Job

Job 1:19

¹⁹when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
when suddenly	וְהִנֵּה֩	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
a mighty	גְּדוֹלָ֜ה	gə·ḏō·w·lāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
wind	ר֨וּחַ	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
swept in	בָּ֣אָה׀	bā·’āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
from	מֵעֵ֣בֶר	mê·‘ê·ḇer	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5676 region across or beyond, side
the desert	הַמִּדְבָּ֗ר	ham·miḏ·bār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
and struck	וַיִּגַּע֙	way·yig·ga‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5060 touch, reach, strike
the four	בְּאַרְבַּע֙	bə·’ar·ba‘	Preposition-b; Number - feminine singular construct	H702 four
corners	פִּנּ֣וֹת	pin·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H6438 corner
of the house	הַבַּ֔יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
It collapsed	וַיִּפֹּ֥ל	way·yip·pōl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the young people	הַנְּעָרִ֖ים	han·nə·‘ā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5288 a shaking, scattering
and they are dead	וַיָּמ֑וּתוּ	way·yā·mū·ṯū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4191 die
and I	אֲנִ֛י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
alone	לְבַדִּ֖י	lə·ḇad·dî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H905 separation
have escaped	וָאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧ה	wā·’im·mā·lə·ṭāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H4422 slip away
to tell	לְהַגִּ֥יד	lə·hag·gîḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5046 be conspicuous
you	לָֽךְ׃	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.