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The spiritרוּחַof Elאֵלhas made me,עָשָׂתְנִיand the breathוְנִשְׁמַתof Shaddaiשַׁדַּיgives me life.תְּחַיֵּנִי
Job 33:4
Study it in the app“The spirit of El has made me, and the breath of Shaddai gives me life.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 33:4, word by word
- The spiritרוּחַruach
Spirit of God
The spirit of Elohim or YHWH: his presence and power.
Where else “ruach” appears- of Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- has made meעָשָׂתְasat
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asat” appears- and the breathנִשְׁמַתnishmat
breath of God
God's breath, which gives life or destroys.
Where else “nishmat” appears- of Shaddaiשַׁדַּיshaday
Shaddai, Almighty
"Shaddai": an ancient name of God, above all in Genesis and Job. It is usually translated "Almighty"; the exact origin of the word is not certain.
Where else “shaday” appears- gives me lifeתְּחַיֵּtechaye
keep alive
To make someone go on living, or rescue them from death.
Where else “techaye” appears
The context
3My sayings are the uprightness of my heart, and the knowledge of my lips they speak with purity.
4 · This verse (above)
5If you can, answer me; set your words in order before me; take your stand.