Job 6:17

“When they grow warm, they vanish; in the heat they are extinguished from their place.”

Job 6:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Job 6:17, word by word

Whenעֵתet

time

The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".

Where else “et” appears
they grow warmיְזֹרְבוּyezorvu

flow away, be scorched

A verb that appears only once in the Bible (Job 6:17), said of streams: to be warmed or parched by heat; according to others, to flow away.

Where else “yezorvu” appears
they vanishנִצְמָתוּnitsmatu

destroy, silence

To make an end of someone, to annihilate, to silence forever.

Where else “nitsmatu” appears
in the heatחֻמּchum

heat

Heat.

Where else “chum” appears
they are extinguishedנִדְעֲכוּnidachu

go out, be extinguished

To go out, to be extinguished, like a lamp; also to dry up.

Where else “nidachu” appears
from their placeמְּקוֹמָmekoma

place

A place, a spot.

Where else “mekoma” appears

The context

16which are dark because of the ice; in them the snow hides itself.

17 · This verse (above)

18The caravans turn aside from their way; they go up into the void and perish.

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