Chapter 36
Job 36:28
אשר
אֲשֶׁר־
which
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None
Definition: link
Root: None
Exhaustive: None
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Definition: link
Root: None
Exhaustive: None
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אשר
ʼăsher
Definition: who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
Root: a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number);
Exhaustive: a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
ʼăsher
Definition: who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
Root: a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number);
Exhaustive: a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
Conjunction
יזלו
יִזְּלוּ
they are flowing
5140
נזל
nâzal
Definition: to drip, or shed by trickling
Root: a primitive root;
Exhaustive: a primitive root; to drip, or shed by trickling; distil, drop, flood, (cause to) flow(-ing), gush out, melt, pour (down), running water, stream.
nâzal
Definition: to drip, or shed by trickling
Root: a primitive root;
Exhaustive: a primitive root; to drip, or shed by trickling; distil, drop, flood, (cause to) flow(-ing), gush out, melt, pour (down), running water, stream.
Verb Qal imperfect third person masculine plural
שחקים
שְׁחָקים
laughing ones
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שחק
shachaq
Definition: a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament
Root: from H7833 (שחק);
Exhaustive: from שחק; a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament; cloud, small dust, heaven, sky.
shachaq
Definition: a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament
Root: from H7833 (שחק);
Exhaustive: from שחק; a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament; cloud, small dust, heaven, sky.
Noun common masculine plural absolute
ירעפו
יִ֝רְעֲפ֗וּ
they are dripping
7491
רעף
râʻaph
Definition: to drip
Root: a primitive root;
Exhaustive: a primitive root; to drip; distil, drop (down).
râʻaph
Definition: to drip
Root: a primitive root;
Exhaustive: a primitive root; to drip; distil, drop (down).
Verb Qal imperfect third person masculine plural
עלי׀
עֲלֵי׀
upon/upon me/against myself
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None
Definition: separate
Root: None
Exhaustive: None
None
Definition: separate
Root: None
Exhaustive: None
5921a
על
ʻal
Definition: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
Root: properly, the same as H5920 (על) used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following);
Exhaustive: properly, the same as על used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
ʻal
Definition: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
Root: properly, the same as H5920 (על) used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following);
Exhaustive: properly, the same as על used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
Preposition
אדם
אָדָ֬ם
man
120
אדם
ʼâdâm
Definition: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
Root: from H119 (אדם);
Exhaustive: from אדם; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.); [idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
ʼâdâm
Definition: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
Root: from H119 (אדם);
Exhaustive: from אדם; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.); [idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
Noun common both singular absolute
רב
רָב׃
multiplying one/abundantly
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Definition: verseEnd
Root: None
Exhaustive: None
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Definition: verseEnd
Root: None
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7227a
רב
rab
Definition: abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
Root: by contracted from H7231 (רבב);
Exhaustive: by contracted from רבב; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality); (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).
rab
Definition: abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
Root: by contracted from H7231 (רבב);
Exhaustive: by contracted from רבב; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality); (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).
Adjective adjective both singular absolute
RBT Translation:
who/which they are flowing laughing ones they are dripping upon/upon me man multiplying one/abundantly
Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
Which the clouds will shake out; they will drop an abundance upon man.
Which the clouds will shake out; they will drop an abundance upon man.
LITV Translation:
which the clouds drip down, and drop upon men plentifully.
which the clouds drip down, and drop upon men plentifully.
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
The ancient heavens shall flow, And the clouds overshadow innumerable mortals:
The ancient heavens shall flow, And the clouds overshadow innumerable mortals:
Footnotes
| Job. 36:28 | Job. 36:28 The word שחקים (shāḥaqīm) is derived from the verb שחק (sāḥaq), which primarily means "to laugh" or "to play" in Hebrew, rather than from שחק (shaḥaq), which means "to pulverize," "to grind," or "to wear away." While שחק (sāḥaq) can be used to describe human laughter or mockery (cf. Genesis 21:6; Job 39:7), the verb שחק (shaḥaq) is typically used in a physical sense to denote the erosion or destruction of a substance through grinding or pulverization (cf. Job 30:19; Isaiah 41:15). The interpretation of שחקים as "laughing ones" aligns with the emotional or social connotations of שחק ( (sāḥaq), fitting contexts in which laughter or joy is implied (e.g. flowing, dripping rain). In contrast, the alternative interpretation of שחקים as "clouds" would require an unlikely extension of the verb שחק (shaḥaq) to describe something like a cloud, a meaning not supported by the lexical or contextual usage of the root. Therefore, שחקים as "laughing ones" is a more consistent and coherent reading in this instance. |