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Job 40:17

His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
Job 40:17
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Original language (Hebrew)

יַחְפֹּ֣ץ זְנָב֣וֹ כְמוֹ־אָ֑רֶז גִּידֵ֖י פַחֲדָ֣יו יְשֹׂרָֽגוּ׃

  1. יַחְפֹּ֣ץyach.Potz“it stiffens”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָפַץ · “to sway” · Strong's H2654B
  2. זְנָב֣וֹze.na.Vo“tail its”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from זָנָב · “tail” · Strong's H2180
  3. כְמוֹ־khe.mov-“like”
    Preposition · from כְּמוֹ · “like” · Strong's H3644G
  4. אָ֑רֶז'A.rez“a cedar”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶז · “cedar” · Strong's H0730
  5. גִּידֵ֖יgi.Dei“[the] sinews of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from גִּיד · “sinew” · Strong's H1517
  6. פַחֲדָ֣יוfa.cha.dov“thighs its”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פַּ֫חַד · “thigh” · Strong's H6344
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  7. יְשֹׂרָֽגוּ׃ye.so.Ra.gu“they are intertwined”
    Verb, pual, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׂרַג · “to intertwine” · Strong's H8276
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)