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the sonsבְנֵיof prideשָׁחַץhave notלֹאtrodden it,הִדְרִיכֻהוּnorלֹאhas the fierce lionשָׁחַלpassedעָדָהover it.עָלָיו
Job 28:8
Study it in the app“the sons of pride have not trodden it, nor has the fierce lion passed over it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 28:8, word by word
- the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of prideשָׁחַץshachats
pride
Pride, haughtiness. "The sons of pride" are the fiercest beasts (Job 28:8; 41:34).
Where else “shachats” appears- trodden itהִדְרִיכֻhidrichu
tread
To step on; crush grapes underfoot.
Where else “hidrichu” appears- has the fierce lionשָׁחַלshachal
lion
A lion; one of several Hebrew words for this animal, presenting it as fierce.
Where else “shachal” appears- passedעָדָהada
pass
To pass through a place, to go beyond it.
Where else “ada” appears
Translation note
“The sons of pride”: the fiercest animals (as in 41:34).
The context
7A path that the bird of prey does not know, nor has the eye of the falcon looked on it;
8 · This verse (above)
9Against the flint he puts forth his hand; he overturns the mountains from the root.