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A wordדָּבָרwas brought stealthilyיְגֻנָּבto me,וְאֵלַיand my earאָזְנִיreceivedוַתִּקַּחa whisperשֵׁמֶץof it.מֶנְהוּ
Job 4:12
Study it in the app“A word was brought stealthily to me, and my ear received a whisper of it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 4:12, word by word
- A wordדָּבָרdavar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “davar” appears- was brought stealthilyיְגֻנָּבyegunav
deceive
To trick, or go secretly.
Where else “yegunav” appears- and my earאָזְנִazni
hearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “azni” appears- receivedתִּקַּחtikach
accept
To accept what someone gives, such as teaching or correction.
Where else “tikach” appears- a whisperשֵׁמֶץshemets
whisper
A whisper, a little that can just be heard; barely a part of something.
Where else “shemets” appears
The context
11The strong lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.
12 · This verse (above)
13In disquieting thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on men,