Job

Job 40:17

¹⁷His tail sways like a cedar;

the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
His tail	זְנָב֣וֹ	zə·nā·ḇōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2180 tail, also (figurative) end, stump
sways	יַחְפֹּ֣ץ	yaḥ·pōṣ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2654 delight in
like	כְמוֹ־	ḵə·mōw-	Preposition	H3644 like, as, when
a cedar	אָ֑רֶז	’ā·rez	Noun - masculine singular	H730 cedar
the sinews	גִּידֵ֖י	gî·ḏê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1517 sinew
of his thighs	פַחֲדוֹ	p̄a·ḥă·ḏō	Noun - masculine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H6344 testicle
are tightly knit	יְשֹׂרָֽגוּ׃	yə·śō·rā·ḡū	Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8276 be intertwined

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.