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Look,הֶןElאֵלis exaltedיַשְׂגִּיבin his strength;בְּכֹחוֹwhoמִיis a teacherמוֹרֶהlike him?כָמֹהוּ
Job 36:22
Study it in the app“Look, El is exalted in his strength; who is a teacher like him?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 36:22, word by word
- 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- is exaltedיַשְׂגִּיבyasgiv
be exalted
To be honored above all, like YHWH's name.
Where else “yasgiv” appears- in his strengthכֹחchoch
strength
Ability to do something: bodily strength or power to command.
Where else “choch” appears- is a teacherמוֹרֶהmore
teach
To show someone the way he should go; to instruct him.
Where else “more” appears
The context
21Take care; do not turn to wickedness, for this you have chosen rather than affliction.
22 · This verse (above)
23Who has appointed for him his way, and who has said, ‘You have done injustice’?