Lexicon
חָפַץ
ch.ph
H2654B
H:V Hebrew

to sway

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ch.ph describes the swaying motion of a tail likened to a cedar in Job 40:17.

Its sole attested use describes a tail moving in a swaying manner, compared with a cedar in Job 40:17.

Senses in use

  1. Swaying a tail · dominant

    The Qal imperfect third masculine singular form occurs in the clause about a tail being compared with a cedar. In Job 40:17 the APB renders the clause, "He sways his tail like a cedar," confirming the verse's depiction of that motion.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Job 40:17 the APB presents the clause as "He sways his tail like a cedar." This rendering confirms the clause's motion without isolating each Hebrew element.

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