“Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?”
Job 15:2 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Job 15:27 words
HebrewMeaning
הֶֽ/חָכָ֗םheḥākām
¿ a wise personparticleH2450
subtil · wise · man)
יַעֲנֶ֥הyaʿăneh
does he answerverbH6030
afflict (by mistake for
דַֽעַתdaʿat
knowledge ofnounH1847
norantly · know · awares
ר֑וּחַrwḥa
windnounH7307
anger · blast · breath · cool ···
וִֽ/ימַלֵּ֖אwiymalēʾ
so may he fill?conjH4390
confirm · consecrate · be at an end · be expired ···
קָדִ֣יםqādiym
east windnounH6921
wind)
בִּטְנֽ/וֹbiṭənwō
belly hisnounH990
body · as they be born · within · womb
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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