Hebrew Word Studies (8 words)
11;Habakkuk 1:11etc.;ImperfectיַחֲלֹףJob 4:154t.; 3 feminine singular suffixתַּחְלְפֵ֑הוּJob 20:24;יַחֲלֹ֑פוּPsalm 102:27;Infinitive constructלַחֲלוֺףIsaiah 21:1; —1. a.pass on quickly1 Samuel 10:3; e 11;Habakkuk 1:11etc.;ImperfectיַחֲלֹףJob 4:154t.; 3 feminine singular suffixתַּחְלְפֵ֑הוּJob 20:24;יַחֲלֹ֑פוּPsalm 102:27;Infinitive constructלַחֲלוֺףIsaiah 21:1; —1. a.pass on quickly1 Samuel 10:3; e
compare √ענד), without difference of meaning (עמיin PentateuchGenesis 31:31;Genesis 39:7,12,14;Exodus 33:12;Leviticus 26:21,23,27,40 [H]Numbers 22:19; Joshua-Kings 13 t.;Psalm 42:9;Psalm 86:17;Job 10: compare √ענד), without difference of meaning (עמיin PentateuchGenesis 31:31;Genesis 39:7,12,14;Exodus 33:12;Leviticus 26:21,23,27,40 [H]Numbers 22:19; Joshua-Kings 13 t.;Psalm 42:9;Psalm 86:17;Job 10:
33t.;PluralabsoluteאֳנִיּוֺתDeuteronomy 28:68+;אֳונִ֯יּוֺת2Chronicles 8:18; construct = absolute1 Kings 22:49+, etc.; —a shipProverbs 30:19;Genesis 49:13;Deuteronomy 28:68;Judges 5:17(where, however, 33t.;PluralabsoluteאֳנִיּוֺתDeuteronomy 28:68+;אֳונִ֯יּוֺת2Chronicles 8:18; construct = absolute1 Kings 22:49+, etc.; —a shipProverbs 30:19;Genesis 49:13;Deuteronomy 28:68;Judges 5:17(where, however,
26(craft made of reeds, light & swift, Heliod.Aethiop. X, 460) =כְּלֵיגֹֿמֶאIsaiah 18:2.II.אבה(perhaps at least formally justified as stem ofאָב(constructאֲבִי), so Thes (compare below), but existence 26(craft made of reeds, light & swift, Heliod.Aethiop. X, 460) =כְּלֵיגֹֿמֶאIsaiah 18:2.II.אבה(perhaps at least formally justified as stem ofאָב(constructאֲבִי), so Thes (compare below), but existence
- decide (semantic_range)
- he who decides (semantic_range)
11griffon-vulture, eagle(Late Hebrewid.; Assyriannašru;ᵑ7נַשְׁרָא; SyriacArabicvulture(Lane2780), vulgarEthiopicDi641; Sabeanנסרproper name, of deity, andביתן נסרDHMZMG. xxix (1875), 600; xxxvii (1883 11griffon-vulture, eagle(Late Hebrewid.; Assyriannašru;ᵑ7נַשְׁרָא; SyriacArabicvulture(Lane2780), vulgarEthiopicDi641; Sabeanנסרproper name, of deity, andביתן נסרDHMZMG. xxix (1875), 600; xxxvii (1883
26like a vulture, whichrusheth upon its food(simile of swiftly passing days of Job's life).Topical LexiconOverview of the Termטוּשׂ (Strong’s Hebrew 2907) appears only once, inJob 9:26, and conveys th 26like a vulture, whichrusheth upon its food(simile of swiftly passing days of Job's life).Topical LexiconOverview of the Termטוּשׂ (Strong’s Hebrew 2907) appears only once, inJob 9:26, and conveys th
- dart (semantic_range)
“The Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters” (Genesis 1:2). From the opening verses, עַל marks God’s sovereignty above the chaotic deep, foreshadowing His orderly governance of the “The Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters” (Genesis 1:2). From the opening verses, עַל marks God’s sovereignty above the chaotic deep, foreshadowing His orderly governance of the
- upon (semantic_range)
- on account of (semantic_range)
- to (semantic_range)
36food (Arabic, Aramaicאוּכְלָא,, AssyrianakaluDlW, Ethiopic) —׳אabsoluteGenesis 41:35+; constructGenesis 41:35,48; suffixאָכְלֶ֑ךָLeviticus 25:37;אָכְלוMalachi 1:12, etc.; — Hexateuch mostly J E D, n 36food (Arabic, Aramaicאוּכְלָא,, AssyrianakaluDlW, Ethiopic) —׳אabsoluteGenesis 41:35+; constructGenesis 41:35,48; suffixאָכְלֶ֑ךָLeviticus 25:37;אָכְלוMalachi 1:12, etc.; — Hexateuch mostly J E D, n
- eat (semantic_range)
- devour (semantic_range)
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Commentary
Gill's Exposition
They are passed away as the swift ships,.... Those that are lightest built, and run swiftest. Bar Tzemach thinks such vessels as are rowed with oars are meant, which may be called "ships of will or desire" (b), as the words may be rendered, because they may be rowed at pleasure, and be carried to any place where and when a man thinks fit; whereas those that are not depend upon the wind, and that must be waited for; or they design such ships that are so swift in their motion, that they arrive to the haven as soon as men can well
wish for and desire. Some render it "pirate ships", or "ships of enmity" (c); such as are designed for spoil and plunder, and which are light ones, not loaded with goods, and therefore move swiftly: the Targum is, "ships burdened with precious fruits;''and the Vulgate Latin version is,"ships carrying apples:''now ships loaded with such sort of goods, with perishing commodities, are obliged to make their port as soon as possible. Some leave the word untranslated, and call them "ships of Ebeh" (d); which, according to Jarchi, Aben Ezra, and others, is either the name of a place, or of a river in Arabia, which ran with a rapid stream, and in which ships were carried with great celerity. Bolducius relates from a traveller of his acquaintance, who finished his travels in 1584, that he saw such a river about Damascus, not far from the sepulchre of Job; but that must be the river Chrysorrhoas, now called Barrady; but there were two rivers of this name Ebeh; one near Cufa, and another in Wasith, a country of Babylon, as Golius observes (e). Others take the word to have the signification of reed or papyrus, which grew on the banks of the Nile, and of which ships were made; see Gill on Isa 18:1 ; and render the words "ships of reeds" or "of papyrus" (f), and which, being light, were very swift: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey; the eagle is the swiftest of birds, and therefore persons and things exceeding swift are compared unto them, see Hab 1:8 ; and it flies the most swiftly when being hungry, and in sight of its prey, and is nearest to it, and flaps upon it, which is the thing referred to, and so may be rendered, "that flies upon the prey" (g). Job uses these metaphors, which are the most appropriate, to show how fleeting his days of prosperity were, and how soon gone: and a climax may be observed in the words; a runner, though he runs swiftly, a ship moves faster than he, and an eagle, just about to seize its prey, flies swifter than that. (b) "navibus desiderii", Mercerus, Drusius, Schmidt; so Ben Gersom. (c) "Naves inimicitiarum, i.e. "piraticae, vel hostiles"; as some in Drusius; so Broughton. (d) "Navibus Ebeh", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus, Bolducius, Codurcus. (e) Lexic. Arab. p. 2. (f) "Naves arundinis", Michaelis, "navibus papyraceis", Schultens, Ikenius, in ib. (g) "involans in escam", Junius & Tremellius; "involat in escam", Piscator, Schultens.