Job 3:6

With the Hebrew beneath

Job 3:6, word by word

nightלַּיְלָהlayla

night

Night.

Where else “layla” appears

let gloomאֹפֶלofel

gloom, thick darkness

Gloom, thick darkness, like that of deep night. It is a different word from ordinary "darkness."

Where else “ofel” appears

take itיִקָּחֵyikache

seize

To take away, seize.

Where else “yikache” appears

rejoiceיִחַדְּyichad

rejoice

Rejoice.

Where else “yichad” appears

among the daysימֵיyme

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

Where else “yme” appears

of the yearשָׁנָהshana

year

Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.

Where else “shana” appears

into the numberמִסְפַּרmispar

number

The amount that results from counting: how many there are.

Where else “mispar” appears

of the monthsיְרָחִיםyerachim

month

Each of the twelve parts of the year, from new moon to new moon.

Where else “yerachim” appears

comeיָבֹאyavo

enter

To go into a place.

Where else “yavo” appears

Translation note

“Let it not rejoice”: that is how the Hebrew text is vocalized. With the same consonants it can also be read “let it not be joined to the days of the year.”

The context