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By the breathמִנִּשְׁמַתof Elאֵלiceקָרַחis given,יִתֶּןand the breadthוְרֹחַבof the watersמַיִםis held in constraint.בְּמוּצָק
Job 37:10
Study it in the app“By the breath of El ice is given, and the breadth of the waters is held in constraint.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 37:10, word by word
- By the breathנִּשְׁמַתnishmat
breath of God
God's breath, which gives life or destroys.
Where else “nishmat” 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- iceקָרַחkarach
frost, ice
Ice, frost.
Where else “karach” appears- is givenיִתֶּןyiten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appears- and the breadthרֹחַבrochav
width
Width, breadth.
Where else “rochav” appears- of the watersמַיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- is held in constraintמוּצָקmutsak
distress, narrowness
Narrowness, a tight place; distress.
Where else “mutsak” appears
The context
9From the chamber comes the whirlwind, and from the north winds the cold.
10 · This verse (above)
11Also with moisture he loads the cloud; he scatters the cloud of his light.