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AfterאַחֲרֵיthisכֵןJobאִיּוֹבopenedפָּתַחhis mouthאֶת פִּיהוּand cursedוַיְקַלֵּלhis day.אֶת יוֹמוֹ
Job 3:1
Study it in the app“After this Job opened his mouth and cursed his day.”
Later, Job opens his mouth and curses the day he was bornSuffering and Trials
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 3:1, word by word
- Jobאִיּוֹבiyov
Job
Job: the man of the land of Uz, blameless and upright, whose story of suffering and of questions to God is told in the book that bears his name. Ezekiel 14:14 and James 5:11 also mention him.
Where else “iyov” appears- openedפָּתַחpatach
open
To open a door, mouth or eyes.
Where else “patach” appears- his mouthפִּיpi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “pi” appears- and cursedיְקַלֵּלyekalel
curse
To speak words against someone that wish him harm.
Where else “yekalel” appears- his dayיוֹמyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears
Translation note
“His day”: the day on which he was born, as verse 3 explains.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Job answered and said: