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the voiceקוֹלof the leadersנְגִידִיםwas hidden,נֶחְבָּאוּand their tongueוּלְשׁוֹנָםto their palateלְחִכָּםstuck.דָּבֵקָה
Job 29:10
Study it in the app“the voice of the leaders was hidden, and their tongue to their palate stuck.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 29:10, word by word
- the voiceקוֹלkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appears- of the leadersנְגִידִיםnegidim
leader
Leader: the one who goes at the head of others, in war, in government or in worship. In the books of Samuel it is used of the one whom YHWH places at the head of his people.
Where else “negidim” appears- was hiddenנֶחְבָּאוּnechbau
hide
Hide oneself.
Where else “nechbau” appears- and their tongueלְשׁוֹנָleshona
tongue
The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.
Where else “leshona” appears- to their palateחִכָּchika
palate, mouth
The palate, the inside of the mouth; the mouth as the organ of taste and of speech.
Where else “chika” appears- stuckדָּבֵקָהdaveka
cling
To stay close to someone, like YHWH.
Where else “daveka” appears
The context
9princes held back words and laid a hand on their mouth;
10 · This verse (above)
11For the ear heard and called me happy, and the eye saw and bore witness to me,