Job 4:15

With the Hebrew beneath

Job 4:15, word by word

A spiritרוּחַruach

spirit

What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.

Where else “ruach” appears

passedיַחֲלֹףyachalof

pass away

To sweep by and vanish, like the wind.

Where else “yachalof” appears

my faceפָּנַpana

face

The front of the head, of someone or of God.

Where else “pana” appears

the hairשַׂעֲרַתsaarat

hair

Hair: a single hair; also hair in general.

Where else “saarat” appears

of my fleshבְּשָׂרִbesari

flesh

The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.

Where else “besari” appears

bristledתְּסַמֵּרtesamer

bristle, stand up

To bristle, for the hair to stand on end from fear.

Where else “tesamer” appears

Translation note

“A spirit”: the Hebrew word also means “breath” or “wind”; it can be understood “a breath passed over my face.”

The context