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Fromמִןthe chamberהַחֶדֶרcomesתָּבוֹאthe whirlwind,סוּפָהand from the north windsוּמִמְּזָרִיםthe cold.קָרָה
Job 37:9
Study it in the app“From the chamber comes the whirlwind, and from the north winds the cold.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 37:9, word by word
- the chamberחֶדֶרcheder
inner room
Inner room, private chamber.
Where else “cheder” appears- comesתָּבוֹאtavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “tavo” appears- the whirlwindסוּפָהsufa
whirlwind
A strong wind that sweeps away.
Where else “sufa” appears- and from the north windsמְּזָרִיםmezarim
north winds
Winds that scatter the clouds, probably the north winds. Only plural; it appears only once in the Bible (Job 37:9).
Where else “mezarim” appears- the coldקָרָהkara
cold
Cold.
Where else “kara” appears
The context
8And the animal goes into its lair, and in its dwellings it stays.
9 · This verse (above)
10By the breath of El ice is given, and the breadth of the waters is held in constraint.