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Or do you haveוְאִם לָךְan armזְרוֹעַlike El’s,כָּאֵלand with a voiceוּבְקוֹלlike hisכָּמֹהוּcan you thunder?תַרְעֵם
Job 40:9
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Job 40:9, word by word
- an armזְרוֹעַzeroa
arm
The limb between shoulder and hand; in an animal, the shoulder.
Where else “zeroa” appears- like El’sאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- and with a voiceקוֹלkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appears- can you thunderתַרְעֵםtarem
thunder
To make the heavens rumble, like YHWH.
Where else “tarem” appears
The context
8Will you even annul my right? Will you declare me wicked so that you may be in the right?
9 · This verse (above)
10Adorn yourself, please, with grandeur and height, and with splendor and majesty clothe yourself.