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Does papyrusהֲ גֹּמֶאrise upיִגְאֶהwithoutבְּלֹאmarsh?בִצָּהDo reedsאָחוּgrowיִשְׂגֶּהwithoutבְלִיwater?מָיִם
Job 8:11
Study it in the app“Does papyrus rise up without marsh? Do reeds grow without water?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 8:11, word by word
- Does papyrusגֹּמֶאgome
papyrus
Papyrus: a tall-stemmed plant that grows on the banks of the Nile.
Where else “gome” appears- rise upיִגְאֶהyige
rise up
To go up, grow, like waters or plants.
Where else “yige” appears- marshבִצָּהvitsa
marsh, swamp
A marsh, waterlogged ground.
Where else “vitsa” appears- Do reedsאָחוּachu
reeds
Reeds, marsh grass growing on the riverbank, especially along the Nile.
Where else “achu” appears- growיִשְׂגֶּהyisge
grow, increase
To grow, to become great.
Where else “yisge” appears- withoutבְלִיveli
without; not
Without; not; nothing.
Where else “veli” appears- waterמָיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears
The context
10Will they not teach you, tell you, and from their heart bring forth words?
11 · This verse (above)
12While it is still in its greenness, not cut down, it dries up before any grass.