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Whatמָהis a mortal,אֱנוֹשׁthatכִּיyou magnify him,תְגַדְּלֶנּוּand thatוְכִיyou setתָשִׁיתyour heartלִבֶּךָon him,אֵלָיו
Job 7:17
Study it in the app“What is a mortal, that you magnify him, and that you set your heart on him,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 7:17, word by word
- is a mortalאֱנוֹשׁenosh
man, mortal
Man, mortal: the human being seen in his weakness; also people in general.
Where else “enosh” appears- you magnify himתְגַדְּלֶtegadle
make great
To give someone importance; do wonderful deeds.
Where else “tegadle” appears- you setתָשִׁיתtashit
put
To station something somewhere; sow enmity.
Where else “tashit” appears- your heartלִבֶּlibe
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “libe” appears
The context
16I despise my life; I will not live forever. Let me alone, for my days are a vapor.
17 · This verse (above)
18and inspect him every morning and test him every moment?