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My rootשָׁרְשִׁיis openפָתוּחַtoאֱלֵיthe waters,מָיִםand the dewוְטַלlodges all nightיָלִיןon my branches.בִּקְצִירִי
Job 29:19
Study it in the app“My root is open to the waters, and the dew lodges all night on my branches.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 29:19, word by word
- My rootשָׁרְשִׁsharshi
shoot
What gives rise to something; a shoot from a stock, like a descendant of Jesse.
Where else “sharshi” appears- is openפָתוּחַfatuach
open
To open a door, mouth or eyes.
Where else “fatuach” appears- the watersמָיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- and the dewטַלtal
dew
Dew: the moisture of the night, which in a dry land keeps the plants alive.
Where else “tal” appears- lodges all nightיָלִיןyalin
spend the night
To stay in a place through the night, to sleep or to keep watch.
Where else “yalin” appears- on my branchesקְצִירִketsiri
branch
The branches of a tree.
Where else “ketsiri” appears
The context
18And I said, ‘With my nest I will expire, and like the sand I will multiply my days.
19 · This verse (above)
20My honor is new with me, and my bow in my hand is renewed.’