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A brotherאָחI have becomeהָיִיתִיto jackals,לְתַנִּיםand a companionוְרֵעַto ostriches.לִבְנוֹת יַעֲנָה
Job 30:29
Study it in the app“A brother I have become to jackals, and a companion to ostriches.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 30:29, word by word
- A brotherאָחach
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “ach” appears- I have becomeהָיִיתִיhayiti
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “hayiti” appears- to jackalsתַנִּיםtanim
jackal
A wild dog that lives among ruins.
Where else “tanim” appears- and a companionרֵעַrea
companion
A companion, a friend.
Where else “rea” appears- to ostrichesבְנוֹתvenot
young
Literally "daughter" in set phrases, like the center of the eye or an animal's age.
Where else “venot” appears- to ostrichesיַעֲנָהyaana
ostrich
Ostrich (in the phrase "daughter of the ostrich"); the identification is debated.
Where else “yaana” appears
The context
28In mourning I go about without sun; I stand up in the assembly and cry for help.
29 · This verse (above)
30My skin turns black on me, and my bones burn with heat.