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The foldsמַפְּלֵיof its fleshבְשָׂרוֹcling together,דָבֵקוּfirmיָצוּקupon it,עָלָיוit does notבַּלmove.יִמּוֹט
Job 41:23
Study it in the app“The folds of its flesh cling together, firm upon it, it does not move.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 41:23, word by word
- The foldsמַפְּלֵיmaple
fold
The folds of flesh that hang, tightly joined together.
Where else “maple” appears- of its fleshבְשָׂרvesar
flesh
The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.
Where else “vesar” appears- cling togetherדָבֵקוּdaveku
cling
To stay close to someone, like YHWH.
Where else “daveku” appears- firmיָצוּקyatsuk
firm
Firm and compact, like something made of metal cast in one piece.
Where else “yatsuk” appears- it does notבַּלbal
not
Not: a negative proper to Hebrew poetry; it denies strongly ("it will not be moved").
Where else “bal” appears- moveיִמּוֹטyimot
totter, slip
Totter, slip, lose one's footing.
Where else “yimot” appears
The context
22In its neck strength lodges, and before it faintness leaps.
23 · This verse (above)
24Its heart is firm like stone, and firm like the millstone below.