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thenאָזhe saw itרָאָהּand recounted it;וַיְסַפְּרָהּhe established it,הֱכִינָהּand alsoוְגַםsearched it out.חֲקָרָהּ
Job 28:27
Study it in the app“then he saw it and recounted it; he established it, and also searched it out.”
Job asks where wisdom comes from and answers: only God knows its placeWisdom
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 28:27, word by word
- he saw itרָאָraa
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “raa” appears- and recounted itיְסַפְּרָyesapra
recount
To relate, declare: the heavens proclaim the glory of El.
Where else “yesapra” appears- he established itהֱכִינָhechina
establish
To make something firm, establish it.
Where else “hechina” appears- searched it outחֲקָרָchakara
search out, examine
Search out: examine something thoroughly.
Where else “chakara” appears
The context
26when he made a statute for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunders;
27 · This verse (above)
28And he said to the human being, ‘Look, the fear of Adonai, that is wisdom, and turning away from evil, understanding.’”