he made a statute for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunders;