Job
Job 38:24
24In which direction is the lightning dispersed,
or the east wind scattered over the earth?
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In which | אֵי־ | ’ê- | Interrogative | H335 where? |
| direction | הַ֭דֶּרֶךְ | had·de·reḵ | Article; Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| is the lightning | א֑וֹר | ’ō·wr | Noun - common singular | H216 light |
| dispersed | יֵחָ֣לֶק | yê·ḥā·leq | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2505 divide, share |
| or the east wind | קָדִ֣ים | qā·ḏîm | Noun - masculine singular | H6921 East, east wind |
| scattered | יָפֵ֖ץ | yā·p̄êṣ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H6327 be dispersed, scattered |
| over | עֲלֵי־ | ‘ă·lê- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the earth | אָֽרֶץ׃ | ’ā·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 38:12–13 · Jonah 4:8 · Matthew 24:27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.