חָנַן
cha.nan
H2603B
H:V
Hebrew
be loathsome
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Books
Hebrew
Language
cha.nan describes being repugnant within Job’s account of estrangement from his wife and family.
The sole attested use describes Job as repugnant in the setting of estrangement from his wife and the sons of his belly in Job 19:17.
Senses in use
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Being repugnant to close relations · dominant
In Job 19:17, the Qal perfect first common singular form occurs in Job’s description of alienation from those closest to him. The APB renders the verse, “My spirit is loathsome to my wife, and I am loathsome to the sons of my belly.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Job 19:17, the APB uses “loathsome” twice in the verse’s description of Job’s alienation; Its precise assignment to the Hebrew form remains uncertain.