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Its heartלִבּוֹis firmיָצוּקlikeכְּמוֹstone,אָבֶןand firmוְיָצוּקlike the millstoneכְּפֶלַחbelow.תַּחְתִּית
Job 41:24
Study it in the app“Its heart is firm like stone, and firm like the millstone below.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 41:24, word by word
- Its heartלִבּlib
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lib” appears- is firmיָצוּקyatsuk
firm
Firm and compact, like something made of metal cast in one piece.
Where else “yatsuk” appears- stoneאָבֶןaven
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “aven” appears- like the millstoneפֶלַחfelach
millstone
Heavy stone for grinding grain, especially the upper one.
Where else “felach” appears- belowתַּחְתִּיתtachtit
lowest
Lowest, the lower level; the depths.
Where else “tachtit” appears
Translation note
“The millstone below”: the lower stone of the hand mill, the hardest one.
The context
23The folds of its flesh cling together, firm upon it, it does not move.
24 · This verse (above)
25At its rising the mighty are afraid; because of its breakings they are bewildered.