Hebrew Interlinear
Job 28:21 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Job 28:21, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living from the fowls of the air and kept close”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְֽ֭נֶעֶלְמָה | H5956 | Seeing it is hid | to veil from sight, i.e., conceal (literally or figuratively) |
| 2 | מֵעֵינֵ֣י | H5869 | from the eyes | an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) |
| 3 | כָל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 4 | חָ֑י | H2416 | of all living | alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin |
| 5 | וּמֵע֖וֹף | H5775 | from the fowls | a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively |
| 6 | הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם | H8064 | of the air | the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r |
| 7 | נִסְתָּֽרָה׃ | H5641 | and kept close | to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively |
Verse Context
Job 28:20wisdom Whence then cometh and where is the place...
Job 28:21 (current)Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living from the fowls of the air and kept close
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