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The wingכְּנַףof the ostrichרְנָנִיםflaps joyfully;נֶעֱלָסָהis itאִםthe pinionאֶבְרָהof the storkחֲסִידָהand plumage?וְנֹצָה
Job 39:13
Study it in the app“The wing of the ostrich flaps joyfully; is it the pinion of the stork and plumage?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 39:13, word by word
- The wingכְּנַףkenaf
wing
A bird's wing; shelter under God's wings.
Where else “kenaf” appears- of the ostrichרְנָנִיםrenanim
ostrich
Ostrich. Only plural; it appears only once in the Bible (Job 39:13).
Where else “renanim” appears- flaps joyfullyנֶעֱלָסָהneelasa
rejoice
To rejoice, to leap for joy.
Where else “neelasa” appears- the pinionאֶבְרָהevra
pinions
The long wing feathers with which a bird flies and carries.
Where else “evra” appears- of the storkחֲסִידָהchasida
stork
Stork.
Where else “chasida” appears- and plumageנֹצָהnotsa
feathers
Feathers, plumage. In Leviticus 1:16 the sense is debated: it may also be the contents of the crop.
Where else “notsa” appears
Translation note
Verse of uncertain meaning. The word translated “stork” also means “kind”: there may be a wordplay with the harshness of the ostrich (verse 16).
The context
12Will you believe of him that he will bring back your grain and gather it to your threshing floor?
13 · This verse (above)
14For she leaves on the earth her eggs, and on the dust warms them,