Job 40:17 — King James Version← Study notes

“He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.”

Job 40:17 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 40:178 words

HebrewMeaning

יַחְפֹּ֣ץyaḥəpōṣ

(haveverbH2654

any at all · take) delight · desire · favour ···

זְנָב֣/וֹzənābwō

tailnounH2180

כְמוֹkəmwō

according topronH3644

as (it were · well as) · in comparison of · like (as ···

אָ֑רֶזʾārez

cedarnounH730

גִּידֵ֖יgiydēy

sinewnounH1517

פחד/וpḥdw

stonenounH6344

פַחֲדָ֣י/וpaḥădāyw

stonenounH6344

יְשֹׂרָֽגוּyəśōrāgw

wrap togetherverbH8276

wreath

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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