Lexicon
מִנְלֶה
min.leh
H4512
H:N-M Hebrew

gain

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min.leh denotes gain or increase that, in Job 15:29, is said not to extend to the land.

The attested use concerns gain or increase: in Job 15:29 it is part of a sequence denying wealth and any extension of gain to the land.

Senses in use

  1. Gain not extended to the land · dominant

    In Job 15:29, the construct singular noun occurs in the clause concerning what the person will not stretch to the land. The APB renders the verse, "He will not become rich, nor will his wealth arise, nor will he stretch his gain to the land," confirming a context of denied prosperity.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Job 15:29, the APB presents the clause as "nor will he stretch his gain to the land." It confirms the verse's prosperity context without isolating every element of the noun's contribution.

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