Job 5:7

With the Hebrew beneath

Job 5:7, word by word

the human beingאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

Where else “adam” appears

is bornיוּלָּדyulad

be born

To come into the world, to begin to live.

Where else “yulad” appears

for sufferingעָמָלamal

suffering

Pain one goes through, or harm done to others.

Where else “amal” appears

and the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “vene” appears

of the flameרֶשֶׁףreshef

flame, burning fever

Flame, burning fever; also lightning or a live coal.

Where else “reshef” appears

flyעוּףuf

fly

To move through the air with wings, like birds and seraphim.

Where else “uf” appears

highיַגְבִּיהוּyagbihu

be high

To be or rise very high, above everything else.

Where else “yagbihu” appears

Translation note

“The sons of the flame”: probably the sparks, which rise up by themselves. It can be understood as a comparison: just as the sparks rise, the human being is born to suffer.

The context