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Elאֵלthundersיַרְעֵםwith his voiceבְּקוֹלוֹwondrously;נִפְלָאוֹתhe doesעֹשֶׂהgreat things,גְדֹלוֹתand we do notוְלֹאknow them.נֵדָע
Job 37:5
Study it in the app“El thunders with his voice wondrously; he does great things, and we do not know them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 37:5, 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- thundersיַרְעֵםyarem
thunder
To make the heavens rumble, like YHWH.
Where else “yarem” appears- with his voiceקוֹלkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appears- wondrouslyנִפְלָאוֹתniflaot
wonder
What YHWH does, beyond what a person can do or understand.
Where else “niflaot” appears- he doesעֹשֶׂהose
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “ose” appears- great thingsגְדֹלוֹתgedolot
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedolot” appears- know themנֵדָעneda
know a person
To know someone.
Where else “neda” appears
The context
4After it a voice roars; he thunders with the voice of his majesty, and he does not hold them back when his voice is heard.
5 · This verse (above)
6For to the snow he says, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the downpour of rain, and to the downpour of his mighty rains.