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Its sneezingsעֲטִישֹׁתָיוmake shineתָּהֶלlight,אוֹרand its eyesוְעֵינָיוare like the eyelidsכְּעַפְעַפֵּיof the dawn.שָׁחַר
Job 41:18
Study it in the app“Its sneezings make shine light, and its eyes are like the eyelids of the dawn.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 41:18, word by word
- Its sneezingsעֲטִישֹׁתָיatishotay
sneezing
A sneeze. It appears only once in the Bible (Job 41:18).
Where else “atishotay” appears- make shineתָּהֶלtahel
shine
To give off light, to shine, like a lamp or a star.
Where else “tahel” appears- lightאוֹרor
light
The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.
Where else “or” appears- and its eyesעֵינָיenay
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enay” appears- are like the eyelidsעַפְעַפֵּיafape
eyelid
An eyelid; also an eyelash. In poetry, "the eyelids of the dawn" are the first rays of morning.
Where else “afape” appears- of the dawnשָׁחַרshachar
dawn
Dawn, daybreak.
Where else “shachar” appears
The context
17Each one clings to its brother; they are locked together and do not separate.
18 · This verse (above)
19From its mouth go forth torches; sparks of fire escape.