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Forכִּיthe earאֹזֶןtestsתִּבְחָןwordsמִלִּיןas the palateוְחֵךְtastesיִטְעַםfood.לֶאֱכֹל
Job 34:3
Study it in the app“For the ear tests words as the palate tastes food.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 34:3, word by word
- the earאֹזֶןozen
hearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “ozen” appears- testsתִּבְחָןtivchan
test, examine
Test, examine to find out whether something is true or genuine, as metal is tested.
Where else “tivchan” appears- wordsמִלִּיןmilin
word, speech
A word, a saying; what someone says. It is a poetic word, used very often in the book of Job.
Where else “milin” appears- as the palateחֵךְchech
palate, mouth
The palate, the inside of the mouth; the mouth as the organ of taste and of speech.
Where else “chech” appears- tastesיִטְעַםyitam
taste
To take a little food into the mouth to find out what it tastes like.
Where else “yitam” appears- foodאֱכֹלechol
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “echol” appears
The context
2“Hear, wise men, my words, and you who know, give ear to me.
3 · This verse (above)
4Justice let us choose for ourselves; let us know among ourselves what is good.