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Can you draw outתִּמְשֹׁךְLeviathanלִוְיָתָןwith a fishhook,בְּחַכָּהor with a cordוּבְחֶבֶלpress downתַּשְׁקִיעַits tongue?לְשֹׁנוֹ
Job 41:1
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Job 41:1, word by word
- Can you draw outתִּמְשֹׁךְtimshoch
draw
To pull something, drag it out.
Where else “timshoch” appears- Leviathanלִוְיָתָןlivyatan
Leviathan
Leviathan: the name of an enormous creature of the sea, like a serpent or a sea monster. It is described in Job 41 and named in Psalms 74:14; 104:26 and Isaiah 27:1.
Where else “livyatan” appears- with a fishhookחַכָּהchaka
hook, fishhook
A hook, a fishhook.
Where else “chaka” appears- or with a cordחֶבֶלchevel
cord
A rope of twisted fibers, for tying, measuring or letting something down.
Where else “chevel” appears- press downתַּשְׁקִיעַtashkia
sink, die down
Sink, go down; of a fire, die down.
Where else “tashkia” appears- its tongueלְשֹׁנleshon
tongue
The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.
Where else “leshon” appears
Translation note
“Leviathan”: see the note on 3:8. Which animal it is is uncertain; Strong’s lexicon thinks above all of the crocodile.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Can you put a rush in its nose, or with a hook pierce its jaw?