Job 41:2

“Can you put a rush in its nose, or with a hook pierce its jaw?”

Job 41:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Job 41:2, word by word

Can you putתָשִׂיםtasim

put

To put something somewhere.

Where else “tasim” appears
a rushאַגְמוֹןagmon

rush, rope of rushes

A rush; also a rope made of rushes.

Where else “agmon” appears
in its noseאַפּap

nose

The nose, the part of the face we breathe through.

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or with a hookחוֹחַchoach

hook

A barb to hold an animal or prisoner.

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pierceתִּקּוֹבtikov

pierce

To open a hole in something, to pierce it through.

Where else “tikov” appears
its jawלֶחֱיleche

jawbone

The jawbone of an animal, with its teeth.

Where else “leche” appears

The context

1Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook, or with a cord press down its tongue?

2 · This verse (above)

3Will it multiply supplications to you, or will it speak to you soft words?

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