Job 41:18
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning. | His snorting flashes with light, and his eyes are like the rays of dawn. | His sneezings flash forth light, And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sneezings its | עֲֽ֭טִישֹׁתָיו | 'aTi-sho-tav | H5846 | sneezingעֲטִישָׁה (a.ti.shah) sneezing |
| it flashes forth | תָּ֣הֶל | TA-hel | H1984A | to shineהָלַל (ha.lal) 1) to shine 1a) (Qal) to shine (fig. of God's favour) 1b) (Hiphil) to flash forth light |
| light | א֑וֹר | 'or | H0216 | lightאוֹר (or) 1) light 1a) light of day 1b) light of heavenly luminaries (moon, sun, stars) 1c) day-break, dawn, morning light 1d) daylight 1e) lightning 1f) light of lamp 1g) light of life 1h) light of prosperity 1i) light of instruction 1j) light of face (fig.) 1k) Jehovah as Israel's light |
| and eyes its | וְ֝עֵינָ֗יו | ve-'ei-NAV | H5869A | eyeעַ֫יִן (a.yin) : eye 1) eye 1a) eye 1a1) of physical eye 1a2) as showing mental qualities 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.) |
| [are] like [the] eyelids of | כְּעַפְעַפֵּי־ | ke-'af-'a-pei- | H6079 | eyelidעַפְעַף (aph.aph) 1) eyelid 1a) eyelid 1b) of dawn, rays of sun (fig.) |
| dawn | שָֽׁחַר׃ | SHA-char | H7837 | dawnשַׁ֫חַר (sha.char) 1) dawn 1a) dawn 1b) at dawn (as adverb) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.