Job 3:9

With the Hebrew beneath

Job 3:9, word by word

Let the starsכּוֹכְבֵיkochve

star

Star.

Where else “kochve” appears

of its twilightנִשְׁפּnishp

twilight

When it grows dark at evening.

Where else “nishp” appears

be darkיֶחְשְׁכוּyechshchu

grow dark

Grow dark; darken.

Where else “yechshchu” appears

let it hopeיְקַוyekav

wait

To long and look for, above all YHWH.

Where else “yekav” appears

for lightאוֹרor

light

The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.

Where else “or” appears

seeיִרְאֶהyire

see

To see with one's eyes.

Where else “yire” appears

the eyelidsעַפְעַפֵּיafape

eyelid

An eyelid; also an eyelash. In poetry, "the eyelids of the dawn" are the first rays of morning.

Where else “afape” appears

of the dawnשָׁחַרshachar

dawn

Dawn, daybreak.

Where else “shachar” appears

Translation note

“The eyelids of the dawn”: an image of the first rays of morning light, like eyes that open.

The context