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Forכִּיhe draws offיְגָרַעdropsנִטְפֵיof water;מָיִםthey distillיָזֹקּוּrainמָטָרfor his mist,לְאֵדוֹ
Job 36:27
Study it in the app“For he draws off drops of water; they distill rain for his mist,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 36:27, word by word
- he draws offיְגָרַעyegara
hold back
To keep something back, pull it away.
Where else “yegara” appears- dropsנִטְפֵיnitfe
drop
Water falling bit by bit, in tiny amounts.
Where else “nitfe” appears- of waterמָיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- they distillיָזֹקּוּyazoku
refine
To refine, to purify: to remove impurities from gold, silver or wine by straining or melting. "Refined gold" is very pure gold.
Where else “yazoku” appears- rainמָטָרmatar
rain
Rain.
Where else “matar” appears- for his mistאֵדed
mist
Vapor or mist rising from the ground. The word is rare; it occurs only in Genesis 2:6 and Job 36:27.
Where else “ed” appears
The context
26Look, El is great, and we do not know him; the number of his years is beyond searching.
27 · This verse (above)
28which the clouds pour down and drip upon many human beings.