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They passחָלְפוּlikeעִםreedאֵבֶהboats,אֳנִיּוֹתlike an eagleכְּנֶשֶׁרthat swoopsיָטוּשׂonעֲלֵיfood.אֹכֶל
Job 9:26
Study it in the app“They pass like reed boats, like an eagle that swoops on food.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 9:26, word by word
- They passחָלְפוּchalfu
pass away
To sweep by and vanish, like the wind.
Where else “chalfu” appears- reedאֵבֶהeve
papyrus, reed
A reed, papyrus. "Ships of reed": light boats made of reeds, very fast.
Where else “eve” appears- boatsאֳנִיּוֹתoniyot
ship
Ship.
Where else “oniyot” appears- like an eagleנֶשֶׁרnesher
eagle, vulture
Eagle; it may also refer to another large bird of prey, such as the vulture.
Where else “nesher” appears- that swoopsיָטוּשׂyatus
swoop
To swoop down on something, like a bird of prey on its food.
Where else “yatus” appears- foodאֹכֶלochel
food
Food, provisions.
Where else “ochel” appears
The context
25My days are swifter than a runner; they flee; they do not see good.
26 · This verse (above)
27If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint; I will put away my sad face and brighten up,’