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Underתַּחַתthe lotus plantsצֶאֱלִיםit lies,יִשְׁכָּבin the hiding placeבְּסֵתֶרof the reedsקָנֶהand the marsh.וּבִצָּה
Job 40:21
Study it in the app“Under the lotus plants it lies, in the hiding place of the reeds and the marsh.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 40:21, word by word
- the lotus plantsצֶאֱלִיםtseelim
lotus
Lotus: a shade plant or tree that grows by the water.
Where else “tseelim” appears- it liesיִשְׁכָּבyishkav
lie down
To lie down to sleep or rest.
Where else “yishkav” appears- in the hiding placeסֵתֶרseter
hiding place
A place where someone hides or is kept safe, as under God's shelter.
Where else “seter” appears- of the reedsקָנֶהkane
reed
A tall hollow marsh plant; or a fragrant one.
Where else “kane” appears- and the marshבִצָּהvitsa
marsh, swamp
A marsh, waterlogged ground.
Where else “vitsa” appears
The context
20For the mountains bring it produce, and all the animals of the field play there.
21 · This verse (above)
22The lotus plants cover it for its shade; the willows of the stream surround it.