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It stood still,יַעֲמֹדbut I could notוְלֹאrecognizeאַכִּירits appearance;מַרְאֵהוּa figureתְּמוּנָהwas beforeלְנֶגֶדmy eyes;עֵינָיsilence,דְּמָמָהand I heardאֶשְׁמָעa voice:וָקוֹל
Job 4:16
Study it in the app“It stood still, but I could not recognize its appearance; a figure was before my eyes; silence, and I heard a voice:”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 4:16, word by word
- It stood stillיַעֲמֹדyaamod
stop
To halt, cease doing something.
Where else “yaamod” appears- recognizeאַכִּירakir
recognize
To realize who someone is, or notice them.
Where else “akir” appears- its appearanceמַרְאֵmare
appearance
The appearance of someone or something: how it looks, beautiful or ugly.
Where else “mare” appears- a figureתְּמוּנָהtemuna
form, likeness
Form, the visible shape of something.
Where else “temuna” appears- was beforeנֶגֶדneged
in front of
In someone's presence, before his eyes.
Where else “neged” appears- my eyesעֵינָena
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ena” appears- silenceדְּמָמָהdemama
silence, calm
Silence, calm, stillness; like the calm that remains when a storm passes (Psalm 107:29).
Where else “demama” appears- and I heardאֶשְׁמָעeshma
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “eshma” appears- a voiceקוֹלkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appears
The context
15A spirit passed over my face; the hair of my flesh bristled.
16 · This verse (above)
17‘Can a mortal be more righteous than Eloah? Can a man be purer than his Maker?