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אֵ֫גֶל
e.gel
H0096
H:N-M Hebrew

drop

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e.gel denotes drops in the phrase “drops of dew” in Job 38:28.

The attested use denotes drops associated with dew in Job 38:28, where the form stands in a construct relationship within the question about who has begotten the dew's drops.

Senses in use

  1. Drops associated with dew · dominant

    In Job 38:28, the masculine plural construct form אֶגְלֵי occurs in the question of who has begotten the drops belonging to dew; the APB renders the clause “who has begotten the drops of dew?”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Job 38:28, the APB presents the clause as “who has begotten the drops of dew?” It confirms the dew-and-drops context without isolating the term beyond that phrase.

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